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Challenger Point
| Challenger Point | |
|---|---|
 Challenger Point seen from nearby Kit Carson Mountain. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,087 ft (4,294 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 301 ft (92 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Kit Carson Mountain[2] |
| Isolation | 0.22 mi (0.35 km)[2] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 34th |
| Coordinates | 37°58′49″N 105°36′24″W / 37.9802775°N 105.6066757°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Challenger Point | |
| Location | Saguache County, Colorado, United States[3] |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range, Crestones[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Crestone Peak, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | North Slope: Difficult Hike, class 2[4] |
Challenger Point is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,087-foot (4,294 m) fourteener is located 5.0 miles (8.1 km) east by south (bearing 102°) of the Town of Crestone in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3] The summit is on the northwest shoulder of Kit Carson Mountain, and is a subpeak of the latter. It was renamed in memory of the seven astronauts who died when the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated shortly after liftoff on January 28, 1986.[3]
- ^ a b The elevation of Challenger Point includes an adjustment of +1.752 m (+5.75 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e f "Challenger Point, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Challenger Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "Challenger Point Routes". 14ers.com.
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