"Kitty Kat Carson"

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Elevation 13,973' (LiDAR)

Prev Elevation 13,980'

Rank Unranked

Range Sangre de Cristo

Lat / Lon 37.97829, -105.59685

Planning Weather
Conditions (8/5/2025)

More Member Ascents (732)
GPX Library (9)

13ers Within 5 Miles

"Kitty Kat Carson" (0.00 mi) Columbia Point (0.08 mi) "The Prow" (0.36 mi) "Obstruction Peak" (0.47 mi) Unnamed 13543 (0.95 mi) Unnamed 13533 (1.26 mi) Unnamed 13543 (1.56 mi) "Crestolita" (1.99 mi) Mt. Adams (2.05 mi) Unnamed 13552 (2.12 mi) Broken Hand Peak (2.22 mi) Colony Baldy (2.32 mi) Unnamed 13159 (2.61 mi) Unnamed 13028 (2.92 mi) Pico Aislado (3.12 mi) Fluted Peak (3.19 mi) Milwaukee Peak (3.27 mi) Little Horn Peak (3.31 mi) Marble Mountain (3.83 mi) Music Mountain (3.90 mi) Horn Peak (4.21 mi) Comanche Peak (4.57 mi) Tijeras Peak (4.84 mi)

Photos

"Kitty Kat Carson" and Nearby 13ers

Columbia from 14er Kit Carson Peak

2015-11-23

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Kitty Kat Carson"

"Kitty Kat Carson" seen from the west ridge of "Ob...

2012-09-10

Unnamed 13,580 (right) from 14er Challenger Point....

2011-03-13

By: BillMiddlebrook

Unnmamned 13,541‘ from 14er Challenger Point

2010-12-09

By: BillMiddlebrook

Unnamed 13,517‘ from 14er Challenger Point

2010-12-09

By: BillMiddlebrook

The Prow seen from Spanish Creek

2010-01-12

By: Chicago Transplant

"Crestolita"

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Obstruction Peak"

"Obstruction Peak"

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Crestolita from Broken Hand Peak

2016-07-24

By: BillMiddlebrook

Columbia seen from 14er Kit Carson Peak

2015-11-26

By: BillMiddlebrook

Approaching Columbia Point and 14er Kit Carson Pea...

2015-11-23

By: BillMiddlebrook

Columbia from 14er Kit Carson Peak

2013-05-20

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Obstruction Peak"

Obstruction from upper Willow Creek

2013-05-18

By: BillMiddlebrook

North face, Taken from the Red Gully on Crestone P...

2013-02-21

By: FireOnTheMountain

S face of Challenger Pt and The Prow from Spanish ...

2012-01-28

Challenger Pt, The Prow, & Columbia Pt (l. to r.)

2012-01-28

spindrift up high on The Prow & Co.

2012-01-28

The Prow dominates, and commands your attention in...

2012-01-28

The Prow

2012-01-28

S side ramparts of Columbia Pt

2012-01-28

"Obstruction Peak"

Obstruction Peak (center) and Columbia Point (righ...

2011-04-17

By: BillMiddlebrook

Crestolita from Broken Hand Pass

2011-04-03

By: BillMiddlebrook

Columbia Point seen from Kit Carson Peak. Crestone...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Columbia Point (the point on the left). Kit Carso...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Obstruction Peak"

"Obstruction Peak" (right of center) - from Challe...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Unnamed Peak 13,517' B (center) - from the Willow ...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Crestolita" seen from Broken Hand Pass.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Climbing Routes

route

Combo: Columbia and Obstruction from the East

Difficulty: Difficult Class 2
Total Elevation Gain: 4,900'
Round-trip Distance: 13.5 mi

Map

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Trip Reports

	8 Recent Reports	Peaks	Climbed	Added
	Kit Carson Fun By: ajeski Peak(s): Challenger Point, Kit Carson Peak, Columbia Point, "Kitty Kat Carson" Added: 7/18/2024	Challenger Point Kit Carson Peak Columbia Point "Kitty Kat Carson"	7/13/2024	7/18/2024	12	11
	Fool Moon Over Crestone By: klawil Peak(s): Challenger Point, Kit Carson Peak, Columbia Point, "Kitty Kat Carson", Humboldt Peak Added: 9/4/2023	Challenger Point Kit Carson Peak Columbia Point "Kitty Kat Carson" Humboldt Peak	9/2/2023	9/4/2023	8	12
	Finishing in Style...and Stupidity By: thurs Peak(s): San Luis Peak, Kit Carson Peak, "The Prow", Columbia Point, "Kitty Kat Carson", Crestone Peak Added: 9/19/2021	San Luis Peak Kit Carson Peak "The Prow" Columbia Point "Kitty Kat Carson" Crestone Peak	9/17/2021	9/19/2021	10	50
	Another way to Skin a Kat By: Wentzl Peak(s): Kit Carson Peak, "Kitty Kat Carson", "Obstruction Peak" Added: 9/5/2020	Kit Carson Peak "Kitty Kat Carson" "Obstruction Peak"	9/4/2020	9/5/2020	5	26
	Crestone Centennial Circuit (Part I) By: Eli Watson Peak(s): Mt. Adams, Challenger Point, "The Prow", Kit Carson Peak, Columbia Point, "Kitty Kat Carson", "Obstruction Peak" Added: 9/8/2020	Mt. Adams Challenger Point "The Prow" Kit Carson Peak Columbia Point "Kitty Kat Carson" "Obstruction Peak"	9/3/2020	9/8/2020	6	28
	Weather ain't always Nice By: hogantheepic Peak(s): Crestone Peak, Kit Carson Peak, Challenger Point, Humboldt Peak, "Kitty Kat Carson", Columbia Point, "East Crestone", "Northeast Crestone", "Obstruction Peak" Added: 12/15/2020	Crestone Peak Kit Carson Peak Challenger Point Humboldt Peak "Kitty Kat Carson" Columbia Point "East Crestone" "Northeast Crestone" "Obstruction Peak"	7/15/2020	12/15/2020	6	30
	Crestones classic class 4 linkup: KC north ridge, Crestone north buttress, and Crestone traverse By: polar Peak(s): Kit Carson Peak, Challenger Point, Columbia Point, "Kitty Kat Carson", "Obstruction Peak", Crestone Peak, "Northeast Crestone", "East Crestone", Crestone Needle Added: 9/18/2019	Kit Carson Peak Challenger Point Columbia Point "Kitty Kat Carson" "Obstruction Peak" Crestone Peak "Northeast Crestone" "East Crestone" Crestone Needle	9/14/2019	9/18/2019	20	44
	Ridge in the Dark By: WildWanderer Peak(s): Columbia Point, "Obstruction Peak", "Kitty Kat Carson" Added: 9/3/2019	Columbia Point "Obstruction Peak" "Kitty Kat Carson"	8/30/2019	9/3/2019	2	41

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