The Board on Geographic Names named Kit Carson Peak in 1906 and changed that to Kit Carson Mountain in 1970, making it clear the name applied to a 1-mile ridge that includes three prominent peaks.

My hike up Kit Carson Peak in June 2000 began with great ambition and ended with confusion. Confusion remains now, almost 24 years later, if in a different way. We’re not sure what to call the ...

The 1800s-era Army officer Kit Carson’s legacy has been connected to violence against indigenous people. The four proposed names include Mount Crestone, Lawrence Peak, Tabeguache-Ute Peak and ...

My hike up Kit Carson Peak in June 2000 began with great ambition and ended with confusion. Confusion remains now, almost 24 years later, if in a different way. We’re not sure what to call ...

Kit Carson peak rises to 14,171 feet about 5.2 miles east of Crestone in the San Luis Valley. A semi-permanent ice patch complicates climbing on the rugged west face of the peak.

My hike up Kit Carson Peak in June 2000 began with great ambition and ended with confusion. Confusion remains now, almost 24 years later, if in a different way. We’re not sure what to call the ...

Officially, Kit Carson's name has been attached to the mountain that locals refer to as Crestone Peak since 1906. And, since that year, the U.S. Board of Geographic Names has affirmed several ...

A new proposal to rename Kit Carson Mountain, located in southern Colorado's Sangre de Cristo range, is based on the contested history of the famed Army officer. It references Carson’s violence ...

Corkern was reported to have ascended 14,167-foot Kit Carson Peak via the non-standard class four North Ridge route on Saturday, reaching the summit in Saguache County at about 4 p.m.

Corkern had ascended Kit Carson Peak via the north ridge and reached the summit about 4 p.m. Saturday. He planned to descend via the Challenger Point summit but didn’t return to his vehicle at ...

SAGUACHE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- After a multi-day search, the body of an overdue climber was found near Kit Carson Peak. According to Custer County Search and Rescue, 41-year-old Luis Corkern ...

My hike up Kit Carson Peak in June 2000 began with great ambition and ended with confusion. Confusion remains now, almost 24 years later, if in a different way. We’re not sure what to call the ...