Challenger Point
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. 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.
| Challenger Point | |
|---|---|
Challenger Point seen from nearby Kit Carson Mountain. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,087 ft (4,294 m) |
| Prominence | 301 ft (92 m) |
| Parent peak | Kit Carson Mountain |
| Isolation | 0.22 mi (0.35 km) |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 34th |
| Coordinates | 37°58′49″N 105°36′24″W |
| Geography | |
Challenger Point | |
| Location | Saguache County, Colorado, United States |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range, Crestones |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Crestone Peak, Colorado |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | North Slope: Difficult Hike, class 2 |
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