Kit Carson Museum
Kit Carson Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,985 m. Mount Phillips stands 3,553 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Santa Fe Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1985 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Philmont Scout Ranch
How to reach it
- On the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 20.1 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 61.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 7 mi
- Base Camp View · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kit Carson Mesa: 1.4 mi
- Rayado Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Urraca Mesa: 5.0 mi
- Coyote Mesa: 6.0 mi
- White Peak: 6.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 13.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.0 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.1 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 14.5 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 10.1 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Historical Marker: 15.3 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 16.9 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 17.1 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 0.0 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 6.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 11.4 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 13.4 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 17.0 mi
- Rayado: 0.1 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 0.7 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 6.2 mi
- Covered Wagon: 6.4 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 6.5 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 6.5 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 9.6 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 18.7 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 19.7 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 22.3 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 6.3 mi
- Tipi: 9.5 mi
- Eagle: 22.6 mi
- Betty's Bra: 7.4 mi
- Palisades: 17.3 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 12.8 mi
- Apache Spring: 24.3 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Dawson: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Kit Carson Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Phillips | WNW 301° | 3,553 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | WNW 301° | 3,550 m | 14.6 mi |
| Tolby Peak | WNW 302° | 3,513 m | 16.1 mi |
| Comanche Peak | WNW 304° | 3,445.2 m | 14.2 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | W 269° | 3,364 m | 15.5 mi |
| Big Red | WNW 301° | 3,358.9 m | 13.1 mi |
| Garcia Peak | WNW 291° | 3,323 m | 15.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 304° | 3,295 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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