- Elevation
- 1,985 m
- Tallest summit within 19.8 miles
- Mount Phillips3,553 m · 14.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Santa Fe Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:22local time
- Coordinates
- 36.3658, -104.9305
Kit Carson Museum is a museum in New Mexico, at a recorded 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.
- Elevation
- 1985 m
- Operated by
- Philmont Scout Ranch
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 |
- On the Santa Fe TrailNational
- 20.1 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 61.0 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 7 mi
- Base Camp View · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- 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
Historic sites: 12
- 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
Attractions: 7
- 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
Museums: 5
- 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
Ghost towns: 1
- Dawson: 22.4 mi
| 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 |
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