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Kit Carson Park

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Elevation
1,842 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Fishers Peak2,920 m · 6.0 mi
Nearest byway
Scenic Highway of Legends0.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:22local time
Coordinates
37.1773, -104.5072
Kit Carson Park from directly overhead

Kit Carson Park is a park in Colorado, at a recorded 1,842 m. Fishers Peak stands 2,920 m to the south-southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Simpsons Rest, a peak 0.4 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 0.6 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The record
Elevation
1842 m
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kit Carson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fishers PeakSSE 156°2,920 m6.0 mi
Fishers Peak MesaSSE 154°2,887 m7.3 mi
Little Fishers Peak MesaSSE 146°2,747 m11.4 mi
Bartlett MesaSSE 162°2,709 m13.5 mi
Burro MesaSE 135°2,666 m12.7 mi
Horse MesaSE 145°2,662 m15.7 mi
Bobblers KnobSSE 155°2,661 m13.6 mi
Johnson MesaSSE 152°2,636 m20.8 mi
On the road
Around it

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
Parks: 18
Ghost towns: 10
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 7
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:10
June solstice05:3919:4320:22
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:0916:0416:45

Local time (America/Denver).

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