Skip to content
Byway
Peak · Washington

Mount Kit Carson

Mount Kit Carson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Kit Carson rises to 1,600 m in Washington. Mount Spokane stands 1,784 m to the east-northeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Beauty Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 2 MT SPOKANE PARK DR TO JCT ENTRANCE MT SPOKANE STATE PARK passes 2.2 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Kit Carson is a mountain in the northwest United States, located in Spokane County, Washington, northeast of Spokane, with a summit elevation of 5,286 feet (1,611 m) above sea level. It is in Mount Spokane State Park, the largest of Washington's State Parks at 13,919 acres (21.7 mi2; 56.3 km2).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6921686, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1600 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.91622, -117.14421
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Beauty Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Day Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Spokane: 1.4 mi
  • Bald Knob: 1.5 mi
  • Quartz Mountain: 3.6 mi
Parks
  • Elk: 9.5 mi
  • Bear Lake Regional Park: 9.6 mi
  • Brighton Place Park: 11.8 mi
  • Winfield Park: 12.1 mi
  • Eloika Public Access Area: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 43
Nature reserves: 27
  • McKenzie Conservation Area: 8.2 mi
  • Hauser Conservation Area: 9.5 mi
  • Feryn Ranch Conservation Area: 11.6 mi
  • The Rewilding project: 12.2 mi
  • Missile Silo Park: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 22
Gardens: 21
Museums: 17
  • Westwood Historical Society: 13.7 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 16.8 mi
  • Carr's One of a Kind in the World Museum: 17.6 mi
  • Hillyard Rail Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 15
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 6
  • Post Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Exley Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Liberty Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Boulder Beach: 17.1 mi
  • North Idaho Beach: 23.0 mi
  • City Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Preston Beach: 23.9 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mirabeau Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Griffith Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bald Knob Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Big Spring Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 19.2 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 19.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Mount Kit Carson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SpokaneENE 76°1,784 m1.4 mi
Mica PeakSSE 160°1,598 m21.6 mi
Beauty MountainE 79°1,587 m0.8 mi
Quartz MountainSE 127°1,572 m3.6 mi
Bald KnobE 99°1,557 m1.5 mi
Horse MountainESE 122°1,552 m3.7 mi
Hoodoo MountainNE 38°1,552 m14.3 mi
Day MountainN 356°1,536 m0.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2119:01
June solstice04:5020:0320:52
September equinox06:3618:0718:48
December solstice07:3615:0515:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038455359666657453427
Precip in2.91.62.31.91.91.90.60.70.82.02.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deer Park AP, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356540402

More peaks in Washington

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Mount Kit Carson.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens