![]() ![]() The Sangre de Cristo Range is one of Colorado’s most prominent and scenic ranges, rising dramatically from the flatlands around it. Kit Carson Avenue, by Adam Ginsburg – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, Link ![]() The climbing trail skirts around the north end of the lake before heading back to the southwest up towards the northwest ridge of Challenger, reaching the summit after 1.6 miles (and 2,500′ elevation gain from Willow Lake) of Class 2 (more difficult hiking) trail. It is from Willow Lake (11,576′) that the route up to Challenger Point and Kit Carson Begins. The trailhead that most hikers will use is the South Crestone / Willow Trailhead (8,900′ elevation) which allows access to a trail to South Crestone Lake to the north or due east 4.1 miles towards Willow Lake. These peaks are generally accessed from the west side of the Northwest-Southeast running spine of the Sangre de Cristo range in southern Colorado. Plaque on Challenger Point honoring the astronauts who died aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1986Ī nearby 13er peak, Columbia Point (13,980′) was similarly named in 2003 to honor another space shuttle disaster – this one of the Columbia shuttle that year – and a similar plaque honoring the seven astronauts who died on that mission. ![]()
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