Challenger Point

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Challenger Point is a high mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of Colorado, known as one of the state's 14,000-foot peaks and a popular but challenging climbing destination.

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Challenger Point canonical 4
Challenger Point saddle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fourteener
mountain
mountain summit
belongsToListing Colorado Fourteeners list
North American 4000 m summits
country United States
elevation 14081 ft
4291 m
hasClimbingHazard loose rock
steep slopes
hasClimbingSeason early fall
summer
hasCoordinates approximately 37.980°N 105.606°W
hasMemorialPurpose commemorates Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
hasReputationFor challenging ascent
hasStandardRouteFrom Willow Creek Trailhead
hasSummitRegister yes
isOftenClimbedWith Kit Carson Mountain
linked to: Kit Carson Peak
isOneOf Colorado fourteeners
isParentPeak Kit Carson Mountain
linked to: Kit Carson Peak
isPopularFor climbing
hiking
mountaineering
isVisibleFrom San Luis Valley
isWithin San Isabel National Forest
liesWestOf Kit Carson Mountain
linked to: Kit Carson Peak
locatedIn Colorado
Custer County, Colorado
Sangre de Cristo Range
Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
United States
mountainRange Sangre de Cristo Range
nameAdoptedInYear 1987
namedAfter STS-51-L crew
Space Shuttle Challenger
nameOfficiallyAdoptedBy United States Board on Geographic Names
nearestTown Crestone, Colorado
partOf Rocky Mountains
prominence 321 ft
98 m
state Colorado
topographicIsolation 0.32 mi
0.51 km
USGSTopographicMap USGS Crestone Peak

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colorado fourteeners notablePeak Challenger Point
Kit Carson Peak hasSubfeature Challenger Point saddle
linked to: Challenger Point
Kit Carson Peak connectedTo Challenger Point
Sangre de Cristo Wilderness contains Challenger Point
Crestone Peaks contains Challenger Point