CHALLENGER POINT

'Challenger Point' is a fourteener in the Sangre de Cristo range, located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Colorado. The summit is on the northwest shoulder of Kit Carson Mountain, and is a subpeak of the latter.^[3] It was named in memory of the seven astronauts who died when the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated shortly after liftoff on January 28, 1986.
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Contents

The Memorial

Climbing

See also

References

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The Memorial

The proposal to name the summit Challenger Point was made by Colorado Springs resident Dennis Williams in 1986. The USGS Board of Geographic Names approved the application on April 9, 1987.
Local climber Alan Silverstein organized and led an expedition on the weekend of July 18, 1987 to place a 6 by 12 inch memorial plaque on the summit. The plaque reads:

'CHALLENGER POINT, 14080+''

In Memory of the Crew of Shuttle Challenger

Seven who died accepting the risk,

expanding Mankind's horizons

January 28, 1986  Ad Astra Per Aspera


The Latin phrase "Ad Astra Per Aspera" translates as "To the stars through adversity."

Climbing

★ Trailhead: Willow Creek Trailhead, 8,900 ft (2,713 m)

See also

★ Columbia Point

References

1. Challenger Point at Peakbagger.com
2. This range is derived from the USGS topo map, available at topozone.com by clicking on the coordinates in the infobox. Also see Lists of John.
3. The topographic prominence of Challenger Point, between 280 ft (86 m) and 320 ft (98 m), may not meet the standard 300 ft (91 m) cutoff for an independent peak. However it has become a standard ascent for climbers attempting to complete all of Colorado's fourteeners.

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