Kit Carson Mountain Could Soon Have a New Name

Another Colorado 14er could soon see its name changed. 

In September, the U.S. Board of Geographic Names officially renamed Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky after a years-long movement pushed to address the history of the name. 

Now, the Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board is looking into another mountain. 

Last week, the board held a meeting to address Kit Carson Mountain. The peak stands at 14,165 feet in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains just north of the Great Sand Dunes National Park. 

According to her board, the reason for the name change is because proponents said Kit Carson Mountain glorifies the historic figure’s controversial past.