Coordinates: 47°55′02″N 117°08′30″W / 47.9171°N 117.1418°W / 47.9171; -117.1418

Mount Kit Carson

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Not to be confused with Kit Carson Peak in Colorado.

Mount Kit Carson
Mount Kit Carson (left) and Mount Spokane (center),
as seen from northeast Spokane
Highest point
Elevation5,286 ft (1,611 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence322 ft (98 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Spokane
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Geography
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Parent rangeSelkirk Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Kit Carson
Climbing
Easiest routeTrail hike

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).

1962 Plane crash

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On September 10, 1962, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker was descending for a landing at Fairchild Air Force Base west of Spokane when it flew into a fog-shrouded ravine on Mount Kit Carson. The aircraft was based at Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota and all forty-four aboard were killed.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] It was the worst aviation accident in U.S. history (at the time) and as of October 2012, remains the 3rd worst accident (currently) involving a KC-135.[10][11][12] It was attributed to a navigational error by the crew.[13]

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