Mount Kit Carson
Mountain in Washington (state), United States
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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).
| Mount Kit Carson | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,286 ft (1,611 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 322 ft (98 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Spokane |
| Coordinates | 47°55′02″N 117°08′30″W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Kit Carson Spokane County, Washington, U.S.  Mount Kit Carson Mount Kit Carson (Washington (state)) | |
| Parent range | Selkirk Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Kit Carson |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Trail hike |
1962 Plane crash
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]
