Kit Carson California Map

About Kit Carson, California

Kit Carson is a locality in Amador County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Kit Carson is located at 38.6707°N, 120.1135°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95666, 95644.

Kit Carson occupies a rugged corridor where the Silver Fork American River carves its path through the dense, evergreen expanse of the Eldorado National Forest. It lies 19.4 miles south-southwest of South Lake Tahoe, CA (from South Lake Tahoe, CA: bearing 201°T), and is situated 20.0 miles south-southwest of Lake Tahoe. This high-altitude terrain holds a quiet intensity, defined by the sharp transition between thick stands of pine and the open, grassy expanse of Martin Meadow, located just a short distance away. Light here does not merely illuminate; it clarifies, sharpening the silhouette of the trees against the sky and revealing the intricate, weathered geology of the earth beneath the needles. Caples Lake sits nearby, a cold and reflective presence that anchors the surrounding wilderness, while the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Sierra Nevada loom on the horizon as a constant, silent perimeter.

Kit Carson draws its character from the enduring legacy of western transit and the slow, deliberate pace of life dictated by the mountain seasons. The regional economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the forest and the passage of those traveling through this high country, where the history of early migration lingers in the stillness of the woods. Life moves according to the light and the temperature, favoring a solitary, self-reliant existence that has changed little in its fundamental requirements over the decades. Whether the air carries the crisp bite of an approaching winter or the dry heat of a late summer afternoon, the land demands a certain humility, keeping its secrets in the deep shade of the timber and the rushing, snow-fed waters of the river.

About This Kit Carson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kit Carson, California. Coordinates: 38.670742, -120.113521. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Kit Carson includes the ZIP code (95666, 95644), telephone area code (530), county seat of Amador County (Jackson), and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.