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Kit Carson California Map

Explore Kit Carson, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Kit Carson, California

How to Use This Kit Carson, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kit Carson, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Kit Carson.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Kit Carson
State	California (CA)
County	Amador County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	38.670742
Longitude	-120.113521
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95666, 95644
Area Code	530
County Seat	Jackson

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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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 703k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 273° W
Mokelumne Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.2 mi, 054° NE · 104k acres
Devils Garden Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 4.1 mi, 230° SW
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 6.1 mi, 037° NE · 1,886 acres
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 6.8 mi, 072° E · 3.9M acres
Kit Carson Historical Monument (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 076° E
Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 076° E
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 7.1 mi, 083° E · 1,131 acres
Red Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 077° E
Snow Canyon Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 7.2 mi, 121° SE
Station Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 8.4 mi, 333° NW
Hope Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 061° NE
Desolation Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.1 mi, 004° N · 64k acres
Hope Valley Reservoir Site No. 41 Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 056° NE · 1,251 acres
Linder Grove (Nature Reserve) — 10.7 mi, 025° NE
Andrews Meadows (Nature Reserve) — 11.7 mi, 021° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 156° SE
Lake of the Sky Amphitheater (Theatre) — 18.6 mi, 010° N
Tallac Historic Site (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 011° N
Old Jail (Historic Ruins) — 19.1 mi, 104° E
St Theresa (Public Artwork) — 19.9 mi, 022° N
Nature Center and Observatory (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 258° W
Marcus Ashley Galllery (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 025° NE
Leoni House (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 259° W
Heavenly Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 21.7 mi, 025° NE
On Tahoe Time (Gallery) — 21.8 mi, 025° NE
Genius Fine Art (Gallery) — 21.8 mi, 025° NE
Balancing Rock (Attraction) — 22.1 mi, 001° N
Hard Rock Stadium Cinemas (Cinema) — 22.2 mi, 025° NE

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