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Kit Carson

How tall was Kit Carson?

Kit Carson is commonly listed at 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm).

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Kit Carson’s 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm) is short for a US man: about 13 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 5 ft 6 in

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Kit Carson: 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm). The average US man is taller than Kit Carson by 3.5 in (8.7 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Kit Carson: 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm). The average US man is taller than Kit Carson by 3.5 in (8.7 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

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Kit Carson beside others

Kit Carson is the shortest of the 4 explorers we have heights for: Amelia Earhart (5 ft 8 in) is next, 2.5 in (6.6 cm) taller.

Where this height comes from

5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

Photo: Mathew Brady or Levin C. Handy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Kit Carson, 5 ft 5.5 in (166 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)