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Record SL-818521 · Wikidata Q35735577

Columbine Peak

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Elevation
3,850 m
12,631 ft
Prominence
165 m
Isolation
2.2 km
Coordinates
37.0893° N, 118.5416° W
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Columbine Peak
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Description

Wikipedia

Columbine Peak is a 12,662-foot-elevation (3,859-meter) mountain summit located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated between Palisade Basin and Dusy Basin in the Palisades area of northern Kings Canyon National Park. It is 1.54 miles (2.48 km) west of North Palisade, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Bishop Pass, and immediately north of Knapsack Pass. This mountain's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The first ascent of the summit was made prior to 1925 by persons unknown.

First ascent

Date
1925
Source · wikipedia

Best months

Rows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.

Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Isosceles Peak 3,761 m NE 28° 0.6 km
Mount Winchell 4,200 m NE 39° 2.2 km
Thunderbolt Peak 4,268 m NE 67° 2.3 km
Giraud Peak 3,838 m SW 237° 2.4 km
Starlight Peak 4,336 m E 75° 2.4 km
North Palisade 4,343 m E 77° 2.5 km

Climbing routes

nearest first
Route Area Grade From summit
Death Dihedral Columbine Peak 6b 2 m
South Ridge Columbine Peak 1- 2 m
Keith-Lowery Route Isosceles Peak 5a 647 m
West - East Summit Traverse Isosceles Peak 1+ 647 m
West Chute Isosceles Peak 5a 647 m
Northeast Face Isosceles Peak 1+ 647 m
Southwest Buttress Isosceles Peak 4c 647 m
Southwest Face Isosceles Peak 1+ 647 m
The Tangerine Isosceles Peak 6a 647 m
Southwest Chute Isosceles Peak 1+ 647 m
West Face Isosceles Peak 5c 647 m
East Arete Mt. Winchell 1- 2.2 km
Southwest Chute Mt. Winchell 4c 2.2 km
McKenzie's Arete Mt. Winchell 6b 2.2 km
West Arete Mt. Winchell 5b 2.2 km
North Couloir Thunderbolt Peak 1 2.3 km
Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse Thunderbolt Peak 5c 2.3 km
Austrian Arete Thunderbolt Peak 5a 2.3 km
Southwest Chute 1 Thunderbolt Peak 1+ 2.3 km
Southwest Buttress Thunderbolt Peak 5a 2.3 km
Underhill Couloir Thunderbolt Peak 1 2.3 km
Starlight Buttress Starlight Peak 5a 2.4 km
Northwest Chute Starlight Peak 1 2.4 km
U-Notch Couloir North Palisade 4c 2.5 km
West Face North Palisade 4b 2.5 km