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Record SL-636936 · Wikidata Q6920212

Mount Columbia

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Elevation
4,285 m
14,058 ft
Prominence
893 m
Isolation
3.1 km
Coordinates
38.9039° N, 106.2975° W
Grid ref
Mount Columbia
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Description

Wikipedia

Mount Columbia is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,072.6-foot (4,289 m) fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 9.9 miles (16.0 km) northwest by west (bearing 301°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The mountain was named by Roger W. Toll in honor of his alma mater, Columbia University, and in commemoration of its rowing victory at the renowned Henley Royal Regatta in 1878.

First ascent

Date
1916
Roger Toll
Source · wikipedia

Best months

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

Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Mount Harvard 4,396 m NW 319° 3.0 km
Birthday Peak 3,881 m SW 232° 4.0 km

Climbing routes

nearest first
Route Area Grade From summit
Harvard and Columbia Traverse (Bypass) Rabbit Ridge 1- 1.2 km
Right Low Ball Heckendorf V3 6.8 km
The Heckendorf Heckendorf V7 6.8 km
Left Low Ball Heckendorf V3 6.8 km
OG Problem Heckendorf V4 6.8 km
Small Arms Dealer Heckendorf V7 6.8 km
2nd OG Problem Heckendorf V4+ 6.8 km
3rd OG Problem Heckendorf V5+ 6.8 km
Chris Dye's Problem Heckendorf V5 6.8 km
Heel Hook Problem Heckendorf V5 6.8 km
Middle Slab Tumor, The V2 7.4 km
Malignant Tumor Tumor, The V4 7.4 km
Right Slab Tumor, The V3 7.4 km
Sarcoma Tumor, The V3 7.4 km
Scorpion Tail Tumor, The V2 7.4 km
Ludders' Traverse Tumor, The V7 7.4 km
Benign Tumor Tumor, The V4 7.4 km
Far Left Bulge Tumor, The V3 7.4 km
Left of Classic Brood, The V1 7.4 km
Austen's Jump Start Brood, The V4+ 7.4 km
Fun Climb Brood, The V3 7.4 km
Awkward Left Brood, The V2 7.4 km
Chad's Lowball Brood, The V3 7.4 km
Austen's Right Arete Brood, The V4 7.4 km
Center Classic Brood, The V2 7.4 km