Mount Columbia (Colorado)

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Mount Columbia
Elevation	14,077 feet (4,290.8 metres)[1]
Location	Colorado, United States
Range	Rocky Mountains, Sawatch Range
Prominence	897 ft (273 m)[2]
Coordinates	38°54′14.17″N, 106°17′51.00″W[3]
Topo map	USGS Mount Columbia
First ascent	1916 by Roger Toll
Easiest route	scramble

For other mountains by this name, see Mount Columbia.

Mount Columbia is a mountain in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. At 14,077 feet, it is one of Colorado's fourteeners. Along with nearby Mount Harvard, Mount Yale, Mount Princeton, and Mount Oxford, Mount Columbia is one of the Collegiate Peaks; it is named for Columbia University.

[edit] References

1. ^ NAVD 88 elevation from the National Geodetic Survey
2. ^ Mount Columbia on Topozone
3. ^ NAD 83 coordinates from the National Geodetic Survey

[edit] External links

• Mount Columbia on Summitpost
• Mount Columbia on Distantpeak.com
• Mount Columbia on Bivouac

• Maps and aerial photos
  • WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image from TerraServer-USA
  • Surrounding area map from Google Maps
  • Location in the United States from the Census Bureau