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Mount Columbia

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4 289 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

272 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

14er

Mountains higher than 14 ⁠000 ⁠ft / 4 ⁠267 ⁠m with at least 300 ⁠ft / 91 ⁠m of topographic prominence.

About

At an elevation of 4,289 m (14,072 ft.), and with a prominence of 272 m (892 ft.), Mount Columbia forms part of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains, northwest of the town of Buena Vista, Colorado, in the United States of America.

Mount Columbia was named after Columbia University in New York. It is one of Colorado’s 14ers but does not have a good reputation with climbers. The ascent is very steep and eroded, and the scree is slippery. From the top, there are great views over the remaining Collegiate Peaks.

There's an alpine trail (T4) called Mount Columbia West Slopes leading to the summit.

By elevation Mount Columbia is

# 87 out of 91437 in USA
# 44 out of 4045 in Colorado
# 7 out of 37 in Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area
# 11 out of 113 in Chaffee County
# 13 out of 271 in the Sawatch Range
# 44 out of 4253 in the Southern Rocky Mountains

By prominence Mount Columbia is

# 9 out of 37 in Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area
# 25 out of 113 in Chaffee County
# 45 out of 271 in the Sawatch Range