Colby Mountain Explained

Colby Mountain
Elevation Ft:9640
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, United States
Map:California
Map Size:240
Label Position:below
Range:Sierra Nevada[2]
Prominence Ft:186
Prominence Ref:[3]
Topo:USGS Ten Lakes

Colby Mountain is a summit in Tuolumne County, California. With an elevation of, Colby Mountain is the 644th highest summit in the state of California.[4]

Colby Mountain was named after William Edward Colby, first Secretary of the Sierra Club.[5]

References

37.911°N -119.5392°W

Notes and References

  1. 254757 . Colby Mountain. January 19, 1981 . April 5, 2023.
  2. Web site: Sierra Nevada. April 5, 2023.
  3. 56804 . Colby Mountain, California . April 5, 2023.
  4. Web site: Colby Mountain . Peakery.com . 12 February 2015.
  5. Book: Browning, Peter. Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. 2005. Great West Books. 978-0-944220-19-1. 28.

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