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Colby Mountain
Colby Mountain is located in CaliforniaColby MountainColby MountainLocation in California
Highest point
Elevation9,640 ft (2,940 m)
Prominence186 ft (57 m)
Coordinates37°54′40.31″N 119°32′21.78″W / 37.9111972°N 119.5393833°W / 37.9111972; -119.5393833
Geography
LocationYosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, United States
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Ten Lakes

Colby Mountain is a summit in Tuolumne County, California. With an elevation of 9,639 feet (2,938 m), Colby Mountain is the 644th highest summit in the state of California.

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

References

  1. "Colby Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. "Colby Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. "Sierra Nevada". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colby Mountain
  5. "Colby Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  6. Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.

37°54′40″N 119°32′21″W / 37.9110°N 119.5392°W / 37.9110; -119.5392


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