Mount Columbia (Alberta)

Mount Columbia
Elevation:	3,747 metres (12,294 feet)
Latitude:	52° 08′ 50″ N
Longitude:	117° 26′ 10″ W
Location:	Alberta, Canada
Topo map:	NTS 83C/03
Range:	Sir Winston Churchill Range
First ascent:	1902 by James Outram, guided by Christian Kaufmann
Easiest route:	rock climb

Mount Columbia is the highest point in Alberta, Canada and the second highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie after the Columbia River.

Routes

The normal route is on the east face, a non-technical climb in summer. Other routes include the North Ridge (V 5.7 W3).

Last updated: 05-13-2005 03:38:34

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