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Colby Mountain

Coordinates: 37°54′40″N 119°32′21″W / 37.9110°N 119.5392°W / 37.9110; -119.5392
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Colby Mountain
Colby Mountain is located in California
Colby Mountain
Colby Mountain
Location in California
Highest point
Elevation9,640 ft (2,940 m)[1]
Prominence186 ft (57 m)[2]
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[3]
Topo mapUSGS Ten Lakes

Colby Mountain is a summit in Tuolumne County, California.[4] With an elevation of 9,639 feet (2,938 m), Colby Mountain is the 644th highest summit in the state of California.[5]

Colby Mountain was named after William Edward Colby, first Secretary of the Sierra Club.[6]

References

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  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