Columbine Peak

Columbine Peak is a 12,662-foot-elevation (3,859 meter) mountain summit located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.^[3] It is situated between Palisade Basin and Dusy Basin in the Palisades area of northern Kings Canyon National Park. It is 1.54 miles (2.48 km) west of North Palisade, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Bishop Pass, and immediately north of Knapsack Pass. This mountain's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[3] The first ascent of the summit was made prior to 1925 by persons unknown.^[5]

Columbine Peak
West aspect
Highest point
Elevation	12,662 ft (3,859 m)[1]
Prominence	542 ft (165 m)[1]
Parent peak	North Palisade (14,242 ft)[2]
Isolation	1.37 mi (2.20 km)[2]
Coordinates	37°05′21″N 118°32′30″W[3]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	California
County	Fresno
Protected area	Kings Canyon National Park
Parent range	Sierra Nevada Palisades[1]
Topo map	USGS North Palisade
Geology
Type of rock	granite
Climbing
First ascent	< 1925
Easiest route	class 2 by northeast or south ridge[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Columbine Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.^[6] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Middle Fork Kings River.

Gallery

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  Columbine Peak (right) from Dusy Basin
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  Columbine Peak (centered) from Dusy Basin. Isosceles Peak to left.
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  Columbine Peak (centered) from Dusy Basin.

See also

• Mountains portal

• List of mountain peaks of California

References

1. "Columbine Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
2. "Columbine Peak - 12,662' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
3. "Columbine Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
4. Hervey Voge and David R. Brower, A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
5. Hervey Voge and David R. Brower, A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
6. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

• Weather forecast: Columbine Peak
• Columbine Peak Rock Climbing: Mountainproject.com