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Columbine Peak

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Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification".
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is a 12,662-foot-elevation (3,859 meter) mountain summit located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the crest of the
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Columbine Peak (centered) from Dusy Basin. Isosceles Peak to left.
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of the summit was made prior to 1925 by persons unknown.
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Index


Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
North Palisade
Isolation
Coordinates
37°05′21″N 118°32′30″W / 37.0891644°N 118.5418027°W / 37.0891644; -118.5418027
Columbine Peak is located in California
Columbine Peak is located in the United States
California
Fresno
Kings Canyon National Park
Parent range
Sierra Nevada
Palisades
Topo map
USGS
Type of rock
granite
First ascent
Easiest route
class 2
Sierra Nevada
Fresno County
California
Palisades
Kings Canyon National Park
North Palisade
Bishop Pass

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