Colby Mountain (Tuolumne County, California)

Colby Mountain is a summit in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 9,639 feet (2,938 m), Colby Mountain is the 644th highest summit in the state of California.[2]

Colby Mountain was named for William Edward Colby, first Secretary of the Sierra Club.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colby Mountain
  2. ↑ "Colby Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ↑ 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.

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


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