Mount Columbia (Canada)

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Mount Columbia
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For the Colorado fourteener, see Mount Columbia (Colorado)

Mount Columbia is the highest point in Alberta, Canada and the second highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. It is located on the border between Alberta and British Columbia in the Columbia Icefield. 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).

See also