Colonel Bob Mountain
Colonel Bob | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,498 ft (1,371 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 160 ft (49 m) [2] |
Coordinates | 47°29′18″N 123°44′47″W / 47.488385175°N 123.746376756°WCoordinates: 47°29′18″N 123°44′47″W / 47.488385175°N 123.746376756°W [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Grays Harbor County, Washington U.S. |
Parent range | Olympic Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Colonel Bob |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1893 by Clark Pealer, J. N., and Robert Locke |
Colonel Bob is a summit in the Colonel Bob Wilderness, on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. It is one of the highest points in Grays Harbor County, the highest being named Gibson Peak.[3]
A Henry Fisher map from 1890 depicts Colonel Bob Mountain as McCallas Peak.[4] Colonel Bob Mountain was first climbed in 1893 by Clark Pealer, J. N., and Robert Locke who named the peak for orator Robert G. Ingersoll. The climbing party left a cairn and record which was discovered in 1930.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Col Bob Lookout House". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey.
- ↑ "Colonel Bob Lookout, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
- ↑ "North Gibson Peak". Peakbagger.com.
- 1 2 Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
External links
- "Col". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey.
- "Colonel Bob". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Colonel Bob". SummitPost.org.
- "Colonel Bob". Bivouac.com.
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