Colonel Bob Mountain

Colonel Bob
Elevation	4,498 ft (1,371 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	160 ft (49 m) [2]
Location
Location	Grays Harbor County, Washington USA
Range	Olympic Mountains
Coordinates	47°29′18″N 123°44′47″W / 47.488385175°N 123.746376756°W / 47.488385175; -123.746376756Coordinates: 47°29′18″N 123°44′47″W / 47.488385175°N 123.746376756°W / 47.488385175; -123.746376756[1]
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 an unnamed nearby 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

• Colonel Bob Wilderness

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Col Bob Lookout House". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=SY1830. 
2. ^ "Colonel Bob Lookout, Washington". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=29278. 
3. ^ "Colonel Bob, Washington". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=1056. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 72. ISBN 9780918664006. http://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ. 

External links

• "Col". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=SY1831. 
• "Colonel Bob". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1517965. 
• "Colonel Bob". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/154594. 
• "Colonel Bob". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=28557.