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Columbia Peak is a 9,489-foot glaciated summit in the Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska, about 32 miles northwest of Valdez, in a remote area near the head of Meares Glacier between branches of Columbia Glacier on Chugach National Forest land. It was named for nearby Columbia Glacier, which received its name from Columbia University during the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899, reflecting a local pattern of naming glaciers for prominent American colleges. Recorded by the United States Geological Survey in 1906, the peak stands in a subarctic climate of heavy precipitation, long bitter winters, and conditions that sustain the surrounding glaciers.
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Tatitlek, Alaska · United States
