Talk:Colonel Bob Mountain

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Elevation[edit]

The summit identified as Colonel Bob on the topographic map and in other references is the summit shown on the topographic map with a trail leading to the summit. See this and this. The peak with the benchmark symbol on the topographic map is described in the article as an "unnamed nearby peak". –droll [chat] 08:37, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The references supplied by Droll which apparently gave an elevation reference for the summit are now dead links. Discussion here [1] suggests that the references were destroyed. (An error currently occurs when I try to access them.). Information here [2] gives the NAVD88 elevation of the summit of Colonel Bob as 4514 ft.

Locally, the USFS is supplying the 4492 feet figure to visitors. The 4492 figure is also referenced in the Wikipedia article on the Colonel Bob Wilderness [3]. Any help in resolving this matter would be appreciated. Rhutson (talk) 03:40, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sources for future expansion[edit]

Perhaps these sources can be used to expand or improve this article. - Dravecky (talk) 11:31, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

McKinney, John (November 17, 1991). "Walks in the Olympic Rain Forest". Los Angeles Times. p. L22. Six miles from U.S. 101 on South Shore Road is an entry point to 12,000-acre Colonel Bob Wilderness, set aside in 1984. Colonel Bob Trail ascends 7 1/4 steep miles up fir- and cedar-forested slopes, past meadows known for spectacular summer wildflowers, to the summit of Colonel Bob Peak (4,492 feet). Grand clear-day vistas of Quinault country, as well as the snowy peaks of the Olympic range, including Mt. Olympus, are the hiker's reward for reaching this peak.
Mapes, Lynda V. (March 25, 2003). "Majestic elk rule the rain forests". Seattle Times.
"Pleasure potential? Give Grays Harbor a look". The Spokesman Review. Spokane, WA. April 16, 2006. Pete's Creek Trail climbs 3300 feet to the 4492 foot summit of Colonel Bob Peak.