Columbia Boulder

Columbia Boulder is a 30-foot-tall boulder located in Camp 4 at Yosemite National Park. It is the largest boulder in Camp 4 and easily seen from the campground.

Photo: Mark Donoher, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Midnight Lightning and Camp 4.

Midnight Lightning

Climbing site

Photo: Mark Donoher, CC BY 2.0.

Midnight Lightning is a 7.62-metre high granite bouldering route on the Columbia Boulder in Camp 4 of Yosemite National Park. When first solved in May 1978 by American rock climber Ron Kauk, it was one of the hardest bouldering routes in the US.

Camp 4

Campsite

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Camp 4 is a tent-only campground in Yosemite National Park in the United States. It became notable after World War II as "a birthplace of rock climbing’s modern age." It is located at an elevation of 4000 ft on the north side of the Yosemite Valley, close to base of granite cliffs near Yosemite Falls. Camp 4 is situated 350 feet northeast of Columbia Boulder.

Yosemite Falls

Waterfall

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Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, dropping a total of 2,425 feet from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yosemite Village and Curry Village.

Yosemite Village

Village

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Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It consists of Yosemite Village, the main developed area, together with adjacent areas of the Yosemite Valley within Yosemite National Park.

Curry Village

Village

Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Camp Curry, now known as Curry Village, was established in 1899 at the base of Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. Developed as an alternative to the first-class Sentinel Hotel, it offered a more affordable, rustic lodging experience. Curry Village is situated 1½ miles east of Columbia Boulder.

Happy Isles

Locality

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Happy Isles is a group of small isles in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. They are located at the easternmost end of the Yosemite Valley floor. Happy Isles is situated 2½ miles east of Columbia Boulder.

Columbia Boulder

Type: Stone
Description: granite boulder, Yosemite
Categories: rock, climbing area, and landform
Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.74171° or 37° 44′ 30″ north

Longitude

-119.60354° or 119° 36′ 13″ west

Open location code

8592P9RW+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 352212125

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=stone

Wikidata ID

Q16258718

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