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Alberta trails · Mount Columbia Route

Mount Columbia Route

A 8.1-mile out-and-back in Alberta, with 3,292 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Columbia and other glacier/summit destinations.

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Length
8.1 mi
Elevation gain
3,292 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
60%
Steepest mile
+1,844 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
3.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back

Elevation profile

8,771 – 12,065 ft12345678

Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 59% of the ascent, between mile 5.4 and mile 8.1.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Mount Columbia Route

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

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Terrain graded T4 (SAC scale) — exposed or hands-on hiking reported on part of this route.
Sections reported faint or hard to follow — carry a map or download this area offline.

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:38 a.m., the sun rises at 8:12 a.m. and sets at 6:57 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:31 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 45 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.2-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 18 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:30 p.m. — 1 h 27 min before sunset.

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