PathQuest

Mount Columbia

Location: Chaffee County, CO, US

Elevation: 14,073 feet

1 recorded summits

Current Conditions

Weather: Clear sky

Temperature: 33°F

Wind: 7 mph

Humidity: 50%

7-Day Summit Window

Best day: 2026-03-29 (score: 80/100)

  • 2026-03-27: Good (67/100) - Partly cloudy, breezy, cold
  • 2026-03-28: Good (63/100) - Partly cloudy, strong winds, cool
  • 2026-03-29: Good (80/100) - Clear skies, breezy, cool
  • 2026-03-30: Good (63/100) - Partly cloudy, strong winds, cool
  • 2026-03-31: Poor (35/100) - Chance of snow, breezy, cold
  • 2026-04-01: Poor (35/100) - Snow likely, breezy, cold
  • 2026-04-02: Poor (35/100) - Chance of snow, breezy, cold

Avalanche Forecast - CAIC zone

  • Alpine: Low
  • Treeline: Low
  • Below Treeline: Low

<p>Newly fallen snow will rest on bare ground or a thin, patchy snowpack on most slopes. If you can find a steep, previously snow-covered slope, you might be able to push a small avalanche, but these features are rare in the landscape.</p>

Air Quality

AQI: 5 (Good)

Snow Conditions

Trend: stable

  • Rough And Tumble: 0" depth, 0.5" SWE
  • Saint Elmo: 6" depth, 0.9" SWE
  • Park Cone: N/A, 3" SWE

Stream Flow

  • ARKANSAS RIVER BELOW GRANITE, CO: normal (181 cfs)
  • ARKANSAS RIVER AT GRANITE, CO.: flood (465 cfs)
  • TEXAS CREEK AT TAYLOR PARK, CO: flood (27.6 cfs)

Public Lands

Part of 2 Challenges

Recent Summits

  • 10/14/2024