Jumbo Mountain (Canada)

Jumbo Mountain, sometimes called Mount Jumbo, is a 3,437 meter (11,276 ft) elevation mountain summit located 42 km (26 mi) west-southwest of Invermere in the Purcell Mountains of southeast British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] The nearest higher peak is Mount Farnham, 11 km (6.8 mi) to the north-northeast, and Karnak Mountain is set 0.79 km (0.49 mi) to the west.[4] Jumbo and Karnak form a double summit massif which is the second-highest mountain in the Purcells, and fourth-highest in the Columbia Mountains.[4] The first ascent of Jumbo Mountain was made August 4, 1915, by H.O. Frind, A.H. & E.L. MacCarthy, M & W.E. Stone, B. Shultz, and Conrad Kain via the North/Northeast Slopes.[1] The peak was named by Edward Warren Harnden after the 1892 Jumbo Mineral Claim on nearby Toby Creek, which in turn was named for Jumbo the elephant.[1] The mountain's name was officially adopted March 31, 1924, when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Jumbo Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors  below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into south into Jumbo Creek which is a tributary of Toby Creek, and meltwater from the Jumbo Glacier on its north slope drains into Horsethief Creek which, like Toby Creek, is also a tributary of the Columbia River.

Jumbo Mountain
Karnak-Jumbo Massif, southwest aspect.
Karnak (left), Jumbo (right)
Highest point
Elevation3,437 m (11,276 ft)[1]
Prominence752 m (2,467 ft)[1]
Parent peakJumbo Mountain (3437 m)
Coordinates50°24′11″N 116°33′54″W[2]
Geography
Jumbo Mountain
Location in British Columbia
Jumbo Mountain
Jumbo Mountain (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangePurcell Mountains
Columbia Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82K/7
Climbing
First ascent1915

Climbing Routes

Established climbing routes on Jumbo Mountain:[1]

  • North/Northeast slopes - First ascent 1915
  • West Ridge - First ascent 1974

See also

Karnak-Jumbo in winter

References

  1. "Jumbo Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  2. "Jumbo Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  3. "Jumbo Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
  4. "Mount Jumbo, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  5. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
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