The Lieutenants

The Lieutenants, elevation 3,270 meters (10,730 ft), are peaks located in the Purcell Mountains of southeast British Columbia, Canada.[3] It is situated 40 km (25 mi) west of Invermere on the boundary of Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality. The nearest higher peak is Karnak Mountain, 2 km (1.2 mi) to the southeast, and Commander Mountain is set 2.12 km (1.32 mi) to the east.[4] The mountain's name was officially adopted July 17, 1962, when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Based on the Köppen climate classification, The Lieutenants 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 headwaters of Jumbo Creek and Horsethief Creek, both tributaries of the Columbia River.

The Lieutenants
The Lieutenants, south aspect
Highest point
Elevation3,270 m (10,730 ft) [1]
Prominence722 m (2,369 ft) [1]
Coordinates50°24′59″N 116°35′20″W [2]
Geography
The Lieutenants
Location in British Columbia
The Lieutenants
The Lieutenants (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangePurcell Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82K/7

See also

References
  1. "Lieutenants East, The - 10,728' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  2. "The Lieutenants". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  3. "The Lieutenants". BC Geographical Names.
  4. "The Lieutenants, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  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.
Jumbo Mountain (left), The Lieutenants (right) north aspect
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