The Lieutenants

The Lieutenants
The Lieutenants
	The Lieutenants, south aspect
Highest point
Elevation	3,270 m (10,730 ft)
Prominence	722 m (2,369 ft)
Coordinates	50°24′59″N 116°35′20″W / 50.41639°N 116.58889°W
Geography
	The Lieutenants Location in British Columbia The Lieutenants The Lieutenants (Canada)
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Parent range	Purcell Mountains
Topo map	NTS 82K/7

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.

References

^ ^a ^b "Lieutenants East, The - 10,728' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
^ "The Lieutenants". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
^ "The Lieutenants". BC Geographical Names.
^ "The Lieutenants, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
^ 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.