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Five Fingers Group

Coordinates: 49°30′58″N 122°42′18″W / 49.51611°N 122.70500°W / 49.51611; -122.70500
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The Five Fingers group as seen from a helicopter over Pitt Lake

The Five Fingers Group (also known as The Five Fingers) is a group of summits on the divide between Pitt Lake and Coquitlam Lake and north of Widgeon Lake, in British Columbia, Canada.[1][2] The nearest populated areas are Anmore and Coquitlam. The peaks, all part of the same massif, are named for the fingers of a hand, but none of the names are official[3][3][4][5]

The area is extremely remote and inaccessible. Its slopes on the Coquitlam River drainage are a major watershed and on that side, access is forbidden.

The peaks are:

Notes

  1. ^ Fairley p250
  2. ^ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Five Fingers Group
  3. ^ a b Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Middle Finger
  4. ^ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia The Forefinger
  5. ^ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Little Finger

References

  • Fairley, Bruce (1986). "Chapter 22: Coquitlam-Pitt". A Guide to Climbing and Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia. Gordon Soules Book Publishers Ltd. p. 250. ISBN 0-919574-99-8. ISSN 0068-8207.

49°30′58″N 122°42′18″W / 49.51611°N 122.70500°W / 49.51611; -122.70500