| Deception Peak | |
| Elevation M: | 2233 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence M: | 119 |
| Parent Peak: | Castle Towers Mountain |
| Isolation Km: | 1.13 |
| Region Type: | Province |
| Region: | British Columbia |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Garibaldi Provincial Park |
| District: | New Westminster Land District |
| Range: | Garibaldi Ranges Coast Mountains |
| Listing: | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Map: | Canada British Columbia#Canada |
| Map Size: | 270 |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 49.9008°N -122.9722°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| First Ascent: | 1922 Neal Carter, Charles Townsend[4] |
Deception Peak is a 2233abbr=offNaNabbr=off summit in British Columbia, Canada.
Deception Peak is located within Garibaldi Provincial Park on the southeast side of Garibaldi Lake,[5] and is part of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains.[1] It is situated 720NaN0 north of Vancouver, 1.510NaN0 west of The Sphinx, and 1.280NaN0 southeast of Guard Mountain.[1] Precipitation runoff from the peak drains to Garibaldi Lake and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 750 meters (2,460 feet) above the lake in two kilometers (1.2 mile). The mountain was first climbed and named by Neal Carter in 1922.[4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on September 2, 1930, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Deception Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[6] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Sphinx Glacier on the northeast slope of the mountain, the Sentinel Glacier to the south, and the Phoenix Glacier to the southeast.