The Lieutenants Explained

The Lieutenants
Elevation M:3270
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:722
Range:Purcell Mountains
Listing:Mountains of British Columbia
Location:British Columbia, Canada
District:Kootenay Land District
Map:Canada British Columbia#Canada
Coordinates:50.4164°N -116.5889°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]

The Lieutenants, elevation 3270m (10,730feet), are peaks located in the Purcell Mountains of southeast British Columbia, Canada. It is situated 40km (30miles) west of Invermere on the boundary of Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality. The nearest higher peak is Karnak Mountain, 2km (01miles) to the southeast, and Commander Mountain is set 2.12km (01.32miles) to the east.[3] 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.[4] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lieutenants East, The - 10,728' BC. listsofjohn.com. 2019-12-29.
  2. JACQP. The Lieutenants. 2019-12-29.
  3. 2019-12-29.
  4. 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 . 1027-5606.