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Jumbo Mountain (Canada)

Coordinates: 50°24′11″N 116°33′54″W / 50.40306°N 116.56500°W / 50.40306; -116.56500
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Jumbo Mountain
Karnak-Jumbo Massif, southwest aspect.
Karnak (left), Jumbo (right)
Highest point
Elevation3,437 m (11,276 ft)[1]
Prominence752 m (2,467 ft)[1]
Parent peakJumbo Mountain (3437 m)
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°24′11″N 116°33′54″W / 50.40306°N 116.56500°W / 50.40306; -116.56500[2]
Geography
Jumbo Mountain is located in British Columbia
Jumbo Mountain
Jumbo Mountain
Location in British Columbia
Jumbo Mountain is located in Canada
Jumbo Mountain
Jumbo Mountain
Jumbo Mountain (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangePurcell Mountains
Columbia Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82K7 Duncan Lake[2]
Climbing
First ascent1915

Jumbo Mountain, sometimes called Mount Jumbo, is a 3,437 meter (11,276 ft) elevation mountain summit located 42 km (26 mi) west-southwest of Invermere in the Purcell Mountains of southeast British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] The nearest higher peak is Mount Farnham, 11 km (6.8 mi) to the north-northeast, and Karnak Mountain is set 0.79 km (0.49 mi) to the west.[4] Jumbo and Karnak form a double summit massif which is the second-highest mountain in the Purcells, and fourth-highest in the Columbia Mountains.[4] The first ascent of Jumbo Mountain was made August 4, 1915, by H.O. Frind, A.H. & E.L. MacCarthy, M & W.E. Stone, B. Shultz, and Conrad Kain via the North/Northeast Slopes.[1] March 5, 1919, Conrad made a solo ascent of Jumbo Mtn on snowshoes - credited as the first winter ascent of an 11,000-ft peak in Canada. [5] The peak was named by Edward Warren Harnden after the 1892 Jumbo Mineral Claim on nearby Toby Creek, which in turn was named for Jumbo the elephant.[1] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted March 31, 1924, when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Climate

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Karnak-Jumbo in winter

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Jumbo Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors  below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into south into Jumbo Creek which is a tributary of Toby Creek, and meltwater from the Jumbo Glacier on its north slope drains into Horsethief Creek which, like Toby Creek, is also a tributary of the Columbia River.

Climbing Routes

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Established climbing routes on Jumbo Mountain:[1]

  • North/Northeast slopes - First ascent 1915
  • West Ridge - First ascent 1974

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Jumbo Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  2. ^ a b "Jumbo Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  3. ^ "Jumbo Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  4. ^ a b c "Mount Jumbo, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  5. ^ Conrad Kain
  6. ^ 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.
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