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] 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.
| Jumbo Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Karnak-Jumbo Massif, southwest aspect. Karnak (left), Jumbo (right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,437 m (11,276 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 752 m (2,467 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Jumbo Mountain (3437 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 50°24′11″N 116°33′54″W / 50.40306°N 116.56500°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Jumbo Mountain Location in British Columbia  Jumbo Mountain Jumbo Mountain (Canada) | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Parent range | Purcell Mountains Columbia Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 82K7 Duncan Lake[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1915 |
Climate edit
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Jumbo Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] 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 edit
Established climbing routes on Jumbo Mountain:[1]
- North/Northeast slopes - First ascent 1915
- West Ridge - First ascent 1974
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Jumbo Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ a b "Jumbo Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ "Jumbo Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ a b c "Mount Jumbo, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Weather: Jumbo Mountain
- Jumbo Mountain aerial photo: PBase
- Commander-Jumbo-Karnak aerial photo: PBase