Karnak Mountain

Karnak Mountain is a 3,411 meter (11,191 ft) elevation mountain summit located 42 km (26 mi) west-southwest of Invermere in the Purcell Mountains of southeast British Columbia, Canada.[3] The nearest higher peak is Jumbo Mountain, 0.79 km (0.49 mi) to the east-northeast, and The Lieutenants is set 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northwest.[4] Karnak and Jumbo form a double summit massif which is the second-highest mountain in the Purcells.[4] The first ascent of Karnak Mountain was made August 14, 1915, by A.H. & E.L. MacCarthy, M. & W.E. Stone, and Conrad Kain via the southwest slopes.[1] The peak was named in 1910 by Stone and MacCarthy after Karnak, the Egyptian Temple Complex.[1] The mountain's name was officially adopted June 9, 1960, when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Based on the Köppen climate classification, Karnak Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors  below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Jumbo Creek which is a tributary of the Columbia River.

Karnak Mountain
Karnak-Jumbo Massif, southwest aspect.
Karnak (left), Jumbo (right)
Highest point
Elevation3,411 m (11,191 ft) [1]
Prominence111 m (364 ft) [1]
Parent peakJumbo Mountain (3437 m)
Coordinates50°24′04″N 116°34′29″W [2]
Geography
Karnak Mountain
Location in British Columbia
Karnak Mountain
Karnak Mountain (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangePurcell Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82K/7
Climbing
First ascent1915

Climbing Routes

Established climbing routes on Karnak Mountain:[1]

  • Southwest Slopes - First ascent 1915
  • Northeast Face - First ascent 1960
  • West Face - First ascent 1975

See also

References
Karnak-Jumbo in winter
  1. "Karnak Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  2. "Karnak Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  3. "Karnak Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
  4. "Karnak Mountain, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  5. 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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