Five Fingers Group
For other uses, see 5 Fingers (disambiguation).
The Five Fingers group as seen from a helicopter over Pitt Lake
The Five Fingers Group (also known as The Five Fingers) is a group of summits on the divide between Pitt Lake and Coquitlam Lake and north of Widgeon Lake, in British Columbia, Canada.[1][2] The nearest populated areas are Anmore and Coquitlam. The peaks, all part of the same massif, are named for the fingers of a hand, but none of the names are official[3][3][4][5]
The area is extremely remote and inaccessible. Its slopes on the Coquitlam River drainage are a major watershed and on that side, access is forbidden.
The peaks are:
- Middle Finger (mountain) 1,890 m (6,201 ft), the highest
- The Thumb (mountain) 1,815 m (5,955 ft)
- The Forefinger (mountain) 1,741 m (5,712 ft)
- Little Finger (mountain) 1,732 m (5,682 ft)
Notes
- ↑ Fairley p250
- ↑ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Five Fingers Group
- 1 2 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Middle Finger
- ↑ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia The Forefinger
- ↑ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Little Finger
References
- Fairley, Bruce (1986). "Chapter 22: Coquitlam-Pitt". A Guide to Climbing and Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia. Gordon Soules Book Publishers Ltd. p. 250. ISBN 0-919574-99-8. ISSN 0068-8207.
- "Middle Finger". Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
- "The Forefinger". Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
- "The Thumb". Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
- "Little Finger". Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
- "Five Finger Group". Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
Coordinates: 49°30′58″N 122°42′18″W / 49.51611°N 122.70500°W
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