Deception Peak

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Deception Peak

| photo = Deception Peak.jpg

| photo_caption = North aspect, centre
(Guard Mountain to right)

| elevation_m = 2233

| elevation_ref ={{cite peakbagger|pid=66170|name=Deception Peak, British Columbia|access-date=2023-03-29}}{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/deception-peak.html|title=Deception Peak, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2023-03-29}}

| prominence_m = 119

| prominence_ref =

| parent_peak = Castle Towers Mountain

| isolation_km = 1.13

| isolation_ref =

| country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = British Columbia

| part_type = Protected area | part = Garibaldi Provincial Park

| district = New Westminster Land District

| range = Garibaldi Ranges
Coast Mountains

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| map = British Columbia#Canada

| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada

| label_position = right

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Deception Peak

| coordinates = {{coord|49|54|03|N|122|58|20|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=JAXPK|name=Deception Peak|access-date=2023-03-29}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|G|15}}

| rock =

| first_ascent = 1922 Neal Carter, Charles Townsend[https://hikeinwhistler.com/index.php/hiking-glossary/520-neal-carter Neal Carter], Hikeinwhistler.com, Retrieved 2024-03-06.

| easiest_route =

}}

Deception Peak is a {{Convert|2233|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Deception Peak is located within Garibaldi Provincial Park on the southeast side of Garibaldi Lake,{{cite bcgnis|id=13204|title=Deception Peak|accessdate=2023-03-29}} and is part of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains. It is situated {{convert|72|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Vancouver, {{convert|1.51|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} west of The Sphinx, and {{convert|1.28|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southeast of Guard Mountain. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains to Garibaldi Lake and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 750 meters (2,460 feet) above the lake in two kilometers (1.2 mile). The mountain was first climbed and named by Neal Carter in 1922. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on September 2, 1930, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Deception Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}} Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Sphinx Glacier on the northeast slope of the mountain, the Sentinel Glacier to the south, and the Phoenix Glacier to the southeast.

Gallery

File:Deception Peak BC.jpg|Deception Peak centered, northwest aspect.

File:Panorama Ridge vista.jpg|Deception Peak (left), Guard Mountain, and Mount Garibaldi (right) from Panorama Ridge

File:Guard Mountain, The Table, Mt. Garibaldi, Mt. Price.jpg|Deception Peak (left), Guard Mountain, Glacier Pikes, The Table, Mt. Garibaldi, and Mount Price (right) viewed from Panorama Ridge

File:Trips '05 - Garibaldi - 18 - Mt Garibaldi.jpg|Deception Peak (left), Mt. Garibaldi (center), Guard Mountain (right)

File:Guard Mountain, British Columbia.jpg|Guard Mountain (centre) with Deception Peak to immediate left