The Lieutenants

{{Short description|Mountain peaks in British Columbia, Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = The Lieutenants

| photo = The Lieutenants.jpg

| photo_caption = The Lieutenants, south aspect

| elevation_m = 3270

| elevation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/215694|title=Lieutenants East, The - 10,728' BC|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=2019-12-29}}

| prominence_m = 722

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| range = Purcell Mountains

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| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| location=British Columbia, Canada

| district = Kootenay Land District

| map = British Columbia#Canada

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

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of The Lieutenants

| coordinates = {{coord|50|24|59|N|116|35|20|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=JACQP|name=The Lieutenants|access-date=2019-12-29}}

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|K|7}}

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The Lieutenants, elevation {{convert|3,270|m|ft|0}}, are peaks located in the Purcell Mountains of southeast British Columbia, Canada.{{cite bcgnis|1383|The Lieutenants|2021-06-18}} It is situated {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Invermere on the boundary of Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality. The nearest higher peak is Karnak Mountain, {{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the southeast, and Commander Mountain is set {{convert|2.12|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the east.{{cite peakbagger|84830|The Lieutenants, British Columbia|accessdate=2019-12-29}} The mountain's name was officially adopted July 17, 1962, when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Based on the Köppen climate classification, The Lieutenants is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.{{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 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}} Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into headwaters of Jumbo Creek and Horsethief Creek, both tributaries of the Columbia River.