Five Fingers Group

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

1. ↑ Fairley p250
2. ↑ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Five Fingers Group
3. 1 2 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Middle Finger
4. ↑ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia The Forefinger
5. ↑ 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 / 49.51611; -122.70500