Five Fingers Group

Five Fingers Group

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, CanadaFairley p250] "Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia" Five Fingers Group] . The nearest populated area is Coquitlam. The peaks, all part of the same massif, are named for the fingers of a hand, but none of the names are official"Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia" Middle Finger] ["Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia" The Forefinger] ["Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia" Little Finger] ["Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia" Middle Finger]

The area is extremely remote and inaccessible.

The peaks are:
* Middle Finger (mountain) 1890 m (6201 ft), the highest
* The Thumb (mountain) 1815 m (5955 ft)
* The Forefinger (mountain) 1741 m (5712 ft)
* Little Finger (mountain) 1732 m (5682 ft)

Notes

References

*cite book
last = Fairley
first = Bruce
authorlink = Bruce Fairley
title = A Guide to Climbing and Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia
publisher = Gordon Soules Book Publishers Ltd.
series =
year = 1986
issn=0068-8207
doi =
pages= p. 250
chapter= Chapter 22: Coquitlam-Pitt
isbn = 0-919574-99-8

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title=Middle Finger
accessdate=2007-02-18
work=Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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title=The Forefinger
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work=Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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title=The Thumb
accessdate=2007-02-18
work=Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
* cite web
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title=Little Finger
accessdate=2007-02-18
work=Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
* cite web
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