Deception Peak is a  summit in British Columbia, Canada.

Description
Deception Peak is located within Garibaldi Provincial Park on the southeast side of Garibaldi Lake, and is part of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains. It is situated  north of Vancouver,  west of The Sphinx, and  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'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. 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.

See also
 
 Geography of British Columbia

Gallery

References

External links
 Deception Peak: Weather forecast

Garibaldi Ranges
Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Sea-to-Sky Corridor
New Westminster Land District
Coast Mountains