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Eyebrow Peak

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in 1910 when viewing two broad rock scars near the summit, and their arrangement in connection with the surrounding snow created the appearance of enormous eyebrows. However, using the same sightings as Wheeler, Professor Peter Robinson showed that Wheeler actually saw
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of the mountain was made in 1914 by Edward Warren Harnden, D. Brown, L. Nettleton, and E. Parson via the west slopes. The name Eyebrow Peak came about by
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zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors  below −30 °C. Precipitation
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moniker was then moved to its present location. The mountain's name was officially adopted June 9, 1960, by the
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from its surrounding glaciers drains into Horsethief Creek, which is a tributary of the
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is a prominent 3,362-metre (11,030-foot) glaciated mountain summit located in the
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Index


Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Commander Mountain
Listing
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates
50°28′57″N 116°40′53″W / 50.48250°N 116.68139°W / 50.48250; -116.68139
Eyebrow Peak is located in British Columbia
Eyebrow Peak is located in Canada
British Columbia, Canada
Kootenay Land District
Parent range
Purcell Mountains
Topo map
NTS
82K7
Duncan Lake
First ascent
Easiest route
class 3
Purcell Mountains
British Columbia
Canada
The Bugaboos
Invermere
Mount Monica
Duncan Lake
Commander Mountain

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