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Commander Mountain is a 3,371-metre glaciated summit in the Purcell Mountains of southeastern British Columbia and the seventh-highest peak in the range. First climbed on August 4, 1915, by a party including A.H. and E.L. MacCarthy, M. and W.E. Stone, B. Shultz, and Conrad Kain, it was named that year by Winthrop E. Stone, with official adoption following in 1962. Its subarctic climate brings cold, snowy winters and mild summers, sustaining Jumbo Glacier on the west slope and Commander Glacier on the east. Meltwater drains into Horsethief Creek, and the mountain is known for its glaciers, elevation, and early climbing history.
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