Mount Farnham
Mount Farnham | |
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![]() ![]() Mount Farnham | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,493 m (11,460 ft)[1] Ranked 40th in Canada |
Prominence | 2,123 m (6,965 ft)[1][2] Ranked 26th in Canada |
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Coordinates | 50°29′20″N 116°29′13″W / 50.48889°N 116.48694°WCoordinates: 50°29′20″N 116°29′13″W / 50.48889°N 116.48694°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia |
District | Kootenay Land District |
Parent range | Farnham Group |
Topo map | NTS 82K8 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1914 A. H. & E. L. MacCarthy, Conrad Kain[1] |
Mount Farnham is British Columbia's 17th highest peak, and 21st most prominent. It was named after Paulding Farnham from New York.[1] It is the highest peak in the Purcells (a subset of the larger Columbia mountain range).
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Mount Farnham". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
- ^ "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
External links[]
Categories:
- Three-thousanders of British Columbia
- Purcell Mountains
- Kootenay Land District
- British Columbia geography stubs