Mount Farnham

Mount Farnham
Mount Farnham is located in British Columbia
Mount Farnham
Mount Farnham
Location within British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation3,493 m (11,460 ft)
Ranked 40th in Canada
Prominence2,123 m (6,965 ft)
Ranked 26th in Canada
Listing
Coordinates50°29′20″N 116°29′13″W / 50.488889°N 116.486944°W / 50.488889; -116.486944
Geography
Country
Canada
Province
British Columbia
District
Kootenay Land District
Parent rangeFarnham Group
Topo mapNTS 82K8 Toby Creek
Climbing
First ascent1914 A. H. & E. L. MacCarthy, Conrad Kain

Mount Farnham is British Columbia's 17th highest peak, and 21st most prominent. It was named after Paulding Farnham from New York. It is the highest peak in the Purcells (a subset of the larger Columbia mountain range).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Farnham". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  2. ↑ "Topographic map of Mount Farnham". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  3. ↑ "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mount Farnham". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-19.