Mount Farnham

Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Mount Farnham is located in British Columbia
Mount Farnham
Mount Farnham
Highest pointElevation3,493 m (11,460 ft)[1][2]
Ranked 40th in CanadaProminence2,123 m (6,965 ft)[1][3]
Ranked 26th in CanadaListing50°29′20″N 116°29′13″W / 50.488889°N 116.486944°W / 50.488889; -116.486944[4]GeographyCountryCanadaProvinceBritish ColumbiaDistrictKootenay Land District[4]Parent rangeFarnham GroupTopo mapNTS 82K8 Toby Creek[4]ClimbingFirst ascent1914 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).

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c "Mount Farnham". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  • "Mount Farnham, British Columbia" on Peakbagger
  • "Mount Farnham". BC Geographical Names.
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