Mount Burnham (British Columbia)

Mount Burnham
Mount Burnham
	Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,869 m (9,413 ft)
Prominence	396 m (1,299 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Odin (2,970 m)
Isolation	4.67 km (2.90 mi)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°31′59″N118°04′10″W / 50.53306°N 118.06944°W
Naming
Etymology	Frederick Burnham
Geography
	Mount Burnham Location in British Columbia Mount Burnham Location in Canada
	Interactive map of Mount Burnham
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	Monashee Mountains
Topo map	NTS 82L9 Gates Creek

Last updated November 30, 2024

Mount Burnham is a 2,869-metre (9,413-foot) mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.^[3]

Description

Mount Burnham is the easternmost peak in the Gold Range which is a subrange of the Monashee Mountains. The remote peak is situated 50 km (31 mi) south of Revelstoke between Upper Arrow Lake and Monashee Provincial Park. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east to Upper Arrow Lake which is a reservoir of the Columbia River. Mount Burnham is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,800 meters (5,900 ft) above Ledge Creek in 3 km (1.9 mi) and 2,438 meters (8,000 ft) above Upper Arrow Lake in 9 km (5.6 mi).

Etymology

The mountain is named after Brigadier-General Frederick William Elias Burnham (1872–1955) who operated the nearby Halcyon Hot Springs from 1924 until he perished in the fire that destroyed the Halcyon Hot Springs Hotel on February 19, 1955.^[3]^[4] He was a surgeon, philanthropist and a tireless worker against rheumatic and arthritic diseases. He had a distinguished record in World War I. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted November 14, 1963, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Burnham is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports a small glacier on the north slope.

Gallery

Mt. Burnham's east aspect across Arrow Lake from Halcyon Hot Springs Resort
East aspect in winter from Halcyon Hot Springs Resort
East aspect in winter from Halcyon Hot Springs Resort
East aspect from Halcyon Hot Springs
Mt. Grady / Mt. Burnham from the south

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References

1 2 3 4 "Mount Burnham, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2022-11-30.
1 2 3 "Mount Burnham". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-11-30.
1 2 "Mount Burnham". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-11-30.
↑ G. P. V. Akrigg, Helen B. Akrigg (1997), British Columbia Place Names, UBC Press, ISBN 9780774806374, p. 33
↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

Mount Burnham: Weather forecast
Frederick Burnham (photo): Arrow Lakes Historical Society
Frederick Burnham: Find a Grave

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[peakvisor-1] 1 2 3 4 "Mount Burnham, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2022-11-30.

[cgndb-2] 1 2 3 "Mount Burnham". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-11-30.

[bcgnis-3] 1 2 "Mount Burnham". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-11-30.

[4] G. P. V. Akrigg, Helen B. Akrigg (1997), British Columbia Place Names, UBC Press, ISBN 9780774806374, p. 33

[Peel-5] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

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