Mount Farnham | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,493 m (11,460 ft) [1] [2] Ranked 40th in Canada |
Prominence | 2,123 m (6,965 ft) [1] [3] Ranked 26th in Canada |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 50°29′20″N116°29′13″W / 50.488889°N 116.486944°W [4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Kootenay Land District [4] |
Parent range | Farnham Group |
Topo map | NTS 82K8 Toby Creek [4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1914 A. H. & E. L. MacCarthy, Conrad Kain [1] |
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