Mount Farnham

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Mount Farnham
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Mount Farnham
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 / 50.488889; -116.486944 [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]

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

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  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.
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