Mount Farnham | |
Elevation M: | 3493 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] Ranked 40th in Canada |
Prominence M: | 2123 |
Prominence Ref: | [2] Ranked 26th in Canada |
Range: | Farnham Group |
Region Type: | Province |
Region: | British Columbia |
District: | Kootenay Land District |
Map: | Canada British Columbia |
Map Size: | 250 |
Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 50.4889°N -116.4869°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
First Ascent: | 1914 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.[1] It is the highest peak in the Purcells (a subset of the larger Columbia mountain range).