Birkenhead Peak

Birkenhead Peak, commonly known as Mount Birkenhead and sometimes Birkenhead Mountain and also Mount Birken, 2506 m (8222 ft) prominence: 1781 m, is a mountain in the Gates Valley region of the Lillooet Country of the South-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located approximately midway between the towns of Lillooet (NE) and Pemberton-Mount Currie, the mountain's very high prominence separates it from the adjoining Cadwallader Range by the pass between Blackwater Creek and Birkenhead Lake.

Birkenhead Peak
Birkenhead Peak
British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation2,506 m (8,222 ft) [1]
Prominence1,781 m (5,843 ft) [2]
Listing
Coordinates50°30′40″N 122°37′15″W [2]
Geography
LocationSquamish-Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeCoast Mountains
Topo mapNTS 092.J.10

The mountain was named by Hudson's Bay Company explorer and trader A.C. Anderson on an exploration of the route in 1842 in honour of the crew of HMS Birkenhead; nearby Seton Lake was named in honour of one of its crew who was his school-friend.

The community of Birken is located at its southwest foot, Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park and the lake of the same name are on its northwest. It is framed on its north side by Blackwater Creek, a tributary of the Gates River, and on its southwest by the valley of the Birkenhead River.

See also

References
  1. "Birkenhead Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  2. "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-12-23.


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