Mount Cairnes (British Columbia)

Mount Cairnes is a 3,081-meter (10,108-foot) mountain summit located in the Freshfield Ranges of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is situated 44 km (27 mi) north of Golden in the Blaeberry Valley, 5.5 km (3.4 mi) east-northeast of Mount Mummery, and 3 km (1.9 mi) from the Continental Divide. The mountain was named in 1917 after noted geologist Delorme Donaldson Cairnes (1879-1917) of the Geological Survey of Canada from 1905 through 1917.[3][4] The mountain's name was officially adopted March 31, 1924, when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2] There is also another Mount Cairnes named for this same person located in Yukon, where he did much of his work.

Mount Cairnes
Mount Cairnes, west aspect
Highest point
Elevation3,081 m (10,108 ft) [1]
Prominence141 m (463 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Barlow (3143 m)
Coordinates51°41′05″N 116°46′49″W [2]
Geography
Mount Cairnes
Location in British Columbia
Mount Cairnes
Mount Cairnes (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N/10
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Cairnes is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Blaeberry River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.

See also
The south ridge of Cairnes

References
  1. "Mount Cairnes". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  2. "Mount Cairnes". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  3. "Mount Cairnes". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  4. "Mount Cairnes". BC Geographical Names.
  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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