Mount Cairnes

Not to be confused with Mount Cairnes (British Columbia).

Mount Cairnes is a 2,810-metre (9,220-foot) mountain summit in the Saint Elias Mountains on the boundary line of Kluane National Park in Yukon, Canada.^[2] The mountain is situated 44 km (27 mi) west of Haines Junction, 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Kluane Lake, and can be seen from the Alaska Highway midway between the two. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Maxwell, 27.7 km (17.2 mi) to the southwest.^[1] The mountain's name was officially adopted February 3, 1981, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[2] Clive Elmore Cairnes (1892–1954) was active with the Geological Survey of Canada as well as the Geographic Board of Canada until his retirement in 1953. He was related to noted geologist DeLorme Donaldson Cairnes (1879–1917), for whom this mountain is named.^[4]

Mount Cairnes
Mount Cairnes, north aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,810 m (9,220 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,990 m (6,530 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Maxwell (3020 m)[1]
Listing	Ultras of Canada 41st Canada highest major peaks 86th
Coordinates	60°52′06″N 138°16′37″W[2]
Geography
Mount Cairnes Location in Yukon, Canada
Location	Kluane National Park and Reserve Yukon, Canada
Parent range	Saint Elias Mountains[3]
Topo map	NTS 115B16 Jarvis River[2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Cairnes is located in a subarctic climate with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the peak and meltwater from its pocket glaciers drains into tributaries of the Kaskawulsh River.

See also

• Mountains portal

• List of mountains of Yukon
• Geography of Yukon