Mount Cairnes (British Columbia)

Mount Cairnes is a 3,060-metre (10,039 ft) 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.^[1][5] The mountain's name was officially adopted March 31, 1924, when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[4] 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
Elevation	3,060 m (10,040 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	141 m (463 ft)[3]
Parent peak	Mount Barlow (3143 m)[3]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°41′05″N 116°46′49″W[4]
Geography
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Interactive map of Mount Cairnes
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District[5]
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[4]
Geology
Rock age	Cambrian
Rock type	Sedimentary

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Cairnes is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Blaeberry River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.

Gallery

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  The south ridge of Cairnes

See also

• Geology of the Rocky Mountains
• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies