| Mount Cairnes | |
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Mount Cairnes, west aspect
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| 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 / 51.68472°N 116.78028°W / 51.68472; -116.78028[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Cairnes Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Mount Cairnes Mount Cairnes (Canada) Show map of Canada | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[4] |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary |
Mount Cairnes is a 3,060-metre (10,039 ft) mountain summit located in the Freshfield Ranges of the Canadian RockiesinBritish 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.
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.
