Mount Burnham
| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE of Mount Odin, Between Upper Arrow Lake and Monashee Provincial Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°31'58"N, 118°04'10"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 14 November 1963 on 82L/NE, as submitted by E.B. Gates, Nakusp (file R.2.27). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Brigadier-General Frederick L. Burnham, MD, who operated Halcyon Hot Springs from March 1924 until his untimely death in the fire that destroyed the Halcyon Hot Springs Hotel in 1955. Described as a philanthropist and a tireless worker against rheumatic and arthritic diseases. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |