Mount Burwell is a 1,541-metre (5,056 ft) mountain summit in the Metro Vancouver Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the North Shore Mountains, which are a small subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains.
| Mount Burwell | |
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| White Mountain | |
 Mount Burwell as seen from Coliseum Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,541 m (5,056 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 369 m (1,211 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Cathedral Mountain[1] |
| Isolation | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49°26′33″N 123°00′55″W / 49.44250°N 123.01528°W[2] |
| Geography | |
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| Interactive map of Mount Burwell | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Districts | |
| Parent range | |
| Topo map | NTS 92G6 North Vancouver[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1908 |
Name origin
editMount Burwell had its first recorded ascent in 1908 by a British Columbia Mountaineering Club party who called it 'White Mountain' due to its bare, white granite top.[3] It was officially named Mount Burwell in 1927, after Herbert Mahlon Burwell (1862–1925), a surveyor and consulting engineer for major waterworks projects for the City of Vancouver.[4] However, the name 'White Mountain' was commonly used until the 1950s.[3]
Access
editMount Burwell is accessible from hiking trails from Lynn Headwaters Regional Park and Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve which lead up to Coliseum Mountain (1,441 metres; 4,728 ft),[5] a granitic subpeak of Mount Burwell named for its resemblance to Roman ruins.[3] From Coliseum Mountain, climbers can use a scrambling route to summit Mount Burwell.[6] The northern slopes of Mount Burwell, including Palisade Lake, Burwell Lake, and ridge between line parent Cathedral Mountain, fall within the Seymour and Capilano Watersheds and are closed to the public.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Mount Burwell, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ a b "Mount Burwell". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ a b c Crerar, David; Crerar, Harry; Maurer, Bill (2018). The Glorious Mountains of Vancouver's North Shore: A Peakbagger's Guide. Victoria, BC: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 296–303. ISBN 978-1-77160-275-4.
- ^ "Mount Burwell". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "Coliseum Mountain - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ Gunn, Matt (2005). Scrambles in Southwest British Columbia (1st ed.). Canada: Cairn. pp. 28–29. ISBN 0-9735489-0-8.