Mount Burwell
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Prominence369 m (1,211 ft)[1]
Isolation2.4 km (1.5 mi)
| Mount Burwell | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
  Mount Burwell Location in Metro Vancouver  Mount Burwell Location in British Columbia  Mount Burwell Location in Canada | |
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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 |
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 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]