Mount Sampson

{{Short description|Mountain in the country of Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Sampson

| photo = Mount Sampson in BC.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Sampson, east aspect

| elevation_m = 2811

| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=980|name=Mount Sampson|access-date=2019-11-30}}

| prominence_m = 1261

| prominence_ref =

| range = Thiassi Range
Coast Mountains

| parent_peak = Mount Ethelweard (2819 m)

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| location = British Columbia, Canada

| district = Lillooet Land District

| map = British Columbia#Canada

| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada

| label_position = right

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Sampson

| coordinates = {{coord|50|37|15|N|123|08|15|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|J|11}}

| rock =

| age =

| first_ascent = 1935 by J. Ronayne, R. Ronayne, P. Tait

| easiest_route = Scrambling {{YDS|3}} from south

}}

Mount Sampson is a {{Convert|2811|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Thiassi Range of the Coast Mountains, in the Pemberton Valley of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest point in the Thiassi Range.{{cite peakbagger|66086|Mount Sampson, British Columbia|access-date=2019-11-26}} Sampson is situated {{convert|41|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} northwest of Pemberton, and {{convert|21.5|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southeast of Mount Ethelweard, which is its nearest higher peak. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into tributaries of the Lillooet and Hurley Rivers.

The mountain was named in association with Sampson Creek, which flows south from the mountain. In 1911, E.N. Sampson acquired a preemption located on the east side of the locally named Sampson Creek.{{cite bcgnis|37829|Mount Sampson|2021-06-04}} It was spelled Samson Mountain when it was first adopted in 1967 on maps. The spelling was officially corrected and adopted April 29, 1983, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada to conform with the creek.{{cite cgndb|id=JCPSG|name=Mount Sampson|access-date=2019-11-30}} The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1935 by Preston Tait, John Ronayne, and Ronald Ronayne.