Mount Joffre

Mount Joffre
Mount Joffre

Location in Alberta, on the border with British Columbia

Highest point
Elevation 3,450 m (11,320 ft)[1]
Prominence 1,505 m (4,938 ft)[2]
Listing
Coordinates 50°31′40″N 115°12′30″W / 50.52778°N 115.20833°W / 50.52778; -115.20833Coordinates: 50°31′40″N 115°12′30″W / 50.52778°N 115.20833°W / 50.52778; -115.20833[1]
Geography
Location AlbertaBritish Columbia border, Canada
Parent range Elk Range, Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82J/11
Climbing
First ascent 1919 by Joseph Hickson, guided by Edward Feuz jr.[1]
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Mount Joffre is a mountain located on the Continental Divide, in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Alberta, and Elk Lakes and Height of the Rockies Provincial Parks in British Columbia. The mountain was named in 1918 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after Marshal Joseph Joffre, commander-in-chief of the French Army during World War I.[1]

The normal climbing route (UIAA class II) is via the north face, which is covered by the Mangin Glacier.[1]

See also

References

The 11,000ERS of the Canadian Rockies pg.212

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Joffre". PeakFinder. Retrieved 2004-08-04.
  2. "Mount Joffre". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.


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