Mount Joffre
Mountain in Alberta/B.C., Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Joffre Peak.
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.[3] 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]
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Mount Joffre | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,450 m (11,320 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,505 m (4,938 ft)[2] |
Parent peak | Mount Assiniboine (3616 m)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 50°31′41″N 115°12′24″W[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | Elk Range, Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1919 by Joseph Hickson, guided by Edward Feuz jr.[1] |
Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
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The normal climbing route (UIAA class II) is via the north face, which is covered by the Mangin Glacier.[4][5]