Mount Joffre
| Mount Joffre | |
|---|---|
 Mount Joffre in the distance | |
| 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″N115°12′24″W/ 50.52806°N 115.20667°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Joffre Location in Alberta  Mount Joffre Location in British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | AlbertaandBritish Columbia |
| Parent range | Elk Range,Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS82J11Kananaskis Lakes[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1919 by Joseph Hickson, guided by Edward Feuz jr.[1] |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount Joffreis amountainlocated on theContinental Divide,inPeter Lougheed Provincial Park,Alberta,andElk LakesandHeight of the Rockies Provincial ParksinBritish Columbia.[3]The mountain was named in 1918 by theInterprovincial Boundary SurveyafterMarshalJoseph Joffre,commander-in-chief of theFrench ArmyduringWorld War I.[1]
The normal climbing route (UIAAclass II) is via the north face, which is covered by the ManginGlacier.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abc"Mount Joffre".cdnrockiesdatabases.ca.Retrieved2004-08-04.
- ^ab"Mount Joffre".Bivouac.com.Retrieved2009-01-02.
- ^abc"Mount Joffre".BC Geographical Names.Retrieved2021-07-16.
- ^ Corbett, Bill (2004).The 11,000ERS of the Canadian Rockies.Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 212–213.ISBN9781897522400.
- ^"Topographic map of Mount Joffre".opentopomap.org.Retrieved2021-10-31.
Further reading
[edit]- Birrell, Dave.50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies.p. 108.Retrieved2021-07-16.
- Alan Kane,Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies – New Edition
- Aaron Cameron, Matt Gunn,Hikes Around Invermere & the Columbia River Valley,P 179