Mount Joffre

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]

Elevation3,450 m (11,320 ft)^[1]

Prominence1,505 m (4,938 ft)^[2]

Parent peakMount Assiniboine (3616 m)^[2]

Listing

• Mountains of Alberta
• Mountains of British Columbia
• Canada highest major peaks 43rd
• Canada prominent peaks 139th

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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	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia Canada highest major peaks 43rd Canada prominent peaks 139th
Coordinates	50°31′41″N 115°12′24″W[3]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta 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

Close

The normal climbing route (UIAA class II) is via the north face, which is covered by the Mangin Glacier.^[4][5]