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]

Mount Joffre
Mount Joffre in the distance (background peak to the right)
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
Mount Joffre Location in Alberta Show map of Alberta Mount Joffre Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia
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

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

See also

• List of mountain peaks of North America
• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

Further reading

• Birrell, Dave. 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies. p. 108. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
• Alan Kane, Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies – New Edition
• Aaron Cameron, Matt Gunn, Hikes Around Invermere & the Columbia River Valley, P 179

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