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. 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
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Highest point
Elevation	3,450 m (11,320 ft) [1]
Prominence	1,505 m (4,938 ft) [2]
Listing	Canada highest major peaks 43rd Canada prominent peaks 139th
Coordinates	50°31′40″N 115°12′30″W [1]
Geography
Location	Alberta–British 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

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