Mount Cordonnier

Mount Cordonnier
Aerial view of Mt. Cordonnier, second peak right of centre.
Highest point
Elevation	3,012 m (9,882 ft) [1] [2] [a]
Prominence	177 m (581 ft) [1] [b]
Parent peak	Mount Mangin (3065 m) [1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°32′59″N115°13′56″W / 50.54972°N 115.23222°W / 50.54972; -115.23222 [5]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Topo map	NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes [5]
Climbing
First ascent	1930 Kate Gardiner, guided by Walter Fuez [6] [3]
Easiest route	Scramble routes [4]

Mount Cordonnier is located north of Mount Joffre in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. ^[7] It was named in 1918 after General Victor Louis Emilien Cordonnier. ^{[4] [3] [1]}

See also

• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies
• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border

References

1. "Mount Cordonnier". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
2. "Mount Cordonnier". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
3. "Mount Cordonnier". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
4. Kane, Alan (2008). Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 169.
5. "Mount Cordonnier". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-08-25.
6. Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "Elk Pass to South Kananaskis Pass". A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.). American Alpine Club. p. 17. ISBN   978-1376169003.
7. "Mount Cordonnier". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2024-01-08.

Notes

1. Other sources state 3021 m. ^{[3] [4]}
2. Based on a summit elevation of 3012 m.