Mount Cordonnier

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

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. [6] It was named in 1918 after General Victor Louis Emilien Cordonnier. [5] [1] [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Cordonnier". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Cordonnier". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  4. 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.
  5. 1 2 Kane, Alan (2008). Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 169.
  6. "Mount Cordonnier". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2024-01-08.