| 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 | |
| Coordinates | 50°31′41″N115°12′24″W / 50.52806°N 115.20667°W [3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Joffre Location in Alberta  Mount Joffre Location in British Columbia  Mount Joffre Location in Canada | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | |
| 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 |
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]
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The normal climbing route (UIAA class II) is via the north face, which is covered by the Mangin Glacier. [4] [5]