Mount Mangin

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Mount Mangin
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Mt. Mangin is right of centre
Highest point
Elevation 3,057 m (10,030 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 125 m (410 ft) [3]
Parent peak Mount Joffre (3433 m) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 50°32′29″N115°13′33″W / 50.54139°N 115.22583°W / 50.54139; -115.22583 [4]
Geography
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Mount Mangin
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
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Mount Mangin
Mount Mangin (British Columbia)
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes [4] [5]
Climbing
First ascent 1928 J.W.A. Hickson, Edward Fuez Jr. [3]

Mount Mangin is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after French general Charles Mangin. [1] [3] [4]

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References

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  2. "Topographic map of Mount Mangin". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
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  4. 1 2 3 "Mount Mangin". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  5. "Mount Mangin (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-10-31.