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| Mount Joffre | |
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| Elevation: | 3,450 metres (11,319 feet) |
| Latitude: | 50° 31′ 40″ N |
| Longitude: | 115° 12′ 30″ W |
| Location: | Alberta- BC, Canada |
| Topo map: | NTS 82J/11 |
| Range: | Canadian Rockies |
| First ascent: | 1919 by Joseph Hickson, guided by Edward Feuz jr. |
| Easiest route: | rock/snow climb |
Mount Joffre is a mountain located on the continental divide, in the extreme southern tip of Peter Lougheed Provincial Park . The mountain was named in 1918Events January January 8 President Woodrow Wilson announces his " Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I. February February 3 The Twin Peaks Tunnel begins service in San Francisco as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world (11,920 feet long). by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after MarshalThe title of Marshal of France (Marechal de France) was derived from the office of marescallus Franciae created by Philippe Auguste for Alberic Clement (circa 1190). It later became a distinction and takes precedence above the constable, which was origina Joseph Jacques Césaire JoffreJoseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre ( January 12, 1852 January 3, 1931) was a Catalan French general who became prominent in the battles of World War I. Joffre was born in Rivesaltes, Roussillon. He joined the army in 1870 and became a career soldier. He first, a FrenchThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. army commander during WW IWorld War I (also known as the First World War , the Great War the War of the Nations and the "War to End All Wars") was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1918. No previous conflict had mobilized so many soldiers, or involved so many in the field of.
The normal climbing route ( UIAAThe UIAA (Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme) is the organisation that represents several million mountaineers and climbers, world-wide, on international issues. Formed in 1932 it now has over 88 members associations from some 76 countries, class III) is via the north-east ridge up the north face, which is covered by the Mangin GlacierA glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. Equivalently, it is a multi-year ice accretion in mountainous terrain. The glacier fringe is the area where the glacier has recently melted. There are.