Mount Nivelle

Mount Nivelle
Mount Nivelle

Location in Alberta and British Columbia

Highest point
Elevation 3,256 m (10,682 ft)[1]
Prominence 410 m (1,350 ft)
Coordinates 50°31′07″N 115°10′29″W / 50.51861°N 115.17472°W / 50.51861; -115.17472Coordinates: 50°31′07″N 115°10′29″W / 50.51861°N 115.17472°W / 50.51861; -115.17472
Geography
Location Alberta
British Columbia
Topo map NTS 82J/11
Climbing
First ascent 1928 by J.W.A. Hickson, guided by Edward Feuz Jr.

Mount Nivelle is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Marshal Robert Nivelle,[1][2] and is one of the series of mountains there named after French generals of the First World War, including Cordonnier, Foch, Joffre, Mangin, and Pétain.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Mount Nivelle" PeakFinder
  2. Mount Nivelle Bivouac.com

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