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Mount Nivelle

Coordinates: 50°31′07″N 115°10′29″W / 50.51861°N 115.17472°W / 50.51861; -115.17472
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Mount Nivelle
Mount Nivelle is located in Alberta
Mount Nivelle
Mount Nivelle
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation3,256 m (10,682 ft)[1]
Prominence410 m (1,350 ft)
Coordinates50°31′07″N 115°10′29″W / 50.51861°N 115.17472°W / 50.51861; -115.17472
Geography
LocationAlberta
British Columbia
Topo mapNTS 82J/11
Climbing
First ascent1928 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, Sarrail, and Pétain.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Mount Nivelle" PeakFinder
  2. ^ Mount Nivelle Bivouac.com