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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 British Columbia
Mount Nivelle
Mount Nivelle
Location in SE British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation3,256 m (10,682 ft)[1][2]
Prominence334 m (1,096 ft)[3]
Parent peakJoffre (3433 m)[3]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°31′07″N 115°10′29″W / 50.51861°N 115.17472°W / 50.51861; -115.17472[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay[5]
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[4]
Climbing
First ascent1928 by J.W.A. Hickson, guided by Edward Feuz Jr.[1][3]

Mount Nivelle is a mountain located at the NW end of Elk Lakes Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada.[5] It was named in 1918 after Marshal Robert Nivelle,[1][3] 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.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mount Nivelle". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Neville". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mount Nivelle". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Neville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  5. ^ a b "Mount Nivelle". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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