Mount Cordonnier is located north of Mount Joffre in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[6] It was named in 1918 after General Victor Louis Emilien Cordonnier.[5][1][2]

Mount Cordonnier
Mount Cordonnier is located in Alberta
Mount Cordonnier
Mount Cordonnier
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Cordonnier is located in British Columbia
Mount Cordonnier
Mount Cordonnier
Mount Cordonnier (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation3,012 m (9,882 ft)[1]
Prominence177 m (581 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Mangin (3065 m)[2]
Listing
Coordinates50°32′59″N 115°13′56″W / 50.54972°N 115.23222°W / 50.54972; -115.23222[3]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[3]
Climbing
First ascent1930 Kate Gardiner, guided by Walter Fuez[4][1]
Easiest routeScramble routes[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mount Cordonnier". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Cordonnier". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Cordonnier". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  4. ^ Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "Elk Pass to South Kananaskis Pass". A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.). American Alpine Club. p. 17. ISBN 978-1376169003.
  5. ^ a b Kane, Alan (2008). Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 169.
  6. ^ "Mount Cordonnier". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-01-08.