Mount Cordonnier

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Mount Cordonnier
Mount Cordonnier is located in Alberta
Mount Cordonnier
Mount Cordonnier
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation3,012 m (9,882 ft)[1]
Prominence177 m (581 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Mangin (3065 m)[2]
Coordinates50°32′59″N 115°13′56″W / 50.54972°N 115.23222°W / 50.54972; -115.23222Coordinates: 50°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]

Mount Cordonnier is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after General Victor Louis Emilien Cordonnier.[5][1][2]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Cordonnier". PeakFinder.com. 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.
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