Mount Foch

Mount Foch
Mounts Foch and Sarrail
Highest point
Elevation	3,194 m (10,479 ft)1
Prominence	384 m (1,260 ft)1
Parent peak	Mount Pétain (3196 m)1
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°34′22″N 115°09′22″W / 50.57278°N 115.15611°W / 50.57278; -115.156112
Geography
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Interactive map of Mount Foch
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Park Ranges1
Topo map	NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes2
Climbing
First ascent	1930 Katie Gardiner, Walter Fuez3

Mount Foch is a 3,194-metre (10,479-foot) mountain summit located at the Northern end of Elk Lakes Provincial Park,⁴ and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border⁵ in Canada. It was named in 1918 after Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch.³¹

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1930 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner and Walter Feuz.¹ The duo also made the first ascents of nearby Mount Sarrail and Mount Lyautey that same year.³

Mount Foch is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.⁶

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Foch is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.⁷ Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb Mount Foch.

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  Lower Kananaskis Lake with Mount Foch and Sarrail