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Mount Nivelle

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

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Mount Nivelle
Mount Nivelle
Location in SE British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation3,256 m (10,682 ft)12
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; -115.174724
Geography
Country
Canada
Province
British Columbia
District
Kootenay5
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes4
Climbing
First ascent1928 by J.W.A. Hickson, guided by Edward Feuz Jr.13

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,13 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 (until recent removal) Pétain.

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References

  1. "Mount Nivelle". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. "Topographic map of Mount Neville". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  3. "Mount Nivelle". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. "Mount Neville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  5. "Mount Nivelle". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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