Mount Clemenceau is the fourth highest mountain in the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The peak was originally named "Pyramid" in 1892 by Arthur Coleman.[3] The mountain was renamed by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey in 1919 to its present name, which is for Georges Clemenceau, premier of France during World War I.[3]
Mount Clemenceau | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,664 m (12,021 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,499 m (4,918 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Columbia (3,747 m)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 52°14′51″N 117°57′28″W / 52.24750°N 117.95778°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
District | Kootenay Land District |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83C4 Clemenceau Icefield[2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1923 by H. DeVillier-Schwab; W. Harris; H.Hall; D. Durand[1] |
Easiest route | glacier/snow climb |
Mt. Clemenceau was first climbed in 1923 by D.B. Durand, H.S. Hall, W.D. Harris and H.B. De V. Schwab.[1]
Routes
editThere are three standard climbing routes:[3]
- West Face II
- This is the normal route, similar to the north glacier route (normal) on Mount Athabasca but considered more interesting. The route avoids the steepest parts of the face.
- North-East Ridge IV
- North Face IV
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Mount Clemenceau". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ a b "Mount Clemenceau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ a b c "Mount Clemenceau". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
External links
edit- Mount Clemenceau aerial photo: PBase