Mount Clemenceau

Mount Clemenceau is the fourth highest mountain in 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
Mount Clemenceau
Highest point
Elevation3,664 m (12,021 ft)[1]
Prominence1,499 m (4,918 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Columbia
Listing
  • Canada highest major peaks 32nd
Coordinates52°14′51″N 117°57′28″W[2]
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83C/04[2]
Climbing
First ascent1923 by H. DeVillier-Schwab; W. Harris; H.Hall; D. Durand[1]
Easiest routeglacier/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

There 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

References

  1. "Mount Clemenceau". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. "Mount Clemenceau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. "Mount Clemenceau". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  • Mount Clemenceau aerial photo: PBase


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.