Mount Pétain facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Pétain |
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 Mount Pétain
Location in Alberta
Mount Pétain
Location in British Columbia
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,196 m (10,486 ft) |
| Prominence | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Parent range | Park Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 82J/11 |
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| First ascent | 1930 Katie Gardiner, Walter Fuez |
Mount Pétain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after the Nazi-collaborator, Marshal Philippe Pétain - at the time an honoured war hero by Canadians as by other World War I Allies. The name was retained despite the later reversal in Pétain's reputation after his having been Head of State of Vichy France and being partly responsible for the murder of 76,000 Jews.
The snow-capped mountain can be reached from Height of the Rockies Provincial Park and Elk Lakes Provincial Park within British Columbia or Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in Alberta.
Besides the mountain several other geographical points are named for Pétain. Pétain Glacier is found next to Mount Joffre and Mount Pétain forming the Pétain Basin, with melt cascading down Pétain Creek Falls into the Pétain Creek below.
