Mount Pétain

Mount Pétain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after the then-to-be Nazi-collaborator, Marshal Philippe Pétain,[3][1] who was then an honoured war hero for the Allies of World War I. 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.[4][5]

Mount Pétain
Mount Pétain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Pétain
Mount Pétain (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation3,196 m (10,486 ft)[1]
Prominence326 m (1,070 ft)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°32′39″N 115°11′07″W[2]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangePark Ranges[1]
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[2]
Climbing
First ascent1930 Katie Gardiner, Walter Fuez[3]

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.

In 2019, the Government of Alberta rescinded Pétain's name from the Alberta side of the border. In October of 2021, the Regional District of East Kootenay, upon being consulted by the BC Geographical Society, voted to support removing Pétain's name from the British Columbia side.[6]

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.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Mount Petain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  2. "Mount Pétain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  3. "Mount Petain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  4. GolinkinJanuary 26, Lev; 2021. "Nazi collaborator monuments around the world". The Forward. Retrieved 2021-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "Mount Pétain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  6. "Mount Pétain in the Rockies to have name rescinded". 18 October 2021.
  7. "Elk Lakes Provincial Park: Hiking". BC Parks. Retrieved 2021-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)



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