La Coulotte Peak
La Coulotte Peak is located in Alberta
La Coulotte Peak
La Coulotte Peak
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
La Coulotte Peak is located in British Columbia
La Coulotte Peak
La Coulotte Peak
La Coulotte Peak (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation2,438 m (7,999 ft)[1][2]
Prominence285 m (935 ft)[3]
Parent peakScarpe Mountain (2613 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates49°11′59″N 114°19′05″W / 49.1997222°N 114.3180556°W / 49.1997222; -114.3180556[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeFlathead Range
Topo mapNTS 82G1 Sage Creek[4]

La Coulotte Peak is located SE of Fernie and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[5] It was named after La Coulotte near Lens, France where Canadian troops fought the German army at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in World War I.[5][1][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "La Coulotte Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  2. "Topographic map of La Coulotte Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  3. 1 2 3 "La Coulotte Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  4. 1 2 "La Coulotte Peak (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  5. 1 2 "La Coulotte Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
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