Joffre Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NE of Lillooet Lake, E of Pemberton, Lillooet Land District |
| Tags: | World War I |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°20'28"N, 122°26'43"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Joffre Peak adopted 22 June 1967 on 92J as identified in Canadian Alpine Journal, vol XLI, 1958, pp 30, 34. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by 1st ascent party (Dick Chambers, Joe Hutton, Cyril Scott, Ray Mason and Paddy Sherman) as this peak sits at the head of Joffre Creek, in turn named after Commander-in-Chief of the French Armies in World War I, General Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |