La Coulotte Peak | |
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![]() ![]() La Coulotte Peak Location in Alberta and British Columbia ![]() ![]() La Coulotte Peak La Coulotte Peak (British Columbia) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,438 m (7,999 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 285 m (935 ft)[3] |
Parent peak | Scarpe Mountain (2613 m)[3] |
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Coordinates | 49°11′59″N 114°19′05″W / 49.1997222°N 114.3180556°W[4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | Flathead Range |
Topo map | NTS 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]