This mountain was named in 1918 in honour of General Henri Petain. Petain was a French soldier and politician who served in the First World War. As premier of France he surrendered to Germany in 1940 and established the Nazi controlled "Vichy" government of France.
Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta
Type
Other
Inscription
no inscription/aucune inscription
Location
Mount Petain
Latitude 50°32'40
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Mount Petain
Latitude 50°32'40
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Alberta
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 50.545067227241
Long. -115.1852075486
Lat. 50.545067227241
Long. -115.1852075486
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