Pétain Falls
Pétain Falls is a waterfall in East Kootenays, Kootenays, British Columbia and has an elevation of 2,557 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Nivelle and Mount Pétain.
Mount Nivelle
Peak
Mount Nivelle is a mountain located at the NW end of Elk Lakes Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1918 after Marshal Robert Nivelle, and is one of the series of mountains there named after French generals of the First World War, including Cordonnier, Foch, Joffre, Mangin, Sarrail, and Pétain. Mount Nivelle is situated 2½ km southwest of Pétain Falls.
Mount Pétain
Peak
A mountain formerly known as Mount Pétain, but with no current official name, is located on the border of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. Mount Pétain is situated 3 km northwest of Pétain Falls.
Pétain Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Also known as: “Petain Creek Falls”, “Pétain Creek Waterfall”, and “Petain Falls”
- Category: body of water
- Location: East Kootenays, Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
50.53353° or 50° 32′ 1″ northLongitude
-115.14805° or 115° 8′ 53″ westElevation
2,557 metres (8,389 feet)Open location code
9526GVM2+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 12057733760OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
11280412
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Satellite Map
Discover Pétain Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Elbow Pass/Lake Trail Head and Seasonal Closure Dec 1 - June 14.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Unnamed Creek and Mount McCuaig.
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