Breaker Mountain

Breaker Mountain
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Highest point
Elevation	3,058 m (10,033 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence	372 m (1,220 ft) [3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°45′48″N116°39′05″W / 51.76333°N 116.65139°W / 51.76333; -116.65139 [4]
Geography
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area	Banff National Park
Parent range	Waputik
Topo map	NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake [4]
Climbing
First ascent	1917 Interprovincial Boundary Commission [3]

Breaker Mountain is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is part of the Waputik Range. It was named in 1917 by Arthur O. Wheeler for the resemblance of a cornice on its summit to a breaking wave. ^{[1] [3] [5]}

See also

• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border
• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

1. "Breaker Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
2. "Topographic map of Breaker Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
3. "Mount Breaker". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
4. "Breaker Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2013-06-29.
5. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names . Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p.  48. ISBN   978-1-894765-79-4.