Breaker Mountain

Mountain in Canada
Breaker Mountain is located in Alberta
Breaker Mountain
Breaker Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
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Breaker Mountain is located in British Columbia
Breaker Mountain
Breaker Mountain
Breaker Mountain (British Columbia)
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Highest pointElevation3,058 m (10,033 ft)[1][2]Prominence372 m (1,220 ft)[3]Listing51°45′48″N 116°39′05″W / 51.76333°N 116.65139°W / 51.76333; -116.65139[4]GeographyCountryCanadaProvincesAlberta and British ColumbiaProtected areaBanff National ParkParent rangeWaputikTopo mapNTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[4]ClimbingFirst ascent1917 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]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Breaker Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Breaker Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Breaker". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. ^ a b "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.
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