Breaker Mountain Explained

Breaker Mountain
Elevation M:3058
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:372
Prominence Ref:[2]
Range:Waputik
Region Type:Provinces
Part Type:Protected area
Part:Banff National Park
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia
Map Size:225
Label Position:right#left
Coordinates:51.7633°N -116.6514°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
First Ascent:1917 Interprovincial Boundary Commission

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] [2] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. 165. Breaker Mountain. 2019-08-11.
  2. 1695. Mount Breaker. 2021-08-11.
  3. 616. Breaker Mountain. 2013-06-29.
  4. Book: Boles . Glen W.. Roger W. . Laurilla . William L. . Putnam . Canadian Mountain Place Names . registration . Vancouver. Rocky Mountain Books . 2006. 48. 978-1-894765-79-4.