Breaker Mountain

Breaker Mountain
Breaker Mountain is located in Alberta
Breaker Mountain
Breaker Mountain
Location within Alberta
Breaker Mountain is located in British Columbia
Breaker Mountain
Breaker Mountain
Location within British Columbia
Breaker Mountain is located in Canada
Breaker Mountain
Breaker Mountain
Location within Canada
Highest point
Elevation3,058 m (10,033 ft)
Prominence372 m (1,220 ft)
Listing
Coordinates51°45′48″N 116°39′05″W / 51.76333°N 116.65139°W / 51.76333; -116.65139
Geography
Country
Canada
Provinces
Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area
Banff National Park
Parent rangeWaputik
Topo mapNTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake
Climbing
First ascent1917 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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Breaker Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. ↑ "Topographic map of Breaker Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mount Breaker". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. 1 2 "Breaker Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  5. ↑ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names: the Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4. OCLC 244770225. Retrieved 2026-06-14.