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Breaker Mountain

Coordinates: 51°45′48″N 116°39′05″W / 51.76333°N 116.65139°W / 51.76333; -116.65139
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Breaker Mountain
Breaker Mountain is located in Alberta
Breaker Mountain
Breaker Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Breaker Mountain is located in British Columbia
Breaker Mountain
Breaker Mountain
Breaker Mountain (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation3,058 m (10,033 ft)[1][2]
Prominence372 m (1,220 ft)[3]
Listing
Coordinates51°45′48″N 116°39′05″W / 51.76333°N 116.65139°W / 51.76333; -116.65139[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeWaputik
Topo mapNTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[4]
Climbing
First 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

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  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.