Breaker Mountain
Appearance
Breaker Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,062 m (10,046 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 362 m (1,188 ft)[2] |
Coordinates | 51°45′48″N 116°39′05″W / 51.76333°N 116.65139°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta / British Columbia |
Parent range | Waputik |
Topo map | NTS 82N/15 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1917 Interprovincial Boundary Commission[2] |
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]
See also
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
References
- ^ a b "Breaker Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ^ a b c "Mount Breaker". Bivouac.com.
- ^ "Breaker Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ 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.