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Breaker Mountain
Breaker Mountain is located in Alberta
Breaker Mountain
Breaker Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation3,062 m (10,046 ft)[1]
Prominence362 m (1,188 ft)[2]
Geography
LocationAlberta / British Columbia
Parent rangeWaputik
Topo mapNTS 82N/15
Climbing
First ascent1917 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

References

  1. ^ a b Error: no |id= when using {{cite crdb}}
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Breaker". Bivouac.com.
  3. ^ "Breaker Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  4. ^ 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.