This mountain was named in honour of James Franklin Haley from Revelstoke, BC. Haley was a wireless operator/air gunner with No. 150 Squadron when he was killed on 16 June 1942.
Frank Morro (Mount Morro), Jim “Moose” Haley, Stewart Flett (Flett Peak), and Len Dingley (Mount Dingley) were members of a Cranbrook based Rover group that explore the mountains of the area together prior to joining the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. All four were killed in action while serving with Bomber Command. These mountains were named in their honour.