| Mount Shark | |
|---|---|
 Mount Shark, northeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,786 m (9,140 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 134 m (440 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Smuts (2938 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°49′41″N 115°24′36″W / 50.82806°N 115.41000°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Shark Location of Mount Shark in Alberta  Mount Shark Mount Shark (Canada) | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Spray Mountains Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir[2] |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble[3] |
Mount Shark is a 2,786-metre (9,140-foot) mountain summit located in the Spray Valley of Kananaskis Country at the northern tip of the Spray Mountains range. It is situated on the southern boundary of Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Shark in not visible from any road in Banff Park, however, it can be seen from Alberta Highway 742, also known as the Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail. Mount Shark's nearest higher peak is Mount Smuts, 3.0 km (1.9 mi) to the southeast.[1]
Like so many of the mountains in Kananaskis Country, Mount Shark received its name from the persons and ships involved in the 1916 Battle of Jutland, the only major sea battle of the First World War.[4]
- ^ a b c d "Mount Shark". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ a b "Mount Shark". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- ^ Alan Kane (1999). "Mount Shark". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 125. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
- ^ Battle of Jutland Alberta Historic Places