2786m (9141ft.)
Located between the upper Spray River Valley and Smuts Creek Valley. Spray Range, on the border of Kananaskis & Banff parks, Alberta
Latitude 50; 49; 40 Longitude 115; 24; 30, Topo map 82J/14
Panorama viewpoint: Buller Pond. Can be seen from Highway 742
Named in 1917. HMS Shark was a destroyer which was sunk during the Battle of Jutland during WW I. Official name.
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| Photo: Mount Shark from the Smith-Dorrien Road at Buller Pond More photos |
Other Information
Photo: Mount Shark from the east on Tent RidgeKarst Spring flows from beneath Mount Shark to emerge on the northeast slopes of the mountain.
| Moderate scramble via the north ridge; brief exposure. In spite of its lower elevation, Mount Shark is an excellent vantage point and a pretty decent scramble. Technical difficulties are few, but lack of a recognizable path beyond Karst Spring probably dissuades the curious wanderers from exploring much farther. Try from July on. Kane, Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies page 107 |