Photo: Mount Shark from the Smith-Dorrien Road at Buller Pond
Mount Shark
- 2786 m (9,141ft)
- Naming History
- Hiking and Trails
50.8281N -115.410W
Located between the upper Spray River Valley and Smuts Creek Valley
Range: Spray
Province: Alberta
Park: Kananaskis/Banff
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 742
Located between the upper Spray River Valley and Smuts Creek Valley
Range: Spray
Province: Alberta
Park: Kananaskis/Banff
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 742
Year Named: 1917
Named for: HMS Shark was a destroyer which was sunk during the Battle of Jutland during WW I.
Named for: HMS Shark was a destroyer which was sunk during the Battle of Jutland during WW I.
Popular Hike: Assiniboine
Karst Spring flows from beneath Mount Shark to emerge on the northeast slopes of the mountain.
Photo: Mount Shark from the east on Tent Ridge
Looking southwest to Mount Shark (courtesy Brenda Everitt)