Mount Shackleton (British Columbia)

Mount Shackleton
Mount Shackleton Location in British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation	3,327 m (10,915 ft) [1]
Prominence	557 m (1,827 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Tusk Peak (3362 m) [1]
Isolation	3.57 km (2.22 mi) [2]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	52°11′01″N117°54′11″W / 52.183611°N 117.903056°W / 52.183611; -117.903056 [3]
Naming
Etymology	Ernest Shackleton
Geography
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District [4]
Parent range	Park Ranges
Topo map	NTS   83C4 Clemenceau Icefield [3]
Climbing
First ascent	14 July 1951 George I. Bell and David Michael [1] [5]

Mount Shackleton is a mountain located in the Clemenceau Icefield, east of Cummins Lakes Provincial Park. It was named in 1923 for Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, who had died the previous year. ^[4]

See also

• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

1. "Mount Shackleton". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
2. "Mount Shackleton". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
3. "Mount Shackleton". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-10-18.
4. "Mount Shackleton". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2024-10-18.
5. Hendricks, Sterling B.; Bell, George I. (1952). "West of the Divide". American Alpine Journal . 8 (2). American Alpine Club: 255. Retrieved 2025-02-08.