Mount Shark

Mount Shark
Mount Shark
	Mount Shark, northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,786 m (9,140 ft)
Prominence	134 m (440 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Smuts (2938 m)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	50°49′41″N115°24′36″W / 50.82806°N 115.41000°W
Geography
	Mount Shark Location in Alberta Mount Shark Mount Shark (Canada)
	Interactive map of Mount Shark
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Spray Mountains ; Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir
Geology
Rock age	Cambrian
Rock type	Sedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble

Last updated November 17, 2024

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]

History

Mount Shark was named in 1917 for HMS Shark, a British destroyer that was sunk by a torpedo launched by the German torpedo boat SMS S54 during the Battle of Jutland in World War I.^[5]^[6] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1922 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^[2] Mount Shark and Mount Sparrowhawk were designated as sites to host alpine skiing events in Calgary's bid for the 1988 Winter Olympics,^[7] however, the venue for the alpine skiing events moved to Nakiska shortly after Calgary was awarded the Games.^[8]

Geology

Mount Shark is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.^[9] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[10]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Shark is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[11] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into Spray Lakes Reservoir.

Gallery

Mount Shark
Mt. Smuts (left) and Mt. Shark (right) seen from Spray Lakes

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References

1 2 3 4 "Mount Shark". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
1 2 3 "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
↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 115.
↑ "Mount Shark". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
↑ Calgary Olympic Development Association (1981). Calgary, Canada (Candidature File) (in English and French). Calgary: Calgary Olympic Development Association. p. 48.
↑ "Ski body supports Mount Allan site". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. December 8, 1983. p. B-17.
↑ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
↑ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN 1027-5606.

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[bivouac-1] 1 2 3 4 "Mount Shark". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.

[cgndb-2] 1 2 3 "Mount Shark". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2018-12-28.

[kane-3] Alan Kane (1999). "Mount Shark". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies . Rocky Mountain Books. p. 125. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.

[4] Battle of Jutland Alberta Historic Places

[5] Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 115.

[pf-6] "Mount Shark". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-08.

[7] Calgary Olympic Development Association (1981). Calgary, Canada (Candidature File) (in English and French). Calgary: Calgary Olympic Development Association. p. 48.

[8] "Ski body supports Mount Allan site". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. December 8, 1983. p. B-17.

[Belyea1960-9] Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.

[gadd-10] Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.

[Peel-11] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN 1027-5606.

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