Mount Shark

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Mount Shark is a 2,786-metre 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 to the southeast. ()

Coordinates: 50°49'41"N, 115°24'35"W

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Mount Shark – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Smuts, Mount Turner, Cone Mountain, Commonwealth Peak.

1.7 miSE
Mountain
Mount Smuts
45 min walk • Mount Smuts is a 2,938-metre mountain summit located in the Spray Valley, near the northern end of the Spray Mountains range. It is situated on the shared boundary of Peter Lougheed Provincial Park with Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
3.5 miNW
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Mount Turner
88 min walk • Mount Turner is a 2,806-metre mountain summit located in the upper Spray River Valley of southern Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
4.9 miNW
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Cone Mountain
125 min walk • Cone Mountain is a summit in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is the southernmost peak in the Sundance Range. Cone Mountain was so named in 1915 on account of its shape.
3.7 miSE
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Commonwealth Peak
96 min walk • Commonwealth Peak is a 2,775-metre mountain summit in the Spray Mountains, a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. The mountain is situated in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Birdwood, 1.0 km to the west.
5 miNE
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Mount Engadine
128 min walk • Mount Engadine is a 2,972-metre mountain summit located in the Spray River Valley of Kananaskis Country, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
5.1 miW
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Mount Byng
130 min walk • Mount Byng is a 2,965-metre mountain summit located in the upper Spray River Valley of southern Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is the highest point in the Blue Range. Mount Byng's nearest higher peak is Mount Alcantara, 6.5 km to the...
6.5 miNE
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Spray Valley Provincial Park
167 min walk • Spray Valley Provincial Park is a provincial park located east of the Rocky Mountains, along the Spray River in western Alberta, Canada. The park is part of the Kananaskis Country park system. Spray Valley borders the Banff National Park to the west.
4.4 miN
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Mount Fortune
113 min walk • Mount Fortune is a summit in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Mount Fortune was named in tribute to HMS Fortune, a British warship.
3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Birdwood, Banff National Park
90 min walk • Mount Birdwood is a 3,097-metre summit in the Spray Mountains range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. The mountain is situated on the east boundary of Banff National Park in the upper Spray Lakes River Valley.
7.5 miSE
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Mount Murray
190 min walk • Mount Murray is a 3,026-metre mountain summit in the Spray Mountains range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. The mountain is situated in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park of Kananaskis Country. Its nearest higher peak is Mount French, 2.0 km to the south-southwest.
5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
White Man Mountain, Banff National Park
151 min walk • White Man Mountain is located on the Continental Divide between Alberta and British Columbia. It was named by George Mercer Dawson in 1884 and is Alberta's 92nd most prominent mountain.