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Mount Shackleton (British Columbia)

Coordinates: 52°11′01″N 117°54′11″W / 52.183611°N 117.903056°W / 52.183611; -117.903056
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Mount Shackleton
Mount Shackleton is located in British Columbia
Mount Shackleton
Mount Shackleton
Location in British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation3,327 m (10,915 ft)[1]
Prominence557 m (1,827 ft)[1]
Parent peakTusk Peak (3362 m)[1]
Isolation3.57 km (2.22 mi)[2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates52°11′01″N 117°54′11″W / 52.183611°N 117.903056°W / 52.183611; -117.903056[3]
Naming
EtymologyErnest Shackleton
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[4]
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83C4 Clemenceau Icefield[3]
Climbing
First ascent1951 G.I. Bell and D. Michael[1]

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Shackleton". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  2. ^ "Mount Shackleton". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Shackleton". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Shackleton". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-18.