Shark Tooth Mountain (British Columbia)

This article is about the mountain in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. For the mountain in the Stikine Ranges of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, see Sharktooth Mountain. For the similar-named mountain in California, see Sharktooth Peak. For the similarly named mountain in Colorado, see Sharkstooth Peak.
Shark Tooth Mountain
Elevation 2,533 m (8,310 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,011 m (3,317 ft) [1]
Location
Location British Columbia, Canada
Range Kootenay Ranges, Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82/J4

Shark Tooth Mountain, officially named in 1954[2], is also known as The Sharktooth or Sharp Tooth Mountain. It is a mountain in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, southwest of Whiteswan Lake.[3] Presumably, the name is related to the profile of the peak[2]. It sits to the southwest of Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park, with Lussier Hot Springs and Ram Creek Hot Springs nearby, and is part of the Kootenay Ranges subdivision of the Canadian Rockies.

References

  1. ^ a b Shark Tooth Mountain in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
  2. ^ a b Dave Birrell, "Peaks of the Canadian Provinces", Shark Tooth Mountain retrieved June 13th, 2009
  3. ^ "Shark Tooth Mountain". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/15381.html.