Mount Shackleton
Mount Shackleton is a mountain in Canada, rising to 2,903 m, the 417th highest in Canada, part of the Park Ranges.
Where it is
Mount Shackleton lies in Canada, in British Columbia.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Apex Mountain | 3,250 m | 1.7 km |
| Eden Peak | 3,198 m | 5.9 km |
| Chaba Peak | 3,146 m | 10 km |
| Mount Clemenceau | 3,664 m | 11 km |
| Wales Peak | 3,121 m | 11 km |
| Ghost Mountain | 2,655 m | 14 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Shackleton.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon Arm | Canada | 19,432 | 195 km |
| Vernon | Canada | 40,116 | 238 km |
| Kamloops | Canada | 104,460 | 243 km |
| Sylvan Lake | Canada | 17,477 | 255 km |
| Cochrane | Canada | 32,199 | 257 km |
About this mountain
At approximately 2,903 m, Mount Shackleton stands 557 m above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. Located in the Park Ranges of British Columbia, it ranks 417th among Canadian peaks in the dataset. The nearest higher summit, Apex Mountain at 1.7 km away, reaches 3,250 m; other nearby peaks include Eden Peak at 3,198 m (5.9 km distant) and Mount Clemenceau at 3,664 m (10.8 km distant). The first recorded ascent occurred in 1951.
Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.
Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Logan | 5,959 m |
| 2 | Mount Saint Elias | 5,489 m |
| 3 | Mount Lucania | 5,226 m |
| 4 | King Peak | 5,173 m |
| 5 | Mount Steele | 5,073 m |
| 6 | Mount Wood | 4,842 m |
| 7 | Mount Slaggard | 4,742 m |
| 8 | Mount Hubbard | 4,557 m |
| 9 | Mount Walsh | 4,507 m |
| 10 | Mount Macaulay | 4,467 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Mount Shackleton?
- Mount Shackleton rises to 2,903 m. Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model.
- Where is Mount Shackleton?
- Mount Shackleton is in Canada, in British Columbia.
- Where does Mount Shackleton rank?
- It is the 417th highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #4,500 worldwide.
- When was Mount Shackleton first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1951.
- What is the nearest city to Mount Shackleton?
- Salmon Arm, Canada, about 195 km away.
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.