| Mount Shanks | |
| Elevation M: | 2838 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence M: | 851 |
| Isolation Km: | 5.69 |
| Region Type: | Province |
| Region: | British Columbia |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Kootenay National Park Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park |
| District: | Kootenay Land District |
| Range: | Ball Range Canadian Rockies |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Assiniboine (3,618 m) |
| Etymology: | Thomas Shanks |
| Listing: | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Map: | Canada British Columbia#Canada |
| Coordinates: | 51.0039°N -115.8811°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Rock: | sedimentary rock |
| Age: | Cambrian |
| First Ascent: | 1976 |
Mount Shanks is a 2838abbr=offNaNabbr=off mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.
Mount Shanks is situated 10km (10miles) west of the Continental Divide on the boundary that Kootenay National Park shares with Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. The peak is part of the Ball Range which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies. Precipitation runoff from the peak's north and east slopes flows into tributaries of the Simpson River, whereas the west slope drains into the Vermilion River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,600 metres (5,249 ft) above the Vermilion River in 4km (02miles) and 1,340 metres (4,396 ft) above the Simpson River in 3km (02miles).
This landform's original local name was "Folding Mountain" until the mountain was renamed in 1927 by Dominion Land Survey staff in honor of their colleague, the late Thomas Shanks, Assistant Director General of Surveys of Canada.[4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on July 31, 1927, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3] The mountain was first climbed in September 1976 by P. Spear and R. Workum.[5]
Mount Shanks is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Shanks is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.