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Mountain in British Columbia, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Snowpatch Spire is a mountain peak in British Columbia, Canada. With its first ascent in 1940, it was the last of the Bugaboo Spires to be climbed.[2] It is located southwest of the Conrad Kain hut, between Bugaboo, Vowell and Crescent Glaciers, at the south end of Bugaboo Provincial Park.[7] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted October 29, 1962, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]
Snowpatch Spire, The Bugaboos | |
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![]() Snowpatch Spire, with Pigeon Spire in the background on the right, Hound's Tooth and Marmolata Spire on the left. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,084 m (10,118 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 284 m (932 ft)[2] |
Parent peak | Howser Spire (3,412 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 50°44′11″N 116°46′56″W[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Kootenay Land District |
Protected area | Bugaboo Provincial Park |
Parent range | Purcell Mountains The Bugaboos |
Topo map | NTS 82K10 Howser Creek |
Geology | |
Age of rock | 135 Million years ago[4] |
Type of rock | Granodiorite[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | August 1940 by Raffi Bedayan and Jack Arnold[5] |
Easiest route | class 5.8[6] |
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Snowpatch Spire is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
Climbing routes on Snowpatch Spire:[9]
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