Snowpatch Spire
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. It is located southwest of the Conrad Kain hut, across the Crescent Glacier.
| Snowpatch Spire, The Bugaboos | |
|---|---|
 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) |
| Prominence | 284 m (932 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°44′2″N 116°47′9″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Parent range | Purcell Mountains, East Kootenay |
| Topo map | NTS 82K10 Howser Creek |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Granite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 1940 by Raffi Bedayan and Jack Arnold[1] |
| Easiest route | 5.6, long |
Routes
- Wildflowers
- Kraus McCarthy
- Sunshine
- Surf's Up! (aka Southwest Ridge)
- Southeast Corner (aka Snowpatch Route)
Nearby
- Conrad Kain hut
- Bugaboo Spire
- Pigeon Spire
- Howser Spire
- Marmolata Spire
References
- Bedayan, Raffi (1941). A Bugaboo No Longer. American Alpine Journal Vol. 4, p. 219 (1941). Retrieved from http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12194121900/A-Bugaboo-No-Longer.
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