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Crescent Spire
Highest point
Elevation 2,842 m (9,324 ft)
Prominence 92 m (302 ft)
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Purcell Mountains, Columbia Mountains
Topo map NTS 82K/10
Geology
Mountain type Granite
Climbing
First ascent June 1933 Conrad Kain; J. Thorington

Crescent Spire is a peak in the Purcell Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Crescent Spire was named in 1933 by James Monroe Thorington because he was impressed with its shape.

Routes

  • West Ridge 5.4 / 180m
  • WIMTA 5.10- / 5 pitches
  • Clean and Dirty 5.10 / 6 pitches
  • Paddle Flake Direct 5.10 / 6 pitches
  • Paddle Flake 5.10 / 6 pitches
  • Left Dihedral 5.11 / 6 pitches
  • Westside Story 5.11 / 6 pitches
  • Roof McTech 5.10+ / 2 pitches
  • Energy Crisis 5.11+ / 2 pitches
  • McTech Arete 5.10- / 6 pitches
  • Mc Tech Direct 5.10 / 6 pitches
  • Woza Moya / 5.10- / 6 pitches
  • Dunlop's Dangle 5.10- / 6 pitches
  • Surprisingly Subsevere 5.10 / 6 pitches
  • Northeast Ridge 5.6 / 300m
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