Snowpatch Spire facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 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.
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,084 m (10,118 ft) |
| Prominence | 284 m (932 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Purcell Mountains, East Kootenay |
| Topo map | NTS 82K/10 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Granite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 1940 by Raffi Bedayan and Jack Arnold |
| Easiest route | 5.6, long |
With its first ascent in 1940, Snowpatch Spire mountain peak was the last of the Bugaboo Spires to be climbed. It is located South-West of the Conrad Kain hut, across the Crescent Glacier.
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
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