Snowpatch Spire
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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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Elevation | 3084m (10,118 feet) |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Range | East Kootenay / Columbia-Shuswap, Canadian Rockies |
Prominence | 284m |
Coordinates | |
Topo map | NTS 82K/10 |
Type | Granite |
First ascent | 1940 J. Arnold, R. Bedayn |
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.
[edit] Routes
- NorthEast Face
- Kain Route
- Surf's Up! (aka Southwest Ridge)
- Southeast Corner (aka Snowpatch Route)
[edit] Nearby
- Conrad Kain hut
- Bugaboo Spire
- Pigeon Spire
- The Howsers
- Marmolata Spire