| Elevation | 3084 m |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 284 m |
| Parent peak | Howser Spire (3,412 m)[1] |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Protected area | Bugaboo Provincial Park |
| Range | Purcell Mountains The Bugaboos |
| Coordinates | 50°44′11″N 116°46′56″W |
| Topo | NTS |
| Age | 135 Million years ago[2] |
| Rock | Granodiorite[2] |
| First ascent | August 1940 by Raffi Bedayan and Jack Arnold[3] |
| Easiest route | [4] |
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.[1] It is located southwest of the Conrad Kain hut, between Bugaboo, Vowell and Crescent Glaciers, at the south end of Bugaboo Provincial Park.[5] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted October 29, 1962, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[6]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Snowpatch Spire is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
Routes
Climbing routes on Snowpatch Spire:[8]
- Wildflowers –
- Kraus-McCarthy – class 5.9
- Sunshine – class 5.11
- Surf's Up (aka Southwest Ridge) – class 5.9
- Southeast Corner (aka Snowpatch Route) – class 5.8
Gallery
References
- ^ "Snowpatch Spire, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ Mary Caperton Morton (2017), Aerial Geology; A High-Altitude Tour of North America's Spectacular Volcanoes, Canyons, Glaciers, Lakes, Craters, and Peaks, Timber Press, ISBN 9781604698350, p. 42
- ^ Bedayan, Raffi (1941). "A Bugaboo No Longer". Vol. 4. p. 219. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "Snowpatch Spire – 10,006' BC". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ 21772. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ JBMUJ. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^
- ^ "Snowpatch Spire Rock Climbing". mountainproject.com. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
External links
- "Snowpatch Spire". 2536.
- Snowpatch Spire weather: Mountain-forecast.com