Howser Spire

Howser Spire, The Bugaboos
Howser Spire, The Bugaboos
Highest point
Elevation	3,412 m (11,194 ft)
Prominence	1,299 m (4,262 ft)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia; Canada highest major peaks 44th;
Coordinates	50°43′47″N 116°48′48″W / 50.72972°N 116.81333°W
Geography
	Howser Spire British Columbia, Canada
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	Purcell Mountains, East Kootenay
Topo map	NTS 82K10
Geology
Mountain type	Granite
Climbing
First ascent	1916; Conrad Kain; Albert MacCarthy; E. MacCarthy; J. Vincent; Henry Frind

Howser Spire, or Howser Spire Massif, is a group of three distinct granite peaks, and the highest mountain of the Canadian Bugaboo Spires. The mountain is located at the southwest corner of the , within the Bugaboo mountain range in the Purcell Mountains, a subrange of British Columbia's Columbia Mountains, The highest of the three spires is the North Tower at 3,412 m (11,194 ft), the Central Tower the lowest, and the South Tower is slightly lower than the North at 3,292 m (10,801 ft).^[1]

Under the spire

Howser Spire is named after the town of on and Howser Creek.^[2]

The first ascent of the North Tower was made in August 1916 by Conrad Kain, Albert MacCarthy, E. MacCarthy, J. Vincent and Henry Frind.^[2]^[3]

The route is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and considered a classic around the world.^[4]

Nearby[]

Brenta Spire
Bugaboo Spire (3204 m)
Conrad Kain hut
Crescent Towers
Hound's Tooth
Pigeon Spire (3156 m)
Snowpatch Spire (3084 m)

References[]

^ "Howser Spire". SummitPost.org. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Howser Spire". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
^ Mountaineers Books 2nd edition., 2003, Randall Green, Joe Bensen., ISBN 0-89886-795-9, ISBN 978-0-89886-795-4
^ Roper, Steve; Steck, Allen (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 60–64. ISBN 0-87156-292-8.

Canadian Alpine Journal vol VIII, 1917, p. 17, and in CAJ 1938, pp 17 & 22.
J.M. Thorington's "Guide to the Interior Ranges of British Columbia", 1947, p. 97.

External links[]

"Howser Spire, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com.

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[1] "Howser Spire". SummitPost.org. Retrieved July 14, 2009.

[bivouac-2] "Howser Spire". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 14, 2009.

[3] Mountaineers Books 2nd edition., 2003, Randall Green, Joe Bensen., ISBN 0-89886-795-9, ISBN 978-0-89886-795-4

[4] Roper, Steve; Steck, Allen (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 60–64. ISBN 0-87156-292-8.

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