Howser Spire
Howser Spire, The Bugaboos | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,412 m (11,194 ft) |
Prominence | 1,299 m (4,262 ft) |
Listing |
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Coordinates | 50°43′47″N 116°48′48″W / 50.72972°N 116.81333°W |
Geography | |
Howser Spire | |
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]
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.
- Columbia Valley
- Three-thousanders of British Columbia
- Purcell Mountains
- Kootenay Land District
- British Columbia Interior geography stubs