Snowpatch Spire

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Snowpatch Spire, The Bugaboos
Snowpatch Spire, with Pigeon Spire in the background on the right, Hound's Tooth and on the left.
Highest point
Elevation	3,084 m (10,118 ft)
Prominence	284 m (932 ft)
Coordinates	50°44′2″N 116°47′9″W / 50.73389°N 116.78583°W / 50.73389; -116.78583
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Parent range	Purcell Mountains, East Kootenay
Topo map	NTS 82K10
Geology
Mountain type	Granite
Climbing
First ascent	August 1940 by Raffi Bedayan and Jack Arnold[1]
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.^{[citation needed]}

Routes[]

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• Wildflowers
• Kraus McCarthy
• Sunshine
• Surf's Up! (aka Southwest Ridge)
• Southeast Corner (aka Snowpatch Route)

Nearby[]

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• Conrad Kain hut
• Bugaboo Spire
• Pigeon Spire
• Howser Spire

References[]

External links[]

• "Snowpatch Spire". Bivouac.com.

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