Snowpatch Spire
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
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. It is located southwest of the Conrad Kain hut, between Bugaboo, Vowell and Crescent Glaciers, at the south end of Bugaboo Provincial Park. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted October 29, 1962, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.
01Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Snowpatch Spire is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
02Routes
Climbing routes on Snowpatch Spire:
- Wildflowers, class 5.9
- 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
Sources and credits
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- Snowpatch.jpg by Originally uploaded by Pmc (Transferred by PumpkinSky), CC BY-SA 2.5
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