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, across the Crescent Glacier.^{[citation needed]}

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Snowpatch Spire, The Bugaboos
Snowpatch Spire, with Pigeon Spire in the background on the right, Hound's Tooth and Marmolata Spire 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
Geography
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	Purcell Mountains, East Kootenay
Topo map	NTS 82K10 Howser Creek
Geology
Mountain type	Granite
Climbing
First ascent	August 1940 by Raffi Bedayan and Jack Arnold[1]
Easiest route	5.6, long

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
• Marmolata Spire

References

External links

• "Snowpatch Spire". Bivouac.com.

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