Howser Spire
| Howser Spire, The Bugaboos | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Purcell Mountains, East Kootenay |
| Topo map | NTS 82K/10 |
| 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 Vowell Glacier, 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 being slightly lower than the North at 3,292 m (10,801 ft).[1]
Howser Spire is named after the town of Howser on Duncan Lake 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 Beckey-Chouinard / West Buttress 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
- Marmolata Spire
- Pigeon Spire (3156 m)
- Snowpatch Spire (3084 m)
References
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- ↑ Mountaineers Books 2nd edition., 2003, Randall Green, Joe Bensen., ISBN 0-89886-795-9, ISBN 978-0-89886-795-4
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- 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.
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