Crescent Glacier
Crescent Glacier is a glacier in British Columbia, Canada and has an elevation of 2,640 metres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bugaboo Spire and Snowpatch Spire.
Bugaboo Spire
Peak
Photo: Pmc, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bugaboo Spire is a peak in Bugaboo mountain range in Canada, located between the Vowell and Crescent glaciers, just under 2 km West of the ACC's Conrad Kain hut. It is known for its alpine climbing. The Spire was first climbed by Conrad Kain in 1916.
Snowpatch Spire
Peak
Photo: Pmc, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Crescent Spire
Peak
Photo: Adorabutton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crescent Spire is a peak in the Purcell Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Crescent Spire was named in 1933 by James Monroe Thorington because he was impressed with its shape.
Crescent Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 2,640 metres
- Description: glacier in Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
- Category: landform
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.7434° or 50° 44′ 36″ northLongitude
-116.77986° or 116° 46′ 48″ westElevation
2,640 metres (8,661 feet)Open location code
9525P6VC+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 351295473OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Crescent Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Crescent Glacier”
- Swedish: “Crescent Glacier”
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