Howser Spire
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…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Pigeon Spire and Bugaboo Spire.
Pigeon Spire
Peak
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Pigeon Spire is a peak in the Purcell Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It may be one of the most climbed of the spires in The Bugaboos owing to its relatively low prominence from the Vowell Glacier and the existence of an easy route.
Bugaboo Spire
Peak
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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
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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.
Howser Spire
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,412 metres
- Description: mountain in British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
50.72975° or 50° 43′ 47″ northLongitude
-116.81328° or 116° 48′ 48″ westElevation
3,412 metres (11,194 feet)Open location code
9525P5HP+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3570732801OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Howser Spire” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Howser Spire”
- Dutch: “Howser Spire”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هوسير سپير”
- Ladin: “Howser Spire”
- Swahili: “Howser Spire”
- Swedish: “Howser Spire”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Howser Spire”. Photo: George Showman, CC BY 2.0.