| Howser Spire, The Bugaboos | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,412 m (11,194 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,299 m (4,262 ft) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 50°43′47″N 116°48′48″W / 50.72972°N 116.81333°W |
| Geography | |
  Howser Spire | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Protected area | Bugaboo Provincial Park |
| Parent range | Purcell Mountains, East Kootenay |
| Topo map | NTS 82K10 Howser Creek |
| 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 is 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]
- ^ "Howser Spire". SummitPost.org. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
- ^ a b "Howser Spire". Bivouac.com. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
- ^ Mountaineers Books 2nd edition., 2003, Randall Green, Joe Bensen., ISBN 0-89886-795-9, ISBN 978-0-89886-795-4
- ^ Roper, Steve; Steck, Allen (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 60–64. ISBN 0-87156-292-8.