| Bugaboo Spire | |
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Bugaboo Spire in the Bugaboos
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,204 m (10,512 ft) |
| Prominence | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°44′44″N 116°47′20″W / 50.74556°N 116.78889°WCoordinates: 50°44′44″N 116°47′20″W / 50.74556°N 116.78889°W |
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| Parent range | Purcell Mountains, East Kootenay |
| Topo map | NTS 82K/10 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Granite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1916 Conrad Kain; Albert MacCarthy, Bess MacCarthy and John Vincent |
| Easiest route | PD+, 5.6 |
Perhaps the most impressive peak in the Bugaboos, Bugaboo Spire sits between the Vowell and Crescent glaciers, just under 2 km West of the ACC's Conrad Kain hut. It has some of the most spectacular alpine climbing in Canada.
The Spire was first climbed by Conrad Kain in 1916.