Brenta Spire

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Brenta Spire
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Brenta Spire
Highest point
Elevation 2,958 m (9,705 ft) [1]
Prominence 313 m (1,027 ft) [1]
Coordinates 50°45′36″N116°46′20″W / 50.76000°N 116.77222°W / 50.76000; -116.77222 [1]
Geography
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Brenta Spire
Location in British Columbia
Brenta Spire
Interactive map of Brenta Spire
Location British Columbia, Canada
District Kootenay Land District
Parent range Purcell Mountains, Columbia Mountains
Topo map NTS   82K10 Howser Creek
Geology
Mountain type Granite
Climbing
First ascent 1938 M. Schnellbacher; L. Coveney; S. Hendricks; P. Olton; P. Prescott [1]

Brenta Spire is a peak in the Purcell Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Brenta Spire is the highest and middle of the three granite spires on a cirque west of Cobalt Lake. [1]

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Routes

The most common route is the south ridge, which can be climbed on its own or as part of the popular Brenta Spire - Northpost Spire traverse. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Brenta Spire". bivouac.com. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  2. ↑ "Brenta Spire". mountainproject.com. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
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