Crescent Spire
| Crescent Spire | |
|---|---|
 Crescent Spire | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,842 m (9,324 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 92 m (302 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 50°45′01″N 116°46′38″W / 50.75028°N 116.77722°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Crescent Spire Location in British Columbia | |
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| Interactive map of | |
| 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 | June 1933 Conrad Kain; J. Thorington[1] |
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.[1]
Routes
- West Ridge 5.4 / 180m
- WIMTA 5.10- / 5 pitches
- Clean and Dirty 5.10 / 6 pitches
- Paddle Flake Direct 5.10 / 6 pitches
- Paddle Flake 5.10 / 6 pitches
- Left Dihedral 5.11 / 6 pitches
- Westside Story 5.11 / 6 pitches
- Roof McTech 5.10+ / 2 pitches
- Energy Crisis 5.11+ / 2 pitches
- McTech Arete 5.10- / 6 pitches
- Mc Tech Direct 5.10 / 6 pitches
- Woza Moya / 5.10- / 6 pitches
- Dunlop's Dangle 5.10- / 6 pitches
- Surprisingly Subsevere 5.10 / 6 pitches
- Northeast Ridge 5.6 / 300m