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Hound's Tooth (mountain)

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Hounds Tooth
Hound's Tooth centered
Highest point
Elevation2,824 m (9,265 ft)[1]
Prominence19 m (62 ft)[1]
Coordinates50°43′27″N 116°46′30″W / 50.72417°N 116.77500°W / 50.72417; -116.77500[1]
Geography
Hounds Tooth is located in British Columbia
Hounds Tooth
Hounds Tooth
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Protected areaBugaboo Provincial Park
Parent rangePurcell Mountains
The Bugaboos
Topo mapNTS 82K10 Howser Creek
Geology
Mountain typeGranite
Climbing
First ascent1930 Conrad Kain[2]

Hound's Tooth is a peak in the Purcell Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Hound's Tooth is a rock pinnacle at the end of Marmolata Mountain's northeast ridge. Both mountains are Nunataks, sticking up from the middle of the Bugaboo Glacier.[1] The Hounds' Tooth is composed of a coarse, fractured granite.[2]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Hound's Tooth is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Crescent Spire". bivouac.com. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  2. ^ a b "Crescent Spire". summitpost.com. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  3. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.