Hound's Tooth (mountain) explained

Hounds Tooth, The Bugaboos
Elevation M:2824
Prominence M:19
Region Type:Province
Region:British Columbia
District:Kootenay Land District
Part Type:Protected area
Part:Bugaboo Provincial Park
Range:Purcell Mountains
The Bugaboos
Coordinates:50.7242°N -116.775°W
Type:Granite
First Ascent:1930 Conrad Kain

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

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crescent Spire. bivouac.com. 2015-11-29.
  2. Web site: Crescent Spire. summitpost.com. 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 . 1027-5606.