Brenta Spire is a peak in the
Purcell Mountains
The Purcell Mountains are a mountain range in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. They are a subrange of the Columbia Mountains, which includes the Selkirk, Monashee, and Cariboo Mountains. They are located on the west side of the Rocky Mounta ...
of the
Columbia Mountains
The Columbia Mountains are a group of mountain ranges along the upper Columbia River in British Columbia, Montana, Idaho and Washington. The mountain range covers 135,952 kmĀ² (52,491 sq mi). The range is bounded by the Rocky Mountain Tre ...
in southeastern
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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.
Brenta Spire is the highest and middle of the three granite spires on a cirque west of Cobalt Lake.
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.
References
Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Columbia Valley
Purcell Mountains
Kootenay Land District
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