Bugaboo Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located in the central Purcell Mountains.
Bugaboo Provincial Park | |
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Location | Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada |
Nearest city | Invermere, British Columbia |
Coordinates | 50°48′04″N 116°48′09″W / 50.80111°N 116.80250°W |
Area | 13,646 ha. (136.46 km²) |
Established | July 13, 1995 |
Governing body | BC Parks |
Website | bcparks |
It was established in 1995 as an amalgamation of Bugaboo Glacier Park, Bugaboo Alpine Recreation Area, and various adjacent lands.[1] The park is known primarily for the Bugaboos, a formation of mountains that attracts climbers and mountaineers, and for the Conrad Kain hut, an alpine hut managed by the Alpine Club of Canada.
Climate
editBugaboo has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
Climate data for Bugaboo Creek Lodge, British Columbia (1981-2010) :1529m | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.2 (81.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.5 (86.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 12.8 (55.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 30.6 (87.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) | −2.5 (27.5) | 2.8 (37.0) | 6.8 (44.2) | 12.2 (54.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.9 (67.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 6.8 (44.2) | −1.9 (28.6) | −7.7 (18.1) | 6.7 (44.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) | −8.1 (17.4) | −3.3 (26.1) | 1.1 (34.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 9.5 (49.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 7.3 (45.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | −5.8 (21.6) | −11.9 (10.6) | 0.8 (33.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.5 (5.9) | −13.5 (7.7) | −9.4 (15.1) | −4.7 (23.5) | −1.1 (30.0) | 2.7 (36.9) | 4.4 (39.9) | 3.8 (38.8) | 0.2 (32.4) | −3.4 (25.9) | −9.6 (14.7) | −16.1 (3.0) | −5.1 (22.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −37.5 (−35.5) | −40.5 (−40.9) | −31.0 (−23.8) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −10.0 (14.0) | −5.0 (23.0) | −2.5 (27.5) | −4.5 (23.9) | −9.0 (15.8) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −37.5 (−35.5) | −39.0 (−38.2) | −40.5 (−40.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 108.4 (4.27) | 81.6 (3.21) | 63.2 (2.49) | 52.4 (2.06) | 52.8 (2.08) | 75.0 (2.95) | 74.2 (2.92) | 63.7 (2.51) | 51.1 (2.01) | 80.4 (3.17) | 116.8 (4.60) | 88.4 (3.48) | 908 (35.75) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 99.6 (39.2) | 77.5 (30.5) | 58.3 (23.0) | 35.7 (14.1) | 7.1 (2.8) | 0.1 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 2.1 (0.8) | 30.3 (11.9) | 98.2 (38.7) | 87.7 (34.5) | 496.6 (195.5) |
Source: Environment Canada[2] |
References
edit- ^ "Bugaboo Park". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Bugaboo Creek Lodge, British Columbia". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. 31 October 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
External links
edit50°48′N 116°49′W / 50.800°N 116.817°W
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