Bugaboo Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located in the central Purcell Mountains.
| Bugaboo Provincial Park | |
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  Map of British Columbia | |
| 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 |
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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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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