For other uses, see Bugaboo (disambiguation).

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

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

Bugaboo 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

  1. ^ "Bugaboo Park". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  2. ^ "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

50°48′N 116°49′W / 50.800°N 116.817°W / 50.800; -116.817 (Bugaboo Provincial Park)