Bugaboo Provincial Park

For other uses, see Bugaboo (disambiguation).

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

Bugaboo Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)
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
Area	13,646 ha. (136.46 km²)
Established	July 13, 1995
Governing body	BC Parks
Website	bcparks.ca/bugaboo-park/

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]