Howser Spire
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Spire - Tall, slender, sharp-pointed peak; or a mountain. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S end of Vowell Glacier in Bugaboo Provincial Park, NW of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°43'37"N, 116°48'32"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 29 October 1962 on 82K/10, in association with Howser Creek, and as identified in Canadian Alpine Journal vol VIII, 1917, p.17, and in CAJ 1938, pp 17 & 22, and in J.M. Thorington's "Guide to the Interior Ranges of British Columbia", 1947, p. 97. Photograph in CAJ 1938, opp.p.24. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |