Abbot Pass
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Abbot Pass

Abbot Pass, with the approach from the British Columbia side
Elevation 2,925 metres (9,596 ft)
Location Alberta/British Columbia,  Canada
Range Canadian Rockies
Coordinates 51°21′54″N 116°17′12″W / 51.365, -116.28667Coordinates: 51°21′54″N 116°17′12″W / 51.365, -116.28667
Topo map NAD 83/11U

Abbot Pass lies between Mount Lefroy and Mount Victoria, in the divide between the valleys of Lake O'Hara and Lake Louise. It was named for Phillip Stanley Abbot who died in 1896 in an attempt to climb Mount Lefroy with Charles Fay, Charles Thompson, and George T. Little.1

Abbot Pass has a stone hut, built in 1922 by Swiss guides working for the Canadian Pacific Railway, now maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada.

References

  1. ^ National Historic Sites page at Parks Canada, retrieved 2006-08-27

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