Abbot Pass

Abbot Pass

Infobox Mountain Pass
Name = Abbot Pass
Photo = Abbot Pass.jpg
Caption = Abbot Pass, with the approach from the British Columbia side
Elevation = convert|2925|m|ft|0
Location = Alberta/British Columbia, CAN
Range = Canadian Rockies
Coordinates = coord|51|21|54|N|116|17|12|W|type:pass|display=inline,title
Topographic

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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. [http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/yoho/natcul/natcul11_e.asp National Historic Sites] page at Parks Canada, retrieved 2006-08-27]

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.

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