Abbot Pass

Abbot Pass

Abbot Pass, with the approach from the British Columbia side
Elevation 2,925 m (9,596 ft)
Location Banff National Park, Alberta / Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
Range Canadian Rockies
Coordinates 51°21′50″N 116°17′14″W / 51.36389°N 116.28722°W / 51.36389; -116.28722Coordinates: 51°21′50″N 116°17′14″W / 51.36389°N 116.28722°W / 51.36389; -116.28722
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.[1] 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.[2]

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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