Abbot Pass facts for kids
Also see Abbot Pass, in Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
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Abbot Pass, with the approach from the British Columbia side
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| 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 |
| 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 Philip Stanley Abbot who died in 1896 in an attempt to climb Mount Lefroy with Charles Fay, Charles Thompson, and George T. Little.
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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