What is Abbot Pass?

Information about Abbot Pass

Abbot Pass
Abbot Pass, with the approach from the British Columbia side
Elevation	2,925 metres (9596 ft)
Location	Alberta/British Columbia, Canada
Range	Canadian Rockies
Coordinates	Coordinates:
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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Provinces | British Columbia,Alberta

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Mount Lefroy is a mountain on the Continental Divide, at the border of Alberta and British Columbia in western Canada. The mountain resides on the eastern side of Abbot Pass.

The mountain was named by George M.
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Location British Columbia

Basin countries Canada

Lake O'Hara is the name of a lake and alpine area in Yoho National Park, in the province of British Columbia, on the western side of the Great Divide with the province of
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Location Banff National Park
Coordinates Coordinates:
Lake type glacial lake
Primary sources Lefroy Glacier

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Professor Charles Ernest Fay (1846 – 1931) was an American Alpinist, born at Roxbury, Massachusetts. He graduated in 1868 at Tufts College and became instructor in mathematics there in 1869, and professor of modern languages in 1871.
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The Abbot Pass hut is an alpine hut located on the continental divide at Abbot Pass, nestled between Mount Victoria and Mount Lefroy. It is directly on the border of Banff National Park, Alberta and Yoho National Park, British Columbia.
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Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific system map as of 2004 (does not include DM&E and IC&E trackage).
Reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI
Locale Canada with branches to US cities Chicago, Minneapolis and New York City
Dates of operation 1881 – present
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The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) is a mountaineering organization, based in Canmore, Alberta, that has been a focal point for Canadian mountaineering since its founding in 1906.
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Canadian Rockies

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Province | British Columbia

Part of Canadian Rockies

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Region | Alberta

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Highest point | Panther Mountain
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Bow Range

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Provinces | British Columbia,Alberta

Part of Canadian Rockies
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Crowsnest Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia, Canada.

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It is a part of the Southern Continental Ranges and is located on the continental divide, north of the Crowsnest Pass and south of the Highwood Pass.
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