Abbot Pass
| Abbot Pass | |
|---|---|
 Abbot Pass, with the approach from the British Columbia side | |
  Abbot Pass Location within Alberta  Abbot Pass Location within British Columbia | |
| Elevation | 2,925 m (9,596 ft) |
| Third Approach | |
| Location | Banff National Park, Alberta / Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada |
| Range | Canadian Rockies |
| Coordinates | 51°21′59″N 116°17′04″W / 51.36639°N 116.28444°W[1] |
| Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[1] |
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 Philip 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, and was maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada. In 2022, the hut was removed by Parks Canada due to erosion making the structure unsafe.[3]
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, Abbot Pass is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
Gallery
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Abbot Pass from the Alberta side
Abbot Pass and hut seen from Alberta side
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Abbot Pass". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO).
- ↑ "National Historic Sites". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on January 17, 2007. Retrieved 2006-08-27.
- ↑ Moore, Sarah (25 February 2022). "Climate change forces Parks Canada to dismantle, remove historic mountain hut". CBC News. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
External links
[edit]- "Abbot Pass". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- "Abbot Pass". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
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