Abbot Pass

Also see Abbot Pass, in Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

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
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
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise

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.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Abbot Pass is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[3] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Gallery

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  Abbot Pass from Alberta side
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  Abbot Pass and hut seen from Alberta side

References

1. "Abbot Pass". BC Geographical Names.
2. National Historic Sites Archived January 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine page at Parks Canada, retrieved 2006-08-27
3. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.