Abbot Pass

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
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise

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.

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.