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Coordinates: 51°14′11″N 117°30′33″W / 51.23639°N 117.50917°W / 51.23639; -117.50917
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Mount Abbott
Mount Abbott is located in British Columbia
Mount Abbott
Mount Abbott
Mount Abbott is located in Canada
Mount Abbott
Mount Abbott
Highest point
Elevation2,465 m (8,087 ft)[1]
Prominence45 m (148 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Afton (2553 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°14′11″N 117°30′33″W / 51.23639°N 117.50917°W / 51.23639; -117.50917[2]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
ParkGlacier National Park
Parent rangeSelkirk Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82N4 Illecillewaet[3]
Climbing
First ascent1888[1]

Mount Abbott is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, located within Glacier National Park. The peak is west of the Asulkan Creek drainage, near Rogers Pass. It is named for Harry Braithwaite Abbott, a superintendent of the Canadian Pacific Railway.[4] The first ascent was made by William Spotswood Green and Henry Swanzy in 1888. The route is a relatively easy scramble.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mount Abbott". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  2. ^ "Mount Abbott". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  3. ^ "Mount Abbott". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  4. ^ Woods, John G. (1987). Glacier country : Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks. Vancouver, BC: Douglas & McIntyre, in co-operation with Environment Canada, Parks. p. 65. ISBN 0888945418.