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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''' is a [[mountain]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], located within [[Glacier National Park (Canada)|Glacier National Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gnss.nrcan.gc.ca/gnss-srt/toponym_metadata.jsp?1258578971017|title=Mount Abbott|work=Geographical Name Search Service|publisher=Natural Resources Canada|accessdate=2009-11-18}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The peak is west of the Asulkan Creek drainage, near [[Rogers Pass (British Columbia)|Rogers Pass]]. It is named for [[Harry Braithwaite Abbott]], a superintendent of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Woods|first=John G.|title=Glacier country : Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks|url=https://archive.org/details/glaciercountrymo0000wood|url-access=registration|year=1987|publisher=Douglas & McIntyre, in co-operation with Environment Canada, Parks|location=Vancouver, BC|isbn=0888945418|page=[https://archive.org/details/glaciercountrymo0000wood/page/65 65]}}</ref> The first ascent was made by [[William Spotswood Green]] and Henry Swanzy in 1888. The route is a relatively easy [[Scrambling|scramble]].<ref name=bivouac/>
'''Mount Abbott''' is a [[mountain]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], located within [[Glacier National Park (Canada)|Glacier National Park]]. The peak is west of the Asulkan Creek drainage, near [[Rogers Pass (British Columbia)|Rogers Pass]]. It is named for [[Harry Braithwaite Abbott]], a superintendent of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Woods|first=John G.|title=Glacier country : Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks|url=https://archive.org/details/glaciercountrymo0000wood|url-access=registration|year=1987|publisher=Douglas & McIntyre, in co-operation with Environment Canada, Parks|location=Vancouver, BC|isbn=0888945418|page=[https://archive.org/details/glaciercountrymo0000wood/page/65 65]}}</ref> The first ascent was made by [[William Spotswood Green]] and Henry Swanzy in 1888. The route is a relatively easy [[Scrambling|scramble]].<ref name=bivouac/>


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Revision as of 19:12, 31 January 2021

Not to be confused with Mount Sir John Abbott.
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 82N/04[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.
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