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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 [[ |
'''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/> |
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| Mount Abbott | |
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  Mount Abbott  Mount Abbott Mount Abbott (Canada) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,465 m (8,087 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 45 m (148 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 51°14′11″N 117°30′33″W / 51.23639°N 117.50917°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Selkirk Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 082N04 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1888[1] |
Mount Abbott is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, located within Glacier National Park.[3] 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
- ^ a b c d "Mount Abbott". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ "Mount Abbott". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ^ "Mount Abbott". Geographical Name Search Service. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2009-11-18.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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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