Mount Abbott (British Columbia) should not be confused with Mount Sir John Abbott.
Mount Abbott | |
Elevation M: | 2465 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 45 |
Range: | Selkirk Mountains |
Parent Peak: | Mount Afton (2553 m) |
Listing: | Mountains of British Columbia |
State Type: | Province |
Country: | Canada |
District: | Kootenay Land District |
Region Type: | Park |
Region: | Glacier National Park |
Map: | Canada British Columbia#Canada |
Label Position: | left |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | 51.2364°N -117.5092°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Topo Maker: | NTS |
Topo Map: | [3] |
First Ascent: | 1888 |
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]