Abbot Pass hut
| Abbot Pass hut | |
| Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin National Historic Site of Canada | |
| alpine hut | |
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| Named for: Philip Stanley Abbot | |
| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |
 Alberta,  British Columbia
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| Regions | Banff National Park, Yoho National Park |
| Location | Abbot Pass |
| - elevation | 2,926 m (9,600 ft) |
| - coordinates | 51°21′50.598″N 116°17′24.7488″W / 51.36405500°N 116.290208000°W |
| Built by | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Style | Stone Cabin |
| Material | Stone |
| Built in | 1922 |
| Governed by | Parks Canada |
| Operated by | Alpine Club of Canada |
| For public | Reservations required |
| Easiest access | Via Lake O'Hara |
| Capacity | 24 |
| Heating | Wood stove (helicoptered in) |
| Lighting & Cooking | Propane (helicoptered in) |
| Sleeping | Dormitory style |
| Drinking water | Snowmelt (boil or filter) |
| Human waste | Outhouse (helicoptered out) |
| GPS coordinates | NAD83 11U 549660 5690657 |
| Map reference | 82N/8 (Lake Louise) |
| Grid reference | 495903 |
| Website: http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/huts/abbot-pass-hut/ | |
| Official name | Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1992/11/06 |
The Abbot Pass hut is an alpine hut located at an altitude of 2925 metres (9,598 feet) in Abbot Pass in the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada. It is nestled between Mount Victoria and Mount Lefroy, straddling the continental divide, which, in this region, defines the boundary between Banff National Park in Alberta and Yoho National Park in British Columbia. While close to the border, the hut lies entirely in Banff National Park, and is the second-highest permanently habitable structure in Canada (after the Neil Colgan Hut). The hut is maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada.
The pass and the hut are named after Philip Stanley Abbot, who became the first mountaineering fatality in North America after he fell in an attempt to make the first ascent of Mount Lefroy in 1896. The hut was originally built in 1922 by Swiss guides working for the Canadian Alpine Association to shelter clients attempting to climb Victoria and Lefroy. Much of the construction material was carried from Lake Louise on horseback across the Victoria Glacier and winched or carried on guides' backs up the pass on a route known as The Deathtrap because of its exposure to avalanches and crevasses.
The CAC operated the hut for 40 years, and in the 1960s turned the operation over to Parks Canada, which renovated it with the help of volunteers. In 1985, the park service turned the hut over to the Alpine Club of Canada, which has renovated it several times since. The hut was designated Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin National Historic Site of Canada in 1992, and, in 1997, a federal plaque was placed outside its front door.
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