Mount Abbott (British Columbia)

{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}}

{{distinguish|Mount Sir John Abbott}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Abbott

| photo =

| photo_caption =

| elevation_m = 2465

| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=2379|name=Mount Abbott|accessdate=2010-01-16}}

| prominence_m = 45

| prominence_ref =

| range = Selkirk Mountains

| parent_peak = Mount Afton (2553 m)

| listing = Mountains of British Columbia

| state_type = Province

| state = British Columbia

| country = Canada

| district = Kootenay Land District

| region_type = Park | region = Glacier National Park

| map = Canada British Columbia#Canada

| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada

| label_position = left

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Abbott

| coordinates = {{coord|51|14|11|N|117|30|33|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite bcgnis|id=128|title=Mount Abbott|accessdate=2010-01-16}}

| topo_maker = NTS

| topo_map = {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|4}}{{cite cgndb|id=JAAKN|name=Mount Abbott|accessdate=2021-01-31}}

| first_ascent = 1888

| easiest_route =

}}

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.{{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]}} The first ascent was made by William Spotswood Green and Henry Swanzy in 1888. The route is a relatively easy scramble.