Mount Abbl
| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between heads of Missinka and Hominka Rivers, W of Monkman Provincial Park, SW of Tumbler Ridge (municipality), Cariboo Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°41'01"N, 121°42'32"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93I/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 17 December 1963 on 93 G/12. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named to remember Canadian Army Private Ernest E. Abbl, K1463, from Prince George; serving with the Calgary Highlanders, RCIC, when he was killed in action 8 February 1945, age 19; buried at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands, grave V.A.14. Pte Abbl is survived by his parents Edward and Rachel Abbl, Prince George. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |