| 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: | NW of junction of Dutch and Ben Abel Creeks, SW of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°17'42"N, 116°12'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/8 |
| Related Maps: |
82K 82K/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 9 June 1960 on 82K, as labelled on Geological Survey sheet 165A, Windermere, 1918. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Another name for this feature is Mount Cain, according to "A Climber's Guide to the Interior Ranges of BC" by J.M. Thorington, 1937, p.112, and as labelled on Dept of Interior map, Kootenay, 1936; apparently a mis-interpretation of the provenance of the name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After William Benjamin Abel, prospector and farmer who arrived here in 1888. Also Ben Abel Creek nearby, and Abel Creek about 15 miles NE. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |