Mount Myhon
| 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: | N of head of Hominka River, NW of Monkman Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°47'05"N, 121°31'26"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93I/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 17 December 1963 on 93I/13. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named to remember Canadian Army Private James Stanley Myhon, K2333, enlisted at Prince George; serving with the Canadian Scottish Regiment, RCIC, when he was killed in action 28 October 1944, age 19. Buried at Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium, grave VII.B.7. Pte Myhon is survived by his parents Stanley and Marie Myhon, Quesnel. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |