Big Bell Mountain
| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just W of McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°17'14"N, 120°21'19"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 13 July 1994 on 93 H/8; the long-established local name for this prominent feature visible from McBride. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The name refers to its' shape. In 1988, McBride Municipal Council received a development proposal for a ski hill here, to be called "Belle". After initially supporting the commercial interest's play on the word, Council endorsed the historic spelling "Bell" in 1992. (Also Little Bell Mountain). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |