| Feature Type: | Hill - Elevation of terrain rising prominently above the surrounding land. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Extends N-S along W side of Prince George, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°54'29"N, 122°49'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93G/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 5 February 1974 on 93G; a well-established name according to municipal planning department. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Named for a sawmill in that area [which] burned to the ground in 1922. The mill was described in the Prince George Citizen as having been '...the best industrial asset Prince George had aside from the railroad...'." (Prince George Street Names A-Z; published by City of Prince George Museum & Archives, 1970; p.13) Source: included with note |
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The traditional name for the upland above the escarpment refers to the maple trees here, the pliable boughs having been used by Lheidli Tenneh to make bows and other implements. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |