Mount Abbl
Appearance
Mount Abbl | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,012 m (6,601 ft) |
Prominence | 654 m (2,146 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Scatia Peak (2383 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 54°41′02″N 121°42′33″W / 54.68389°N 121.70917°W[2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Cariboo Land District[3] |
Parent range | Misinchinka Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 93I12 Missinka River[2] |
Mount Abbl is a 2,012-metre (6,601 ft) mountain in the Miscinchinka Ranges of the Hart Ranges in the Northern Rocky Mountains.[4]
Named for Canadian Army Private Ernest E. Abbl, from Prince George, BC. Private Abbl served with the 2nd Canadian Division, 5th Infantry Brigade, Calgary Highlanders and was killed in action 8 February 1945, age 19 in the opening days of Operation Veritable. He is buried at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands, grave V.A.14.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mount Abbl". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ a b "Mount Abbl". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Mount Abbl". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Mount Abbl". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.