Mount Abbl

Mount Abbl, is a 2,012-metre (6,601 ft) mountain in the Miscinchinka Ranges of the Hart Ranges in the Northern Rocky Mountains.[1]

Mount Abbl
Highest point
Elevation2,012 m (6,601 ft)
Prominence646 m (2,119 ft)
Coordinates54°41′02″N 121°42′33″W
Geography
Mount Abbl
Mount Abbl
Mount Abbl (Canada)
Parent rangeMisinchinka Ranges
Topo mapNTS 93I/12

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.[2]

References

  1. "Mount Abbl". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. "Mount Abbl". BC Geographic Place Names. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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