Dancing Lady Mountain

Dancing Lady Mountain
Dancing Lady Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 7,357 ft (2,242 m) [1]
Prominence 233 ft (71 m) [1]
Coordinates 48°25′28″N 113°18′42″W / 48.42444°N 113.31167°W / 48.42444; -113.31167Coordinates: 48°25′28″N 113°18′42″W / 48.42444°N 113.31167°W / 48.42444; -113.31167 [2]
Geography
Location Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Parent range Lewis Range
Topo map USGS Dancing Lady Mountain MT
Climbing
First ascent Unknown
Easiest route Scramble class III

Dancing Lady Mountain is a summit in Glacier County, Montana, in the United States and it is located within Glacier National Park.[3] Dancing Lady is derived from a Blackfoot-language name.[4] The mountain's former name of Squaw Mountain was changed due to ongoing controversy over the term "squaw".[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Dancing Lady Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dancing Lady Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ Dancing Lady Mountain, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ Monmonier, Mark (15 September 2008). From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame. University of Chicago Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-226-53464-0.
  5. ↑ Yenne, Bill (2006). Glacier National Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7385-3011-6.
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