Yainax Butte

Yainax Butte
Highest point
Prominence 7,230 ft (2,200 m)
Coordinates 42°19′34″N 121°16′09″W / 42.3262°N 121.2691°W / 42.3262; -121.2691Coordinates: 42°19′34″N 121°16′09″W / 42.3262°N 121.2691°W / 42.3262; -121.2691 
Geography
Location Klamath Reservation, Oregon, U.S.

Yainax Butte is a mountain located just south of the Klamath Reservation, in Oregon. Yainax is a Klamath language word meaning "little hill".[1]

Notable residents include Toby Riddle, who lived at Yainax Butte in her later years.[2]

Name history

The butte has been known by various names such as Modoc Mountain, Bald Mountain, and Yonna Butte. The name Yainax Butte was originally applied to a smaller mountain some 12 miles (19 km) northwest, which is now known as Council Butte.[3] Because of common usage, the US Board on Geographic Names officially changed the name to Yainax Butte in 1927.[4] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (1992). Oregon Geographic Names (6th ed.). Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 929. ISBN 0-87595-237-2.
  2. ↑ The Indian School Journal, Volume 16, Number 4, 1915, page 206.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Council Butte
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yainax Butte


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