Dancing Lady Mountain | |
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East face | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,357 ft (2,242 m) |
Prominence | 233 ft (71 m) |
Coordinates | 48°25′28″N 113°18′42″W / 48.42444°N 113.31167°W / 48.42444; -113.31167 |
Geography | |
Dancing Lady MountainGlacier 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. Dancing Lady is derived from a Blackfoot-language name. The mountain's former name of Squaw Mountain was changed due to ongoing controversy over the term "squaw".
See also
References
- ^ "Dancing Lady Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- "Dancing Lady Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- Dancing Lady Mountain, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- 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.
- Yenne, Bill (2006). Glacier National Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7385-3011-6.
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