Squaw's Tit
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Squaw's Tit is the unofficial name of the high point of a ridge that lies west of Mount Charles Stewart and Mount Lady Macdonald near Canmore. Due to its politically incorrect name, it is unlikely to receive official status but is in common use.
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Routes
The scrambling route is graded moderate but includes exposure and thus is strongly recommended that the ascent only be done in dry conditions.
Squaw Tit, United States occurrences
Background
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The Oxford English Dictionary says the word squaw comes from a similar-sounding Algonquian nation word meaning woman and widely considered offensive in the modern-day US.
Details
Occurring in the western United States, there are at least 10 geographic features named as above. Except Squaw Tit Canyon, all items listed are summits. These include:
Name: County: Latitude Longitude (deg-min-sec) Squaw Tit Maricopa, AZ 32-40-39N 112-22-37W Squaw Tit San Bernardino, CA 35-21-47N 115-49-51W Squaw Tit San Diego, CA 32-39-02N 116-08-14W Squaw Tit Humboldt, CA 41-04-26N 123-58-50W* Squaw Tit Butte Sheridan, NE 42-50-34N 102-45-46W Squaw Tit Lander, NV 40-18-13N 117-22-56W Squaw Tit Butte Humboldt, NV 41-47-02N 117-24-09W* Squaw Tit Sierra, NM 32-59-12N 106-37-55W* Squaw Tit Canyon Sierra, NM east side of county near above summit Squaw Tit Yakima, WA 46-41-28N 120-25-41W*
In the United States, summits with an also-known-as (variant) name of Squaw Tit include:
Name: County: Latitude Longitude (deg-min-sec) Squaw Butte Yavapai, AZ 34-16-22N 111-41-40W Thimble Mountain Mohave, AZ 35-02-41N 114-18-12W Squaw Mountain Elko, NV 40-27-26N 115-54-23W Squawtip Nye, NV 38-03-12N 116-26-01W
- Official Board of Geographic Names designation.
NOTES: Coordinates shown are NAD27. States are standard US Postal Service abbreviations.
Sources:
National Geographic Names Database, United States Geological Survey. Oxford English Dictionary, online edition.
External link
- Squaw's Tit on Peakfinder - photos