Bitch Creek Cow Camp, Idaho
| Bitch Creek Cow Camp | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Bitch Creek Cow Camp Location within the state of Idaho | |
| Coordinates: 43°59′5″N 111°9′34″W / 43.98472°N 111.15944°WCoordinates: 43°59′5″N 111°9′34″W / 43.98472°N 111.15944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Fremont |
| Elevation | 6,106 ft (1,861 m) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| GNIS ID | 377708[1] |
Bitch Creek Cow Camp is an unincorporated locale in Fremont County, Idaho, United States.[2] Bitch Creek is a nearby stream whose name is said to be a corruption of the French word "biche" (which means doe), and that French trappers originally named the waterway "Anse de Biche."[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bitch Creek Cow Camp, Idaho
- ↑ Arney, C.e. (3 March 1940). Change Name of Moscow?, Lewiston Morning Tribune (relating story of how a mining strike in the Bitch Creek area caused a camp to be set up, which later closed up when mining activity decreased)
- ↑ Idaho: A Guide in Word and Pictures, p. 406 (1937)
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