Chinese Peak (Idaho)

Chinese Peak is a summit in Bannock County, Idaho, in the United States. With an elevation of 6,791 feet (2,070 m), Chinese Peak is the 1069th highest summit in the state of Idaho.[1]

Formerly called Chinks Peak, the summit was named for a Chinaman who died climbing it in the 1890s.[2] Following controversy over the use of ethnic slur "chink", the name was officially changed by the Geographic Names Information System in 2001.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Chinese Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chinese Peak (Idaho)
  3. ↑ "Offensive names the object of advocacy groups". Reading Eagle. October 9, 2001. pp. A15. Retrieved 29 April 2015.


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