Name: North Absaroka Wilderness

 

County: Park

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1095142W

Latitude: 443446N

 

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Elevation: 10154/3095

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Reserve

 

Origin of Name:

Absaroka is the name by which the Crow know themselves, although according to Lewis and Clark it designated but one band of the tribe. It significance is uncertain, although usually thought to be a certain species of hawk. The name "Crow" -literally raven, but translated "Corbeaux" by the French - is an Anglicized form of the name given to this tribe by the surrounding Indians, and may refer to their pilfering tendencies. 

Source: WPA

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Sunlight Peak

 

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