Name: Squaw Mountain

 

County: Platte

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1051350W

Latitude: 415530N

 

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Elevation: 6844/2086

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Summit

 

Origin of Name:

Named for the rock formation which resembles an Indian woman, wrapped in her blanket, and gazing out across the plains to the east and south. Was regarded in early times as a sign from the great spirit. When the men went forth to battle, the women and children were left on the mountain under the guardianship of the mountain.  

Source: WPA

 

Squat, massive, pine-blue Squaw Mountain bulks on the horizon. Long ago, say the Indians, a young squaw and her papoose were caught here in a blizzard. Sitting on a large boulder, the woman held her child close to her to give it warmth, and, when the storm ended after many days, moth and child were frozen to the boulder. The woman's bowed body became the mass of rock on top of the mountain. 

Source: Wyoming Guide

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Squaw Rock

 

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