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Whoopup Canyon

Name: Whoopup Canyon

 

County: Weston

 

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Longitude:  1040809W

Latitude: 433817N

 

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Feature Type: Canyon

 

Origin of Name:

 

Cowboys named the canyon for spring floods that came through "a-whoopin."

Source: Wyoming Guide

 

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Alternative Spellings: Whoop-up Canyon

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Owens

 

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