Chinese Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,791 ft (2070 m)
[2] NAVD88 |
Prominence | 1191 ft (363 m) [1] |
Isolation | 5.85 mi (9.41 km) [1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 42°50′56″N 112°21′47″W / 42.849°N 112.363°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location |
High point of Rocky Mountain National Park and Bannock County, Idaho, U.S. [1] |
Parent range |
Portneuf Range,
List of mountain ranges of Idaho of the Pocatello range. [1] |
Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map Chinese Peak, Idaho [3] |
Geology | |
Mountain type | [1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Bicycle route |
Chinese Peak is a summit in Bannock County, Idaho, in the United States. This peak is the highest point in the portion of the Portneuf Range called the Pocatello Range. [4] With an elevation of 6,791 feet (2,070 m), Chinese Peak is the 1069th highest summit in the state of Idaho. [5] The peak is a fire lookout site and a road/bike trail leads to the top.
Formerly called Chinks Peak, the summit was named for a Chinese man who died near the summit in the 1890s. [6] Following controversy over the use of ethnic slur " chink", the name was officially changed by the Geographic Names Information System in 2001. [7]
Chinese Peak | |
---|---|
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,791 ft (2070 m)
[2] NAVD88 |
Prominence | 1191 ft (363 m) [1] |
Isolation | 5.85 mi (9.41 km) [1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 42°50′56″N 112°21′47″W / 42.849°N 112.363°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location |
High point of Rocky Mountain National Park and Bannock County, Idaho, U.S. [1] |
Parent range |
Portneuf Range,
List of mountain ranges of Idaho of the Pocatello range. [1] |
Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map Chinese Peak, Idaho [3] |
Geology | |
Mountain type | [1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Bicycle route |
Chinese Peak is a summit in Bannock County, Idaho, in the United States. This peak is the highest point in the portion of the Portneuf Range called the Pocatello Range. [4] With an elevation of 6,791 feet (2,070 m), Chinese Peak is the 1069th highest summit in the state of Idaho. [5] The peak is a fire lookout site and a road/bike trail leads to the top.
Formerly called Chinks Peak, the summit was named for a Chinese man who died near the summit in the 1890s. [6] Following controversy over the use of ethnic slur " chink", the name was officially changed by the Geographic Names Information System in 2001. [7]