Ch-paa-qn Peak

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Ch-paa-qn Peak
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Ch-paa-qn Peak
Location in western Montana
Highest point
Elevation 7,989 ft (2,435 m) [1]
Coordinates 47°09′28″N114°21′21″W / 47.1577031°N 114.355952°W / 47.1577031; -114.355952 [1]
Geography
Location Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Parent range Rocky Mountains

Ch-paa-qn (Squaw) Peak is in Missoula County, Montana, United States northwest of Missoula, Montana. Ch-paa-qn is a Salish word meaning "shining peak". [1]

Ch-paa-qn peak SW pano 6k.jpg
Panoramic view SW from near the summit.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ch-paa-qn Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 10, 2013.
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