Chinese Peak (Idaho)

Chinese Peak
Chinese Peak is located in Idaho
Chinese Peak
Chinese Peak
Highest point
Elevation6,791 ft (2070 m)[2]
NAVD88
Prominence1191 ft (363 m)[1]
Isolation5.85 mi (9.41 km)[1]
Listing
Coordinates42°50′56″N 112°21′47″W / 42.849°N 112.363°W / 42.849; -112.363[2]
Geography
LocationHigh point of
Rocky Mountain National Park and Bannock County, Idaho, U.S.[1]
Parent rangePortneuf Range, List of mountain ranges of Idaho
of the Pocatello range.[1]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Chinese Peak, Idaho[3]
Geology
Mountain type[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeBicycle 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]

  1. ^ a b c d "Chinese Peak, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "CHINESE PEAK". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Chinese Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Chinese Peak (aka Chinks Peak)". idahoclimbingguide.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Chinese Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chinese Peak (Idaho)
  7. ^ "Offensive names the object of advocacy groups". Reading Eagle. October 9, 2001. pp. A15. Retrieved 29 April 2015.