http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=32.6775517&LON=-112.377645&datum=NAD83&u=5 Only a problem near Phoenix :) Feature ID: 11757 Name: Squaw Tit Class: Summit Citation: Collected during Phase I data compilation (1976-1981), primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K), various edition dates, and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. Entry Date: 08-Feb-1980 Elevation(ft/m): 3881/1183 N 32 40.39 W 112 22.40 On 8/30/07, Creepin' Jeepers - Geocaching 7/01 wrote: > > New Mexico has no such hang-ups--Tetilla Peak is still Tetilla Peak > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* AZcachemeister > *To:* listserv@azgeocaching.com > *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2007 6:54 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Az-Geocaching] Anyone using Garmin Topo 2008? > > I think we should go back to what the old miners used to call it, before > people got upset and said it had to be changed to Squaw *Peak*! > > ShadowAce wrote: > > Not that it really matters I guess but it is still Squaw Peak according to > the USGS GNIS database as well. So that might explain why mapping software > still labels it as such? > > I believe it might have to do with the fact that it was never officially > renamed (on a federal level). The renaming was a local thing done in Arizona > but not fully supported or signed off on the federal level. After the local > naming was allowed by the Arizona Board of Geographic and Historic names, > the federal Board on Geographic names was not in agreement.. > > Ah heck, here is the June 2007 report on Name submissions that covers all > this... > > Officially it is Squaw Peak. So Garmin will name it as such .. > > http://geonames.usgs.gov/docs/dockets/ReviewList395.pdf > Swilling Peak: summit; elevation 795 m (2,608 ft); in the City of Phoenix, > within Phoenix Mountains Park > and Recreation Area; named for John "Jack" Swilling (1830-1878), one of > the original founders of the city of > Phoenix; Maricopa County, Arizona; Sec 2, T2N, R3E, Gila and Salt River > Mer.; 33°32'50"N, 112°01'15"W; > USGS map - Sunnyslope 1:24,000; Not: Piestewa Peak, Squaw Peak. > http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=33.54726&lon=- > 112.0207&datum=nad83&u=5&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 > > Proposal: to eliminate a name considered by some to be derogatory > > Map: USGS Sunnyslope 1:24,000 > > Proponent: Al Bates; Prescott, AZ > > Administrative area: Phoenix Mountains Park and Recreation Area > > Previous BGN Action: None > > Names associated with feature: > > GNIS: Squaw Peak (FID 11741) > > Local Usage: Piestewa Peak (local residents; Arizona Board on Geographic > and Historic Names; > City of Phoenix; Phoenix Mountains Park and Recreation Department), Squaw > Peak (local > residents) > > Published: Piestewa Peak (City of Phoenix; Phoenix Mountains Park and > Recreation > Department; local hiking guides; IndianCountry.com; Navajo Times, 2007), > Squaw Peak (USGS > 1954, 1978, 1988) > > Case Summary: The new name Swilling Peak is proposed as a replacement name > for Squaw Peak, a > prominent summit within the City of Phoenix. With an elevation of 795 m > (2,608 ft), the summit is the > second highest point in the Phoenix Mountains and it has been designated a > Phoenix Point of Pride. The > current name has appeared on Federal maps since at least at least the > 1950's, but is considered by many to be > derogatory. There have been several previous efforts to change the > summit's name, but none were successful. > In April 2003, the Arizona Board on Geographic and Historic Names > considered and approved a request by > the Governor of Arizona to rename it to Piestewa Peak, in honor of Pfc. > Lori Piestewa, a resident of Arizona > and a member of the Hopi Nation, who had died one month earlier during the > conflict in Iraq. In researching > this proposal, the AZBGHN determined that the change to Piestewa Peak had > the support of the Inter-Tribal > Council of Arizona. However, the BGN was not permitted to consider the > request at the Federal level, citing > the restrictions of the Commemorative Naming Policy that does not allow a > commemorative name for a > natural feature until the intended honoree has been deceased at least five > years. The proposal is being held > until March 2008, the five-year anniversary of Ms. Piestewa's death. > > Although the AZBGHN's renaming of Squaw Peak to Piestewa Peak has the > support of many area residents > and the new name is now shown on many local and State maps and products, > there are a large number of > other residents of Phoenix who do not endorse it, either because they do > not believe the longstanding name > Squaw Peak is derogatory, or because they object to the way in which the > 2003 proposal was handled by the > State. > > Citing these objections, this new proposal, to rename the summit to > Swilling Peak, was submitted by a local > historian. An online account of Swilling's life, authored by the > proponent, provides the following: "Born in > North Carolina, he moved to the New Mexico and Arizona Territories around > the 1850's, pursuing > prospecting and mining for newly discovered gold. By 1860, with the onset > of the Civil War, he joined the > Arizona Guards. Rather than report for disciplinary action, he and several > others deserted from the CSA. He > arrived in Phoenix from Prescott, Arizona, with friend and colleague > Darrell Duppa in 1867. In his travels as > a rider and scout for the Union, he had been fascinated with the ancient > Hohokam ruins and artifacts, > especially the extensive network of canals the ancient Indians had dug to > irrigate their fields. His concept was > that the old canals could be re-built for modern farmers, and that the > soil of the valley could support highly > productive farms. Within a very short time, the Swilling and Duppa team > had water flowing in a canal. By > January 1, 1868, Swilling's home area, where up to fifty more pioneer > homes had been built by this time, was > known as Pumpkinville - so named for the impressive growth of pumpkins > Jack had earlier planted along the > canals. Darrell Duppa suggested the name Phoenix--for much like the > mythical Phoenix rising from its ashes, > a new civilization would soon rise from the ashes of an old. Swilling died > in jail of natural causes while > awaiting trial for a stagecoach robbery he did not commit." > > There are two other geographic features in Arizona already named for John > Swilling. Swilling Butte in > Coconino County was the subject of a 1932 BGN decision, while Swilling > Gulch in Yavapai County was a > name found in local use and presumably so named because of its proximity > to Swilling's ranch. The two > features are located 299 km (186 mi) and 61 km (38 mi), respectively, from > the summit in question. > > > Basically prepare to climb Swilling Peak because it looks like that is > what the name might become. > > > On 8/30/07, Guy Aldrich wrote: > > > > I'm surprised Garmin is still calling it Squaw Peak. > > > > ------------------------------ > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit:http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resourcehttp://www.azgeocaching.com > > ------------------------------ > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.12/979 - Release Date: 8/29/07 > 8:21 PM > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > >