Dancing Lady Mountain is a summit in Glacier County, Montana, in the United States and it is located within Glacier National Park.[3] Dancing Lady is derived from a Blackfoot-language name.[4] The mountain's former name of Squaw Mountain was changed due to ongoing controversy over the term "squaw".[5]

Dancing Lady Mountain
East face
Highest point
Elevation7,357 ft (2,242 m)[1]
Prominence233 ft (71 m)[1]
Coordinates48°25′28″N 113°18′42″W / 48.42444°N 113.31167°W / 48.42444; -113.31167[2]
Geography
Dancing Lady Mountain is located in Montana
Dancing Lady Mountain
Dancing Lady Mountain
Parent rangeLewis Range
Topo mapUSGS Dancing Lady Mountain MT
Climbing
First ascentUnknown
Easiest routeScramble class III

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Dancing Lady Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dancing Lady Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  3. ^ Dancing Lady Mountain, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  4. ^ Monmonier, Mark (15 September 2008). From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame. University of Chicago Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-226-53464-0.
  5. ^ Yenne, Bill (2006). Glacier National Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7385-3011-6.
 
Dancing Lady Mountain in autumn