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Piestewa Peak (/ p aɪ ˈ ɛ s t ə w ɑː / py-ES-tə-wah; [4] O'odham: Vainom Do'ag, formerly Squaw Peak), at 2,610 feet (796 m) is the second highest point in the Phoenix Mountains, after Camelback Mountain, and the third highest in the city of Phoenix, Arizona.
The Phoenix Mountains Park and Recreation Area (better known as Piestewa Peak; formerly Squaw Peak), the first of these parks to be preserved, has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride. [1] Two of the parks rank among the world's largest city parks (along with McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale, Arizona). [2] [circular reference]
The mountains contain the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, which includes the Dreamy Draw Recreation Area, Lookout Mountain Preserve, North Mountain Preserve and Piestewa Mountain Park. The Dreamy Draw Recreation Area is located in the pass between the Stoney/Echo mountain ridge and Piestewa Peak known as Dreamy Draw.
As mountains go, 1,642-foot Squaw Peak isn’t particularly imposing. But its inviting views of western Massachusetts have tricked hikers into becoming complacent amid its steep, slippery cliffs ...
Ch-paa-qn Peak, a mountain (formerly known as Squaw Peak) in Missoula County, Montana, United States; Piestewa Peak, a mountain (formerly known as Squaw Peak) in the Phoenix Mountains range in Phoenix, Arizona, United States
New names will replace the word squaw, effective immediately, at nearly 650 geographic features across the country including Washeshu Creek, formerly known as Squaw Creek, and Olympic Valley, long ...
The peak was named after Lori Piestewa, the first Native American woman to die in combat in the U.S. military. Prior to this time, the freeway was known as the Squaw Peak Parkway, a name considered offensive by Native Americans. [2] Rapid growth and increased traffic demand on the east side of Metro Phoenix made the Piestewa Freeway necessary.
The name of a mountain peak in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park that honored Confederate President Jefferson Davis was restored in 2019 to its Shoshone name, Doso Doyabi, as a way of declaring ...