Pickaninny Buttes
Pickaninny Buttes is a summit in San Bernardino County, California, in the United States. It has an elevation of 2,999 feet (914 m). The butte is composed of granite.
The name has attracted criticism from the media because it contains the ethnic slur pickaninny.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickaninny Buttes
- ^ Jaeger, Edmund Carroll (1950). Our Desert Neighbors. Stanford University Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0804710978.
- ^ Fonesca, Felicia; Cone, Tracie (February 26, 2012). "From Negro Creek to Wop Draw, place names offend". NBC News. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
34°27′48″N 116°53′00″W / 34.46333°N 116.88337°W
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