Squaw Tits
Isanaklesh Peaks, formerly known as Squaw Tits, is a summit in Maricopa County, Arizona, in the United States. with an elevation of 2,478 feet (755 m).
The peak was named from its resemblance to a human breast. However, the term squaw is a derogatory racial epithet targeting the Indigenous people of North America, and Indigenous women in particular.
See also
References
- ^ "Isanaklesh Peaks, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "Isanaklesh Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ Monmonier, Mark (15 September 2008). From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame. University of Chicago Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-226-53464-0.