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Native oral history ties the name to a lone hunter in search of deer to feed his clan. He killed a deer but, while returning to the prairie, encountered a bear. The bear held the hunter to the ground, and the hunter appealed to the Great Spirit to release him. The Great Spirit filled the heavens with lightning and thunder, striking the bear dead and severing its paw to release the hunter. Looking at Box Elder Butte, one can see the paw, and Centennial Mountain to the south resembles a reclining bear.<ref name=MDT/> |
Native oral history ties the name to a lone hunter in search of deer to feed his clan. He killed a deer but, while returning to the prairie, encountered a bear. The bear held the hunter to the ground, and the hunter appealed to the Great Spirit to release him. The Great Spirit filled the heavens with lightning and thunder, striking the bear dead and severing its paw to release the hunter. Looking at Box Elder Butte, one can see the paw, and Centennial Mountain to the south resembles a reclining bear.<ref name=MDT/> |
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Locals refer to the range as the Bearpaws<ref>[http://mtplacenames.org/ Montana Place Names Companion Website] Aarstad, Rich, Ellie Arguimbau, Ellen Baumler, Charlene Porsild, and Brian Shovers. Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman. Montana Historical Society Press</ref> ([[Assiniboine language|Assiniboine]]: ''Waną́be'';<ref>{{Cite web |
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}}</ref> [[Crow language|Apsáalooke]]: ''Daxpitcheeischikáate'', "Bear's little hand"<ref name=lbhc/>). |
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[[Chief Joseph]] of the [[Nez Perce people|Nez Perce]] surrendered to Col. [[Nelson Miles]] in the foothills of the Bear's Paw Mountains in October 1877 after the [[Battle of Bear Paw]].<ref name=greene13/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 01:20, 20 March 2020
| Bears Paw Mountains | |
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 Bears Paw Mountains as seen from near Virgelle, Montana | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Baldy Mountain |
| Elevation | 6,916 ft (2,108 m)[1] |
| Geography | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| Range coordinates | 48°12.5′N 109°31.05′W / 48.2083°N 109.51750°W |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Late Cretaceous |
The Bears Paw Mountains (Bear Paw Mountains, Bear's Paw Mountains or Bearpaw Mountains)[2] are an insular-montane island range in North-Central Montana, USA, located approximately 10 miles south of Havre, Montana. Baldy Mountain, which rises 6,916 feet (2,108 m) above sea level, is the highest peak in the range.
The Bears Paw Mountains extend in a 45-mile arc between the Missouri River and Rocky Boy Indian Reservation south of Havre.
While highway signs designate the range as the Bears Paw Mountains, historically, the names Bearpaw Mountains and Bear Paw Mountains also have been used, including on early state maps of the region. The U.S. Geological Survey continues to use Bearpaw Mountains on publications.
Geology
The Cretaceous Bearpaw Formation outcrops in these mountains, and is named for the range.
Native American legend
Native oral history ties the name to a lone hunter in search of deer to feed his clan. He killed a deer but, while returning to the prairie, encountered a bear. The bear held the hunter to the ground, and the hunter appealed to the Great Spirit to release him. The Great Spirit filled the heavens with lightning and thunder, striking the bear dead and severing its paw to release the hunter. Looking at Box Elder Butte, one can see the paw, and Centennial Mountain to the south resembles a reclining bear.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Baldy Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ^ "Bears Paw Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ^ "An Island on the Plains: the Bears Paw Mountains" (PDF). Montana Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2010.
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External links
- Montana Historical Society
Media related to Bears Paw mountains at Wikimedia Commons
