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).[1] The butte is composed of granite.[2]
The name has attracted criticism from the media because it contains the ethnic slur pickaninny.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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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