Description
In San Isabel National Forest, 1.9 mi. NNW of Mount Ouray, 2.4 mi. SSE of Pahlone Peak; Sec 6, T48N, R7E, New Mexico Principal Meridian. In 2017, the BGN approved a proposal to change the application of the name Chipeta Mountain from 382622N 1061447W to 382652N 1061427W.
History
Named for Chipeta (d. 1924), a Tabeguache Ute woman and second wife of Chief Ouray. According to the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame, Chipeta was honored “because of the courage and valor she demonstrated in her efforts to mediate between Native Americans and whites.”