Re: Most common/most unusual place names
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:06 am
Name says it all
Name says it all
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:06 amName says it all
Re: Most common/most unusual place names
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:16 amRegina, Canada......yes it rhymes with. Sorry!
Re: Most common/most unusual place names
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 1:53 pmAn old thread, I know, but Arkansas has some town names that deserve recognition:
Smackover
Oil Trough
Hogeye
Hog Jaw
Hog Wallow
Greasy Corner
Possum Grape
Monkey Run
Goobertown
Turkey Scratch
Fifty-Six
Seed Tick
Smackover
Oil Trough
Hogeye
Hog Jaw
Hog Wallow
Greasy Corner
Possum Grape
Monkey Run
Goobertown
Turkey Scratch
Fifty-Six
Seed Tick
Re: Most common/most unusual place names
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:18 pmSeveral US State Highpoints have unusual names, stemming from a native language and/or proper name.
Ebright Azimuth
Taum Sauk
Cheaha Mountain
Katahdin
Mauna Kea
Denali
Ebright Azimuth
Taum Sauk
Cheaha Mountain
Katahdin
Mauna Kea
Denali
Re: Most common/most unusual place names
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:22 pmThere are over 100 "Long Lake"s in Minnesota.
Re: Most common/most unusual place names
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:16 pm
Re: Most common/most unusual place names
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 6:08 pmI decided to find out on my own what the most common peak names are. So, I got a database of all official USGS peaks, and found the top 10 most common peak names in the USA.
1) Round Mountain - 298 peaks
2) Bald Mountain - 292 peaks
3) Black Mountain - 256 peaks
4) Red Hill - 167 peaks
5) Little Mountain - 165 peaks
6) Table Mountain - 151 peaks
6) Green Mountain - 151 peaks
8 ) Red Mountain - 150 peaks
9) Sugarloaf Mountain - 149 peaks
9) Pine Mountain - 149 peaks
This list doesn't count similarly-named peaks (e.g., "Red Mountain", "Red Hill", and "Red Ridge" are all counted separately.)
More miscellaneous stats:
57,341: the total number of unique peak names
39,147: the number of peaks with a name shared by no other peak
1) Round Mountain - 298 peaks
2) Bald Mountain - 292 peaks
3) Black Mountain - 256 peaks
4) Red Hill - 167 peaks
5) Little Mountain - 165 peaks
6) Table Mountain - 151 peaks
6) Green Mountain - 151 peaks
8 ) Red Mountain - 150 peaks
9) Sugarloaf Mountain - 149 peaks
9) Pine Mountain - 149 peaks
This list doesn't count similarly-named peaks (e.g., "Red Mountain", "Red Hill", and "Red Ridge" are all counted separately.)
More miscellaneous stats:
57,341: the total number of unique peak names
39,147: the number of peaks with a name shared by no other peak
Re: Most common/most unusual place names
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 6:47 pmI needed a distraction, so I did something similar for lakes:
1. 645 Mud Lake
2. 422 Long Lake
3. 346 Horseshoe Lake
4. 272 Round Lake
5. 247 Twin Lakes
6. 233 Lost Lake
7. 206 Clear Lake
8. 205 Mud Pond
9. 178 Silver Lake
10. 166 Spring Lake
I'm surprised Mud Lake beat out Long Lake.
1. 645 Mud Lake
2. 422 Long Lake
3. 346 Horseshoe Lake
4. 272 Round Lake
5. 247 Twin Lakes
6. 233 Lost Lake
7. 206 Clear Lake
8. 205 Mud Pond
9. 178 Silver Lake
10. 166 Spring Lake
I'm surprised Mud Lake beat out Long Lake.
Re: Most common/most unusual place names
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:15 amA personal favorite: Bad Marriage Mountain in Glacier National Park
My wife uses this as a generic name for any hike we take that is harder than I initially laid out.
My wife uses this as a generic name for any hike we take that is harder than I initially laid out.
Re: Most common/most unusual place names
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 4:43 pmOne of my favorites is this one in Glenwood Canyon.
Re: Most common/most unusual place names
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 1:46 amSorry ... newbie here. Does the name have to be within the United States? Anyway, here's an international one ...
Re: Most common/most unusual place names
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 6:54 pmMy favorite unusual place name: Bumpass Hell
https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/ ... s_hell.htm
https://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/ ... s_hell.htm