Names in Idaho

March 2006

These last few months I have traveled all over the state. While driving and studying maps, I've discovered strange and humorous names for things in the Gem State. Here's what I have found.

 

Assorted Names
Fog and Big Fog Mtn
Puddin Mtn (delicious and cute)
Wahoo Peak (I always say it, Wahoo!! Peak)
Burnt Knob (?)
Asbestos Peak (the name screams Nature's Majesty!)
Buffalo Hump (Sounds kind of dirty)
Potato Hill
Nipple Mtn (not affiliated with the Tetons)
Disgrace Butte
Big Peak (Huge)
Shorty Peak (Tiny)
Old Baldy Peak
St. Joe Baldy (Patron of Bald Men?)
Poison Butte (Stay Away)
Spooky Butte (Oooooo!)
Deadhorse Mtn
Apendicitus Hill (Such a relaxing place)
Chicken Dinner Rd (Wholesome family stuff)
Frozen Dog Rd (Save it and eat it later)

Pirate Names
Scurvy Mtn
Pegleg Mtn
Canonball Mtn

Racist Names
White Peak
Black Peak
Pollock Mtn
Squaw Butte
(I'm Outraged!)

Cities
Shoup (I like to use it as a sound effect)
Cocolalla (It's just a funny name)
Athol (Say it out loud)
Slickpoo (Funny on so many levels)
Idahome (Idaho is my Ida-home!)
Gay (hee hee)

Best Name So Far
Butts Creek Point (this is the runner up)

The winner takes a whole paragraph. Both of these places are part of
the Grand Teton State Park. That is funny because Grand Teton is
french for big boobs. There is a charming park called Beaver Dick Park.
Near Beaver Dick Park runs the ever delightful Bitch Creek.