On February 26th, 1926, the Sunday Idaho Statesman published the following report by E.S. Crawford describing the origin of the name Appendicitis Mountain, now Appendicitis Hill. [Bannon’s extensive surveying contributions to Idaho Surveying are discussed on pages 14 and 15.] Appendicitis Case – Responsible for Mountain’s Name Answering a query of The statesman several weeks ago as to how “Appendicitis Mountain” … Continue reading
The history, evolution, and process of naming mountains is discussed in the book on pages 32 and 33. However, the specific origin of official (and unofficial) mountain names is often not documented. The public can submit proposed names for peaks via the U.S. Geological Survey’s U.S. Board on Geographic Names website. But often, and especially before the internet, names that were not officially designated through … Continue reading