Buffalo Woman Lake is located in
Glacier National Park, in the
U. S. state of
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
. Buffalo Woman Lake is east of
Eaglehead Mountain and south of
Beaver Woman Lake
Beaver Woman Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Beaver Woman Lake is in the northwest part of Martha's Basin southeast of Mount Pinchot and north of Buffalo Woman Lake.
The name, Beaver Woman, was submitte ...
.
The name, Buffalo Woman Lake, was officially approved by the
United States Geographic Board
The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal governm ...
(now known as the United States Board on Geographic Names) on March 6, 1929.
[ The name Buffalo Woman was recommended by Howard A. Noble, General Manager of the Glacier Park Hotel, and approved by the ]National Park Service
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.[ According to the Geographic Board's decision card, the name is associated with the Native American tribe known as the Blackfeet.][
]
See also
*List of lakes in Flathead County, Montana (A-L)
There are at least 269 named lakes and reservoirs in Flathead County, Montana.
Lakes
* Abbot Lake, , el.
* Aeneas Lake, , el.
* Akaiyan Lake, , el.
* Akokala Lake, , el.
* Alcove Lake, , el.
* Almeda Lake, , el.
* Alpha Lake, , el. ...
*Beaver Woman Lake
Beaver Woman Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Beaver Woman Lake is in the northwest part of Martha's Basin southeast of Mount Pinchot and north of Buffalo Woman Lake.
The name, Beaver Woman, was submitte ...
*Mount Pinchot (Montana)
Mount Pinchot () is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mount Pinchot is less than SSE of Mount Stimson while Beaver Woman Lake is southeast of Mount Pinchot.
Mount Pinchot is named for Gifford Pincho ...
*Mount Saint Nicholas
Mount Saint Nicholas is a peak in the remote southwestern section of Glacier National Park, in Montana. It is a particularly steep, pointed rock pinnacle, and its distinctive profile is visible from many summits in the southern half of the park. ...
References
Lakes of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Lakes of Flathead County, Montana
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