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Buffalo Woman Lake

Coordinates: 48°28′29″N 113°35′11″W / 48.47472°N 113.58639°W / 48.47472; -113.58639
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Buffalo Woman Lake
Buffalo Woman Lake below Eaglehead Mt.
Location of Buffalo Woman Lake in Montana, USA.
Location of Buffalo Woman Lake in Montana, USA.
Buffalo Woman Lake
Location of Buffalo Woman Lake in Montana, USA.
Location of Buffalo Woman Lake in Montana, USA.
Buffalo Woman Lake
LocationGlacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, US
Coordinates48°28′29″N 113°35′11″W / 48.47472°N 113.58639°W / 48.47472; -113.58639[1]
Lake typeNatural
Primary outflowsCoal Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length.45 mi (0.72 km)
Max. width.25 mi (0.40 km)
Surface elevation6,090 ft (1,860 m)

Buffalo Woman Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Buffalo Woman Lake is east of Eaglehead Mountain and .60 miles (0.97 km) south of Beaver Woman Lake.[2]

The name, Buffalo Woman Lake, was officially approved by the United States Geographic Board (now known as the United States Board on Geographic Names) on March 6, 1929.[1] The name Buffalo Woman was recommended by Howard A. Noble, General Manager of the Glacier Park Hotel, and approved by the National Park Service.[1] According to the Geographic Board's decision card, the name is associated with the Native American tribe known as the Blackfeet.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d "Buffalo Woman Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  2. ^ "Mount Saint Nicholas, MT" (Map (USGS Quad)). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2011-02-19.