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Chula Vista (Missouri)

Coordinates: 36°41′54″N 93°14′56″W / 36.6983333°N 93.2488889°W / 36.6983333; -93.2488889
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Chula Vista is a summit in Taney County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The summit has an elevation of 1,302 feet (397 m).[1] The summit lies along Missouri Route 248 at the intersection with Buchanan Road and is approximately four miles north of Branson.[2][3]

Chula Vista was named after Chula Vista, California, by a settler who had visited the city.[4] The name is Spanish for "pretty view".

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chula Vista (Missouri)
  2. ^ Branson, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1989
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998 p. 62 ISBN 0899332242
  4. ^ "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

36°41′54″N 93°14′56″W / 36.6983333°N 93.2488889°W / 36.6983333; -93.2488889