Beegum Peak Explained

Beegum Peak is a summit in the U.S. state of California. The elevation is .

Beegum Peak was so named on account of its shape, likened to a beehive;[1] "beegum" is a Southern word for "beehive".[2] A variant name is "Bee Gum Butte".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place Names . https://web.archive.org/web/20170508070312/http://www.tehamaschools.org/files/TC%20Place%20Names.pdf . dead . 8 May 2017 . Tehama County Department of Education . 25 March 2018.
  2. Book: Bright, William. William Bright. 1998. 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. Berkeley, CA. University of California Press.

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