Taowhywee Point

Taowhywee Point is a summit in the U.S. state of Oregon.^[1] The elevation is 3,707 feet (1,130 m).^[1]

Taowhywee is a name derived from the Takelma language meaning "morning star".^[2] It was the Indian name of Margaret Tao-Why-Wee Harney (1807-1893), a medicine woman of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taowhywee Point
^ "Jackson County Place Names Database". Jackson County Genealogy Library. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

42°15′24″N 122°41′32″W / 42.25667°N 122.69222°W / 42.25667; -122.69222

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taowhywee Point

[2] "Jackson County Place Names Database". Jackson County Genealogy Library. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

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