GC9TQQM Mestaa'ehehe Mountain Cache
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Wulff Pack @ | Hide Date: 05/14/2022 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 40.896 W105° 29.843 | Last updated: 06/12/2022 | Fav points: 0
         

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Mestaa'ehehe Mountain (pronounced mess-taw-HAY) is the new name for this 11,500-foot peak, formerly S- Mountain (previous name was considered a slur in some indigenous languages).  The new name honors Mistanta, a.k.a. Owl Woman, an influential member in the Southern Cheyenne tribe in the 1830's and 1840's.  Daughter of a tribal leader, she married William Bent (founder of Bent's Fort on the Santa Fe Trail) in 1833, a marriage that resulted in relative peace and prosperity for both the Cheyenne and the traders for a couple of decades.  She was not only a translator, but was talented in the healing arts.  She once nursed William Bent back to health when he was very sick by piercing his throat with a hollow quill and blowing broth through it.  She and Bent had four children:  Mary, Robert, George and Julia.  She is believed to have died during childbirth in 1847.

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Mistanta (Owl Woman), Santa Fe National Historic Trail

Additional Waypoints

P09TQQM - Parking
N 39° 40.858 W 105° 30.330
upper lot - open in summer
P19TQQM - Winter Parking
N 39° 41.006 W 105° 31.003
winter parking/trailhead

05/17/2022 By GeoDog74
[FTF] @ 3:45! WOO-HOO! Another day another FTF on a new Wulff Pack hide! I came up here after work and opted to drive up the 4wd road, park at the gate, and walk the last mile to GZ. I injured my foot over the weekend, and the steep rocky terrain was not helping my efforts to get up top. I made a wrong turn and headed over the Fire Tower before consulting the map and doubling back. Ordinarily I would have zero issues with the scramble up the boulders at the end, but my dog was barking! Thankfully it was a quick find, with the hint and SPOT ON coordinates! I happily stamped my name in Pole Position, snapped a few pictures, and replaced as found. On the way back down I stopped and performed some CO maintenance on a hide of mine that had gone missing. After replacing that one, I headed back to the car and back home for a cold brew. Happy to award this new hide with it's inaugural Favorite, the container and views absolutely deserve it! TFTC.

05/16/2022 By IgnotusPeverell
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