English

Thatchtop Mtn, RMNP

Arapaho

1. híí3einóón toh‘óuuhut ; 2. hee3ébteesí'

Translation of Arapaho

1. ‘where a buffalo herd climbed up’ ; 2. ‘towards the top’

Note

First name recalls a time when a herd of buffalo was trapped in deep snow, chased up a mountain, and killed. Second name given by Mark Soldierwolf. He said it refers to a flat-top mountain area with only one way to the summit, where buffalo would be herded upwards and killed. See also the entry for Flattop Mountain.