UTAH COMMITTEE FOR GEOGRAPHIC NAMES

Utah Division of State History

Thursday, February 3, 2005

Minutes

Present:

Name Term Expiration Date:

Robert Coulter January 1, 2006

Gary Gale BLM

Janet Packham January 1, 2006

James Stringfellow UGS

Dave Vincent USGS

Susan Whetstone, Secretary State History

Dan White January 1, 2006

Absent:

Roberta Quigley

Chris Glazier

Gladys Hale

Kim Hyatt

Agenda:

Welcome and called to order at 1:07 by Susan Whetstone.

Minutes were reviewed and approved.

Old Business:

Three Sentinels Arch was disapproved because it appears as Explorers Arch on some published maps (Stan Jones map of the Lake Powell area). The arch appears to already be named.

Docket 387:

a. Andersen Hill Deferred

Have Box Elder County and the town of Howell been contacted about the name change?

b. Deception Arch Approved conditionally

Unanimously approved, but check to see if Garfield County has been contacted.

c. Obscure Arch Approved (Unanimous)

It is considered to be an arch.

d. The Jug Disapproved (6 disapproved; 1 approved)

There is a feature called Jug Rock 15 miles from the feature proposed as the Jug. The Board felt the name was too close to the feature with such a similar name. Hikers in the area could get confused. The Board is willing to look at a different name for the feature.

e. Mt. Superior

Is the mountain Mt. Superior or Superior Peak. Jim is going to get information from Alta.

Starvation Reservoir

Deferred until docketed.

The question came up about derogatory names. “Nigger” and “Jap” are the two names that are considered derogatory and will not be used on maps.

Janet Packham was thanked for supplying photographs of The Jug for the Board.

The next meeting will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2005 at 1:00pm in the Rio Grande Board Room.

8. The meeting adjourned at 2:15 pm.

______________________________________________ February 3, 2005