"The mountain range east of Owens Lake is clearly shown
on the maps of hte 1850s, but no name is attached to it. In Apr. 1860 some
twenty men led by Col. H.P. Russ and Dr. S.G. George organized the Russ Mining
District in this region. When they inquired of the Indians about names, 'Chief
George,' later a leader in the Indian war fought in that district, informed
them that the name of the mountains was 'Inyo' and that its meaning was
'dwelling place of a great spirit' (Chalfant, Inyo, p. 83). However,
Madison Beeler, 'Inyo,' Names 20.56-59 (1972), and 'Inyo once again,'
Names 26.208 (1978), argued for a derivation from Spanish indio
'Indian'. Inyo County was created on Mar. 22, 1866. Inyo National Forest was
established and named by executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt on
May 25, 1907."
- Erwin G. Gudde, California Place Names
References to can also be found in these files:
More of Bob's Trip Reports
For more information see these SummitPost pages: Mt. Inyo - Keynot Peak
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