Killdeer Mountains
Killdeer Mountains is a mountain range in Dunn County, North Dakota, in the United States.[1]
The range's name comes from the Native Americans, who used the area as a hunting ground for deer.[2] The range was the scene of the Battle of Killdeer Mountain in 1864.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Killdeer Mountains
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State,. WPA. p. 321. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5.
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