Chinese Peak is a summit in Bannock County, Idaho, in the United States. This peak is the highest point in the portion of the Portneuf Range called the Pocatello Range.[4] With an elevation of 6,791 feet (2,070 m), Chinese Peak is the 1069th highest summit in the state of Idaho.[5] The peak is a fire lookout site and a road/bike trail leads to the top.

Chinese Peak
Chinese Peak Idaho
Highest point
Elevation	6,791 ft (2070 m)[1] NAVD88
Prominence	1191 ft (363 m)[2]
Isolation	5.85 mi (9.41 km)[2]
Listing	North America highest peaks US highest major peaks Idaho peaks 1069th
Coordinates	42°50′56″N 112°21′47″W[1]
Geography
Location	High point of Rocky Mountain National Park and Bannock County, Idaho, U.S.[2]
Parent range	Portneuf Range, List of mountain ranges of Idaho of the Pocatello range.[2]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Chinese Peak, Idaho[3]
Geology
Mountain type
Climbing
Easiest route	Bicycle route

Formerly called Chinks Peak, the summit was named for a Chinese man who died near the summit in the 1890s.[6] Following controversy over the use of ethnic slur "chink", the name was officially changed by the Geographic Names Information System in 2001.[7]

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