[2] Kyhv Peak is located within the Squaw Benchmark ridge which runs north to south in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah.

[8] Though the tribe had mostly friendly relations with Spanish and American explorers throughout history, Latter-day Saint settlement in Utah Valley caused tensions.

There was a skirmish in the Provo area in 1850 between white settlers and indigenous people that led to the legend of the original naming of the peak.

He said he was working with a committee towards changing the name of the peak as the word "squaw" is considered offensive to native tribes.

Since the peak is owned by the federal government, Curtis admitted that Provo city's efforts were not guaranteed to result in a name change.

The committee's first official act was presenting about the effort to rename "Squaw Peak" at Utah Valley University's Diversity Day Lecture Series.

[12] While the job of renaming geologic features is generally left up to petition approval by the Board of Geographic Names, this process can often take years.

"[16] On September 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that the word "squaw" would be removed from all federal use, pushing forward movements to rename locations all over the United States.