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34: 413: 131: 124: 194: 454: 483: 478: 80: 447: 240:, but Tunas Peak's distinctive appearance, offensive local name, and location off Interstate Highway 10 has led to it becoming a notable 488: 202: 357: 440: 33: 123: 253: 73: 193:(primarily Perdiz, Livermore, and Langtry types) and shell pendants. Excavations took place in 1974 and 1980 under the 473: 412: 63: 228:, Gerald McLeod nicknamed the mountain "Perky Breast Mountain" to avoid using the colloquial local name. 198: 225: 420: 306: 241: 217:. The more regionally common name of Squawteat Peak is a reference to the ethnic and sexual slur 159: 39: 190: 183: 328: 298: 424: 467: 163: 214: 237: 179: 273: 95: 82: 382: 244:. A gas station in Bakersfield sells hats and keychains depicting the peak. 186: 53: 218: 167: 428: 195:
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
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Archaeological features found at Tunas Peak include
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Bakersfield, Texas
Elevation
Prominence
Coordinates
30°53′38″N 102°19′26″W / 30.89389°N 102.32389°W / 30.89389; -102.32389
Tunas Peak is located in Texas
breast-shaped hill
Pecos County
Texas
tipi rings
fire-cracked rock
middens
projectile points
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Interstate Highway 10
National Historic Preservation Act
Tunas Creek
squaw
The Austin Chronicle
ghost town
roadside attraction
Texas State Highway Loop 293
"Tunas Peak, Texas"
"Squawteat Peak"
University of Texas
"Squawteat Peak"


"Day Trips: Perky Breast Mountain, Bakersfield"

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