Yainax Butte
{{Short description|Mountain in Oregon, United States}}
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Yainax Butte is a mountain located just south of the Klamath Reservation, in Oregon. Yainax is a Klamath language word meaning "little hill".{{cite book|last1=McArthur|first1=Lewis A.|last2=McArthur|first2=Lewis L.|title=Oregon Geographic Names|date=1992|publisher=Oregon Historical Society Press|isbn=0-87595-237-2|edition=6th|url=http://www.ohs.org/shop/museum-store/books-and-publications/oregon-geographic-names.cfm|page=929}}
Notable residents include Toby Riddle, who lived at Yainax Butte in her later years.[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2745554 The Indian School Journal], Volume 16, Number 4, 1915, page 206.
Name history
The butte has been known by various names such as Modoc Mountain, Bald Mountain, and Yonna Butte. The name Yainax Butte was originally applied to a smaller mountain some {{convert|12|miles|km}} northwest, which is now known as Council Butte.{{gnis|1140253|Council Butte}} Because of common usage, the US Board on Geographic Names officially changed the name to Yainax Butte in 1927.{{gnis|1140253|Yainax Butte}}