UPDATE: February 2011-- Despite the approval by Scottsdale City Council, the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names failed to come to a consensus on the name, rejecting all three options. The unnamed mountain will remain "Other" mountain for the time being.
ORGINAL POST: The Scottsdale City Council approved a recommendation that would name an unnamed, 3,005 foot summit west of Pinnacle Peak.
A name is necessary for the mountain to increase the level of accuracy in locating lost or injured persons, and in studying specific geological or biological attributes of the land. Right now they refer to it as the "other mountain" west of Pinnacle Peak and that is certainly not quite as descriptive or clarifying as "Chuckwalla Mountain" which was the name approved for recommendation in January 2011.
Other names ruled out for the peak included "Inspiration Peak" and "Sonoran Mountain."
The process for a new name may take up to 1.5 years to complete based on having the name submitted by the state to the National level before production of new maps can begin.
Check out the historical background: City of Scottsdale City Council Report from September 2010
And the Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names website
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