Chula Vista (Missouri)

Chula Vista is a summit in Taney County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The summit has an elevation of 1,302 feet (397 m).[1] The summit lies along Missouri Route 248 at the intersection with Buchannan Road and is approximately four miles north of Branson.[2][3]

Chula Vista was named after Chula Vista, California, by a settler who had visited the city.[4] The name is Spanish for "pretty view".

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chula Vista (Missouri)
  2. Branson, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1989
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998 p. 62 ISBN 0899332242
  4. "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

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