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Cypress Hills (Canada)
The Cypress Hills are a geographical region of hills in southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta, Canada.
The highest point in the Cypress Hills is at Head of the Mountain in Alberta at . The highest point in Saskatchewan is at . Its location is at .〔
==Name==
The Cypress Hills have been known by a wide number of native and European names throughout their history. An 1882 Blackfoot–English dictionary written by C. M. Lanning provided the Blackfoot name , which translates as "striped earth" or "earth over earth". The Cree name, in use at the same time, was , (spelled in a variety of anglicized forms including "Mun-a-tuh-gow"), sometimes said to mean "beautiful upland" but more accurately referring to "an area to be respected, protected, taken care of and/or taken care with". The Assiniboine name is .〔 Early Métis hunters, who spoke a variation of French, called the hills フランス語:''les montagnes des Cyprès'', in reference to the abundance of jack pine trees. In the Canadian French spoken by the Métis, the jack pine is called フランス語:''cyprès'',〔http://aimfc.rncan.gc.ca/arbres/fiche/43〕 although it is not a true cypress tree. The English translation is Cypress Hills.〔
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