▁of ▁gla ci ation . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁et ym ology ▁N es cope ck ▁Mountain ▁was ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁Geographic ▁Names ▁Information ▁System ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Its ▁identifier ▁in ▁the ▁Geographic ▁Names ▁Information ▁System ▁is ▁ 1 1 9 0 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁r idge ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁N es co pec ▁Mountain . ▁This ▁variant ▁name ▁appears ▁in ▁Israel ▁C . ▁White ' s ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁book ▁The ▁ge ology ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Branch ▁Sus que h anna ▁River ▁Region ▁in ▁the ▁six ▁count ies ▁of ▁Wy oming , ▁L ack aw anna , ▁Lu zer ne , ▁Columbia , ▁Mont our ▁and ▁North umber land . ▁N es cope ck ▁Mountain ▁is ▁most ▁likely ▁named ▁for ▁a ▁Native ▁American ▁village ▁called ▁N es cope ck . ▁The ▁word ▁n es cope ck ▁itself ▁is ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁n esk cho ppe ck , ▁which ▁may ▁mean ▁" dir ty ▁waters " ▁or ▁" black ▁waters ". ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁Native ▁American ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁N es cope ck ▁Mountain , ▁where ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁N es cope ck ▁is ▁in ▁modern ▁times . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁F ork s ▁Indians ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁r idge ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 ▁after ▁being ▁ev icted ▁from ▁their ▁lands ▁in ▁the ▁Le high ▁Valley . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 7 5 5 , ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁Mor