"Chink Peak" -- named, without rancor, for a local Chinese-American merchant who asked to be and was buried up there -- is now called "China Peak" or "Chinese Peak"; locals, both Euro- and Oriental- Americans, still call it "Chink Peak." Folks who knew nothing about the history renamed it so as not to cause any possible offense to the local citizenry.]

In some places I understand the word "warrior" is considered a derogatory term because of its association with various Indian nations (I'll call them "Indians" because they call themselves "Indians" -- unless I'm refering to a particular group, such as the Shoshone or the Nez Perce or the Navaho). My response is "Huh?"

Is the sentence "There could be a chink in China's armor" derogatory?

Should I be offended because Howard Mountain is named for the Howard Family, who no longer live around here?

No, I won't deliberately offend anyone (usually). But sometimes I think things can be taken to exremes.