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Encyclopedia > List of Chinook Jargon placenames

List of Chinook Jargon placenames


The following is a listing of placenames from the Chinook Jargon, generally from the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, the Yukon Territory and the American states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Some outliers exist in California, Utah, Nevada, the Canadian Prairies and the Great Plains States, and as far east as Michigan, Ontario, Quebec and New Hampshire; those in the Prairies/Plains and Ontario/Quebec may be assumed to have been "carried" there in the era by fur traders. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower   Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th)  - Land 474,391 km²  - Water 8,052 km² (1. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,824 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) None Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area  Ranked 14th  - Total 83,642 sq mi (216,632 km²)  - Width 305 miles (491 km)  - Length 479 miles (771 km)  - % water 0. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... This article is about the U. S. state of Nevada. ... Map of the Canadian Prairie provinces, which include boreal forests, taiga, and mountains as well as the prairies (proper). ... The Great Plains is the broad expanse of prairie which lies east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages None Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,359 sq mi (24,239 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 3. ...


Note: multiples entries of the same name are sorted in alphabetical order by state or province.

Contents

A

Placename Meaning County
or Region
State/Province Type USGS Quad
or NTS topo
Latitude Longitude Comments
Alki "soon", "the future" King WA town/city Duwamish Head 47.576ºN 122.409ºW
Alki Beach " King WA beach Duwamish Head 47.579ºN 122.409ºW
Alki Creek " St. Mary Lake,W of Cranbrook BC stream 82F/9 49°36'57"N 116°12'58"W
Alki Creek " near Dawson City YT stream 116B/2 64°03'55"N 138°59'15"W
Alkie Creek " Tatshenshini-Alsek BC stream 114P/11 59°41'33"N 137°12'55"W
Alki Crest " Pierce WA summit Golden Lakes 46.964ºN 121.893ºW
Alki Elementary " King WA school Duwamish Head 47.578ºN 122.406ºW
Alki Point " West Seattle, King WA cape Duwamish Head 47.576ºN 122.419ºW
Alki Point Lighthouse " West Seattle, King WA locale Duwamish Head 47.574ºN 122.418ºW

King County is the name of a number of counties in the United States of America: King County, Texas: named for William Phillip King, who lost his life in the Battle of the Alamo. ... King County is the name of a number of counties in the United States of America: King County, Texas: named for William Phillip King, who lost his life in the Battle of the Alamo. ... Cranbrook, British Columbia is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada located at a Latitude of 49°31 North and a Longitude 115°46 West. ... Aerial view of Dawson City with the Yukon River in early May The Town of the City of Dawson or Dawson City is a town in the Yukon Territory of Canada, located at . The current population is approximately 2,020. ... Tatshenshini-Alsek Park Tatshenshini-Alsek Park or Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Wilderness Park in British Columbia, Canada (9,580 km2) was established in 1993 after an intensive campaign by Canadian and American conservation organizations to halt mining exploration and development in the area and protect the area for its strong natural... Pierce County is the name of several counties in the United States: Pierce County, Georgia Pierce County, Nebraska Pierce County, North Dakota Pierce County, Washington Pierce County, Wisconsin This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ... King County is the name of a number of counties in the United States of America: King County, Texas: named for William Phillip King, who lost his life in the Battle of the Alamo. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King Incorporated December 2, 1869 Mayor Greg Nickels (D) Area    - City 369. ... King County is the name of a number of counties in the United States of America: King County, Texas: named for William Phillip King, who lost his life in the Battle of the Alamo. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King Incorporated December 2, 1869 Mayor Greg Nickels (D) Area    - City 369. ... King County is the name of a number of counties in the United States of America: King County, Texas: named for William Phillip King, who lost his life in the Battle of the Alamo. ...

B

Placename Meaning County
or Region
State/Province Type USGS Quad
or NTS topo
Latitude Longitude Comments
Big Mowich Mountain " Harney OR summit Big Mowich Mountain 43.952ºN 119.564ºW also indexed under "M"
Big Mowich Reservoir " Grant OR reservoir Suplee Butte 44.224ºN 119.608ºW also indexed under "M"
Boston Bar "American" Fraser Canyon BC community & bar 92H/14 49°51'58"N 121°26'31"W also Boston Bar Indian Reserves nos. 1A, 8, 9, 11
Boston Bar Creek " Coquihalla River,
Canadian Cascades
BC stream 92H/6 49°29'18"N 121°12'41"W
Boston Basin " Skagit WA basin Forbidden Peak 48.502ºN 121.066ºW
Boston Bay " Comox Lake BC bay 92H/6 49°38'0"N 125°8'0"W
Boston Bluff " Klamath OR cliff Devils Peak 42.678ºN 122.226ºW
Boston Brook " Shoshone ID stream Steamboat Creek 47.719ºN 116.209ºW
Boston Canyon " Umatilla OR valley Gibbon 45.684ºN 118.362ºW
Boston Creek " Comox Lake BC stream 92H/6 49°38'10"N 125°8'2"W
Boston Creek " Skagit WA stream Cascade Pass 48.488ºN 121.092ºW
Boston Drain " Malheur OR canal Vale West 43.932ºN 117.319ºW
Boston Flats " Cache Creek-Ashcroft junction BC locality & flat 92I/14 50°45'57"N 121°18'40"W
Boston Glacier " Skagit WA glacier Forbidden Peak 48.506ºN 121.033ºW
Boston Glacier Research Natural Area " Skagit WA parkr Forbidden Peak 48.497ºN 121.058ºW
Boston Gulch " Boise ID valley Placerville 43.896ºN 115.902ºW
Boston Harbor " Thurston WA bay Squaxin Island 47.142ºN 122.902ºW
Boston Harbor " Thurston WA town/city Squaxin Island 47.139ºN 122.900ºW also Boston Harbor Elementary School
Boston Hill " NE of Red Deer AB summit 83A/6 52°28'00"N 113°26'00"W Alberta location code 29 and 30-40-24-W4; presumably of Chinook origin, but possibly not
Boston Horse Camp " Malheur OR locale Brogan 44.128ºN 117.608ºW
Boston Islands " Wales Island, Tongass Pass/Chatham Sound BC islands 103J/10 54°42'0"N 130°34'0"W
Boston Lake " N of Comox Lake BC islands 92F/11 49°39'3"N 125°12'44"W source of Boston Creek
Boston Mills (historical) Linn OR locale Halsey 44.461ºN 123.081ºW
Boston Mills Post Office (historical) Linn OR locale Halsey 44.461ºN 123.081ºW
Boston Mountain " Idaho ID summit Boston Mountain 45.646ºN 115.188ºW
Boston Mountain Lake " Idaho ID lake Boston Mountain 45.642ºN 115.181ºW
Boston Peak " Skagit WA summit Cascade Pass 48.496ºN 121.035ºW
Boston Point " Cook Channel, Nootka Island, Nootka Sound BC cape 92e/10 49°39'376"N 126°36'53"W
Boston Point " Jefferson WA cape Brinnon 47.665ºN 122.903ºW
Boston Ridge " N side Comox Lake BC ridge 92F/11 49°38'18"N 125°11'53"W flanks Boston Creek
Boston Sink " Crook OR flat Hardin Ranch 43.882ºN 119.926ºW
Boston Tunnel " Grant OR mine Granite 44.864ºN 118.389ºW

View of Fraser Canyon near Fountain, BC View of Fraser Canyon looking upstream from Fountain, B.C. The Fraser Canyon is a stretch of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains enroute from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser... The Coquihalla River, just outside Hope, British Columbia The Coquihalla River is located in the Cascade Mountains near the town of Hope, British Columbia. ... Mount Rainier Mount Jefferson in Oregon. ... Cache Creek is a junction town 350km northeast of Vancouver in Canada. ... Ashcroft is a village in central British Columbia, Canada. ... Red Deer () is a city in central Alberta, Canada, located almost midway between Calgary and Edmonton within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. ... Nootka Sound is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean and a natural harbour on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. ...

C

Placename Meaning County State Type USGS Quad Latitude Longitude Comments
Chako Creek "come", "become" Lane OR stream Groundhog Mountain 43.519ºN 122.284ºW
Chickaman Gulch "metal, ore" Missoula MT valley Carlton Lake 46.746ºN 114.193ºW usually spelled "chikamin" or "chickaman"
Chickaman Mine " Missoula MT mine Blue Mountain 46.751ºN 114.193ºW
Chikamin Bay "metal, ore" Chikamin Range,
Hazelton Mountains
BC bay 93E/7 53º28'00"N 126º56'0"W
Chikamin Creek " Chikamin Range,
Hazelton Mountains
BC stream 93E/7 53º28'00"N 126º59'0"W
Chikamin Creek " Chelan WA stream Chikamin Creek 47.904ºN 120.729ºW
Chikamin Creek " Grays Harbor WA stream Mount Hoquiam 47.503ºN 123.541ºW
Chikamin Creek " Snohomish WA stream Glacier Peak West 48.033ºN 121.198ºW
Chikamin Lake " Kittitas WA lake Chikamin Peak 47.481ºN 121.305ºW
Chikamin Mountain " Chikamin Range,
Hazelton Mountains
BC summit 93E/7 53º23'19"N 127º3'2"W
Chikamin Peak " King WA summit Chikamin Peak 47.480ºN 121.315ºW
Chikamin Range " Hazelton Mountains BC range 93E/6 53º24'0"N 127º5'0"W Tahtsa Lake;
Chikamin Ridge " Chelan WA ridge Chikamin Creek 47.973ºN 120.688ºW
Chikamin Ridge " Kittitas WA ridge Chikamin Peak 47.458ºN 121.293ºW
Chinook see Chinook wind Deer River,
N of Brooks
AB unincorporated area 72M/7 51°27'00"N 110°55'00"W Alberta location code 4-29-7-W4
Chinook " Blaine MT town/city & locale Chinook 48.590ºN 109.231ºW also Chinook Alliance Church, Chinook Cemetery, Chinook Fire Department, Chinook Golf Club, Chinook High School, Chinook Police Department, Chinook Post Office
Chinook see Chinook salmon Pacific WA town/city Chinook 46.273ºN 123.944ºW
Chinook Bay Campground see Chinook salmon Custer ID locale Stanley 44.159ºN 114.912ºW
Chinook Bend see Chinook salmon Lincoln ID bend Devils Lake 44.881ºN 123.960ºW
Chinook Campground see Chinook salmon Idaho ID locale Loon Lake 45.213ºN 115.809ºW
Chinook Cove see Chinook salmon North Thompson River,
N of Barriere
BC unincorporated area 92P/1 and 92P/8 51°14'00"N 120°10'00"W
Chinook Creek see Chinook salmon Matanuska-Susitna AK stream Talkeetna Mountains D-5 62.803ºN 149.163ºW
Chinook Creek see Chinook wind Wapiti River AB stream 83L/12 54°44'00"N 119°57'00"W Alberta location code 66-13-W6
Chinook Creek see Chinook salmon North Thompson River,
N of Barriere
BC stream 92B/8 51°16'00"N 120°11'00"W
Chinook Creek see Chinook salmon Pierce WA stream Chinook Pass 46.800ºN 121.558ºW
Chinook Creek see Chinook salmon Skamania WA stream Bare Mountain 45.961ºN 122.114ºW
Chinook Creek " Teslin Lake,
near Carcross
YT stream 105D/8 60°31P0621'00"N 134°13'00"W
Chinook Elementary School see Chinook salmon King WA school Auburn 47.290ºN 122.180ºW
Chinook Elementary School see Chinook wind and Chinook salmon Cayuga NY locale Fair Haven 43.317ºN 76.718ºW
Chinook Jetty see Chinook salmon Pacific WA locale Chinook 46.254ºN 123.946ºW
Chinook, Lac see Chinook wind Riviere St.-Maurice, near La Tuque,
Mauricie
QC lake 31P/6 47°17'00"N 73°01'00"W
Chinook, Lac du " Duhamel, Papineau QC lake 31J/3 46°00'00"N 75°16'00"W
Chinook, Lac du " Riviere de Sault aux Cochons,
near Lac-au-Brochet,
La Haute-Côte-Nord
QC lake 22F/4 49°03'00"N 69°51'00"W
Chinook, Lac du " Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Le Domaine-du-Roy QC lake 32A/12 48°40'00"N 73°58'00"W
Chinook Lake see Chinook salmon Flathead MT lake Tally Lake 48.433ºN 114.528ºW
Chinook Lake " Etamami River SK lake 63D/8 52°23'00"N 102°28'00"W Saskatchewan location code 39-4-W2
Chinook Lake " Wapiti River AB lake 83L/12 54°38'00"N 119°56'00"W Alberta location code 65-13-W6
Chinook Middle School see Chinook salmon King WA school Kirkland 47.628ºN 122.210ºW
Chinook Middle School see Chinook salmon King WA school Des Moinese 47.435ºN 122.279ºW
Chinook Middle School see Chinook salmon Thurston WA school Lacey 47.054ºN 122.826ºW
Chinook Mountain see Chinook salmon Shuswap Highland, NE of Barriere BC summit 92P/8 51°18'00"N 120°07'00"W
Chinook Mountain see Chinook salmon Valley ID summit Chinook Mountain 44.733ºN 115.352ºW
Chinook Park see Chinook wind Calgary AB unincorporated area 82J/16 50°59'00"N 114°05'00"W
Chinook Park see Chinook salmon Josephine OR park Grants Pass 42.429ºN 123.259ºW
Chinook Pass see Chinook Yakima WA gap Chinook Pass 46.872ºN 121.514ºW
Chinook Pass Work Center see Chinook Yakima WA locale Cliffdell 46.902ºN 121.016ºW
Chinook Peak see Chinook wind Crowsnest Pass AB summit 82J/16 49°35'00"N 114°37'00"W Alberta location code 27-5-7-W5
Chinook, Petit lac du " Riviere de Sault aux Cochons,
near Lac-au-Brochet,
La Haute-Côte-Nord
QC lake 22F/4 49°04'00"N 69°51'00"W
Chinook Point see Chinook salmon Pacific WA cape Chinook 46.252ºN 123.921ºW
Chinook Ridge see Chinook Salmon Wapiti River AB/BC summit 83L/12 54°39'00"N 120°00'00"W
Chinook River see Chinook salmon Pacific WA cape Chinook 46.302ºN 123.971ºW
Chinook School see Chinook salmon Anchorage AK cape Anchorage A-8 NW 61.142ºN 149.937ºW
Chinook Valley " Peace River AB unincorporated area 83L/12 56°29'00"N 117°39'00"W Alberta location code 24-86-24-W5
Chum Creek "painted, marked" Little Shuswap Lake BC stream 83L/13 50°51'54"N 119°35'52"W Chum (sometimes spelled tzum often means the chum salmon - i.e. spotted salmon (or dog salmon), which may be the case here; given the location (near Chase) it could just as easily have to do with coloured stones, or availability of ochre or other pigments. Also Chum Creek Indian Reserve No. 2 at same location
Chum Lake " S of Little Shuswap Lake BC lake 83L/13 50°49'0"N 119°35'0"W source of Chum Creek
Chum Point " Salmon Inlet BC lake 83L/13 49°39'12"N 123°37'57"W at this location probably refers to salmon; the point opposite is Steelhead Point, and this is Salmon Inlet (an arm of Sechelt Inlet.
Chumstick "painted/marked wood/tree" Chelan WA town/city Winton 47.688ºN 120.638ºW {ossibly refers to a type of tree, or to the use of a particular type of wood or tree used as a paintbrush, or as a source of dye or paint.
Chumstick Creek " Chelan WA stream Leavenworth 47.603ºN 120.643ºW
Chumstick Mountain s" Chelan WA summit Chumstick Mountain 47.651ºN 120.450ºW
Colchuck Glacier "cold water" Chelan WA glacier Enchantment Lakes 47.480ºN 120.839ºW Cole" + chuck
Colchuck Lake " Chelan WA glacier Enchantment Lakes 47.480ºN
Colchuck Lake Dam " Chelan WA dam Enchantment Lakes 47.495ºN 120.835ºW
Colchuck Pass " Chelan WA gap Enchantment Lakes 47.481ºN 120.819ºW
Colchuck Peak " Chelan WA summit Enchantment Lakes 47.477ºN 120.844ºW
Colchuck Trail " Chelan WA trail Enchantment Lakes 47.498ºN 120.838ºW
Cosho Peak "hog, pig, swine" Skagit WA summit Mount Logan 48.589ºN 120.926ºW from fr. le cochon; Cosho Peak is on Ragged Ridge, which also includes other Jargon-named peaks: Kimtah Peak, Katsuk Peak, Mesahchie Peak (q.v.)
Coxit Creek "broken, "shattered" Okanogan WA stream Coxit Mountain 48.692ºN 119.757ºW Coxit is usually kokshut
Coxit Creek Trail (historical) " Okanogan WA trail Coxit Mountain 48.688ºN 119.799ºW
Coxit Mountain " Okanogan WA ridge Coxit Mountain 48.690ºN 119.843ºW
Cultus Bay "bad, worthless" Island WA bay Maxwelton 47.919ºN 122.396ºW
Cultus Corral Horse Camp " Deschutes OR locale Crane Prairie Reservoir 43.822ºN 121.800ºW
Cultus Creek " Kootenay Lake BC stream 82F/7 49º20'0"N 116º48'0"W 35km NW of Creston
Cultus Creek " Upper Elk River,
Rocky Mountains
BC stream 82J/7 50º30'0"N 114º59'0"W 85km N of Sparwood
Cultus Creek " Thompson Plateau BC stream 92I/8 50º19'0"N 120º27'0"W just north of Nicola Lake
Cultus Creek " Valley ID stream Big Baldy 44.813ºN 115.176ºW
Cultus Creek " Clackamas OR stream Bedford Point 45.147ºN 122.206ºW
Cultus Creek " Deschutes OR stream Crane Prairie Reservoir 43.802ºN 121.805ºW
Cultus Creek " Douglas OR stream Red Butte 43.144ºN 122.951ºW
Cultus Creek " Jefferson OR stream Axehandle Butte 44.707ºN 120.743ºW
Cultus Creek " Marion OR stream Mother Lode Mountain 44.779ºN 122.058ºW
Cultus Creek " Jefferson WA stream Indian Pass 47.880ºN 124.175ºW
Cultus Creek " Skamania WA stream Sleeping Beauty 46.079ºN 121.681ºW
Cultus Creek Campground " Skamania WA locale Lone Butte 46.047ºN 121.754ºW
Cultus Creek Station " Skamania WA locale Lone Butte 46.047ºN 121.754ºW
Cultus Hole " Yakima WA area Fairview Ridge 46.479ºN 121.127ºW
Cultus Lake " Chilliwack,
Sardis
BC community 92H/4 49º4'0"N 121º58'0"W
Cultus Lake " Chilliwack,
Sardis
BC lake 92H/4 49º3'0"N 121º59'0"W
Cultus Lake " Arrowstone Hills,
Bonaparte Plateau
BC lake 92I/14 50º52'0"N 121º3'0"W 15km NW of Savona
Cultus Lake Park " Chilliwack,
Sardis
BC lake 92H/4 49º3'0"N 121º58'0"W
Cultus Lake " Deschutes OR lake Crane Prairie Reservoir 43.839ºN 121.853ºW
Cultus Lake " Douglas OR lake Deadman Mountain 43.119ºN 122.960ºW
Cultus Lake " Skamania WA lake Lone Butte 46.029ºN 121.772ºW
Cultus Lake Recreation Site " Deschutes OR locale Crane Prairie Reservoir 43.836ºN 121.833ºW
Cultus Lake Resort " Deschutes OR locale Crane Prairie Reservoir 43.829ºN 121.837ºW
Cultus Lake Trail " Deschutes OR trail Crane Prairie Reservoir 43.867ºN 121.859ºW
Cultus Mountain " Deschutes OR summit Crane Prairie Reservoir 43.819ºN 121.869ºW
Cultus Mountain " Skagit WA summit Sedro-Woolley South 48.425ºN 122.141ºW
Cultus Mountain Reservoir " Skagit WA summit Sedro-Woolley South 48.393ºN 122.187ºW
Cultus Mountain Reservoir Dam A " Skagit WA dam Sedro-Woolley South 48.395ºN 122.188ºW
Cultus Mountain Reservoir Dam B " Skagit WA dam Sedro-Woolley South 48.393ºN 122.187ºW
Cultus Mountain Reservoir Dam C " Skagit WA dam Sedro-Woolley South 48.387ºN 122.185ºW
Cultus Mountains " Skagit WA range Haystack Mountain 48.421ºN 122.114ºW
Cultus North Shore Recreation Site " Skagit WA locale Crane Prairie Reservoir 43.844ºN 121.848ºW "North Shore" is or Cultus Lake on same quad
Cultus River " Deschutes OR stream Crane Prairie Reservoir 43.772ºN 121.803ºW
Cultus Sound " Hunter Island,
Queen Charlotte Sound
OR stream 102P/16 51º54'0"N 128º13'0"W

Location of the Hazelton Mountains The Hazelton Mountains are a grouping of mountain ranges on the inland lee of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, spanning the area of Hazelton, British Columbia south to the Nechako Reservoir. ... Location of the Hazelton Mountains The Hazelton Mountains are a grouping of mountain ranges on the inland lee of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, spanning the area of Hazelton, British Columbia south to the Nechako Reservoir. ... Location of the Hazelton Mountains The Hazelton Mountains are a grouping of mountain ranges on the inland lee of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, spanning the area of Hazelton, British Columbia south to the Nechako Reservoir. ... Location of the Hazelton Mountains The Hazelton Mountains are a grouping of mountain ranges on the inland lee of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, spanning the area of Hazelton, British Columbia south to the Nechako Reservoir. ... Chinook winds, often just called chinooks, are a variety of Föhn winds[1] pattern observed in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains end and the mountains begin. ... Brooks is a city in Alberta, Canada. ... Chinook is a city located in Blaine County, Montana. ... Chinook is a census-designated place located in Pacific County, Washington. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... A CN railway crossing of the North Thompson River near Kamloops Confluence of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers A map of the Thompson Rivers watershed The Thompson River is a major tributary of the Fraser River in the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. ... Barriere is a forestry city in central British Columbia, Canada, located 60km north of the larger city of Kamloops. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Chinook winds, often just called chinooks, are a variety of Föhn winds[1] pattern observed in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains end and the mountains begin. ... Wapiti River in western Canada Wapiti River is a river in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... A CN railway crossing of the North Thompson River near Kamloops Confluence of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers A map of the Thompson Rivers watershed The Thompson River is a major tributary of the Fraser River in the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. ... Barriere is a forestry city in central British Columbia, Canada, located 60km north of the larger city of Kamloops. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Carcross Carcross, originally Caribou Crossing, is an unincorporated community and a Reserve in the Yukon Territory of Canada on Lake Bennett and Nares Lake. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Chinook winds, often just called chinooks, are a variety of Föhn winds[1] pattern observed in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains end and the mountains begin. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Chinook winds, often just called chinooks, are a variety of Föhn winds[1] pattern observed in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains end and the mountains begin. ... La Tuque is a city in northeastern Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. ... Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Wapiti River in western Canada Wapiti River is a river in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Barriere is a forestry city in central British Columbia, Canada, located 60km north of the larger city of Kamloops. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Chinook winds, often just called chinooks, are a variety of Föhn winds[1] pattern observed in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains end and the mountains begin. ... Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Chinook has several meanings: The Chinookan nation of Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, which inhabited the lower Columbia River valley in what is now Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. ... Chinook has several meanings: The Chinookan nation of Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, which inhabited the lower Columbia River valley in what is now Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. ... Chinook winds, often just called chinooks, are a variety of Föhn winds[1] pattern observed in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains end and the mountains begin. ... Freight train, Crowsnest Pass. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Wapiti River in western Canada Wapiti River is a river in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Peace River is a town in southwestern Alberta, Canada, on the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky and Heart Rivers. ... , Chase is a small village located in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. ... Sechelt Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast and the third of such inlets north from the 49th Parallel, the first of which is Burrard Inlet, Vancouvers harbour. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Creston ( Lat. ... Elk River is the name of numerous rivers and places. ... Moraine Lake, and the Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ... Sparwood is a town in British Columbia, Canada. ... Location map of the Thompson Plateau; dotted line is boundary of the Bonaparte Plateau. ... Nicola Lake is a glacially formed narrow, deep lake located in the south-central Interior of British Columbia approximately ten kilometres northeast of the city of Merritt. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Latin: Cor Viride Provinciae (English: The Green Heart of the Province) Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canadas Location. ... Sardis, British Columbia is bedroom communitee and suburb of Chilliwack about 50 miles east of Vancouver in the heart of the fertile Fraser river valley located to the south of Highway 1 (The Transcanada Highway), and somewhat westerly from Chilliwack proper. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Latin: Cor Viride Provinciae (English: The Green Heart of the Province) Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canadas Location. ... Sardis, British Columbia is bedroom communitee and suburb of Chilliwack about 50 miles east of Vancouver in the heart of the fertile Fraser river valley located to the south of Highway 1 (The Transcanada Highway), and somewhat westerly from Chilliwack proper. ... The Bonaparte Plateau is a subarea of the larger Cariboo Plateau, which extends to the Quesnel River and lies between the Cariboo Mountains on the east and the Fraser River on the west. ... Savona is a small community at the west end of Kamloops Lake History Savona was originally located on the north shore of Kamloops Lake, where it was the end of the stagecoach line. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Latin: Cor Viride Provinciae (English: The Green Heart of the Province) Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canadas Location. ... Sardis, British Columbia is bedroom communitee and suburb of Chilliwack about 50 miles east of Vancouver in the heart of the fertile Fraser river valley located to the south of Highway 1 (The Transcanada Highway), and somewhat westerly from Chilliwack proper. ... Queen Charlotte Sound is the name of two channels: Queen Charlotte Sound, Canada, is located in British Columbia. ...

E

Placename Meaning County State Type USGS Quad Latitude Longitude Comments
Eena Creek "beaver" Benewah ID stream Emida 47.069ºN 116.533ºW

H

Placename Meaning County
or Region
State/Province Type USGS Quad
or NTS topo
Latitude Longitude Comments
Hiyu Creek "many", or "a party" Fraser River,
near confluence Bowron River
BC stream 93I/4 54°0'59"N 121°45'47"W
Hyak "fast", or "hurry up" Kittitas WA town/city Snoqualmie Pass 47.393ºN 121.392ºW
Hyak County Park " Benton OR park Lewisburg 44.639ºN 123.159ºW
Hyak Creek " Clallam WA stream Slide Peak 47.925ºN 123.964ºW
Hyak Creek " Kittitas WA stream Snoqualmie Pass 47.400ºN 121.405ºW
Hyak Junior High School " King WA school Mercer Island 47.604ºN 122.169ºW
Hyak Lake " Kittitas WA lake Snoqualmie Pass 47.393ºN 121.421ºW
Hyak Shelter " Clallam WA locale Slide Peak 47.924ºN 123.971ºW
Hyak Mountain "fast", or "hurry up" Purcell Mountains,
near Argenta-Lardeau
BC summit 82K/1 50°15'00"N 116°26'00"W
Hyas "big, great, important" near Norquay SK town 62M/16 51°54'00"N 102°16'00"W
Hyas Creek " Clallam WA stream Reade Hill 47.960ºN 124.256ºW
Hyas Lake " E of Mount Lolo,
Shuswap Highland,
near confluence Bowron River
BC lake 82L/13 50°47'50"N 119°57'58"W c. 30km ENE of Kamloops, British Columbia
Hyas Lake " Kitsap WA lake The Cradle 47.567ºN 121.119ºW
Hyas Lake " Kittitas WA lake Mount Daniel 47.575ºN 121.128ºW
Hyas Lake " Skagit WA lake Huckleberry Mountain 48.366ºN 121.362ºW
Hyas Lookout " Clallam WA locale Indian Pass 47.981ºN 124.133ºW

The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, Canada, rising in the Rocky Mountains near Mount Robson and flowing for 1400 km (870 mi), into the Pacific Ocean at the city of Vancouver. ... The Purcell Mountains are a mountain range on the west side of the Columbia Valley and on the east side of the Kootney Valley. ... Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, Canada at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. ...

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Ipsoot unknown

Placename Meaning County State Type USGS Quad Latitude Longitude Comments
Ikt Butte "one" Deschutes OR summit Lava Cast Forest 43.858ºN 121.276ºW
Ikt Glacier " Tatshenshini-Alsek BC glacier 114P/6 Moxt Glacier ("two"), Kloon Glacier ("three"), Lahkit Glacier ("four"), Kwinnum Glacier ("five"), Taghum Glacier ("six"), Sinnamoxt Glacier ("seven"), Stotekin Glacier ("eight") are nearby
Ikt Lake " nr Ocean Falls BC lake 93D/5 Mokst Lake (from "two") is immediately upstream
Illahee "land, grassland" Curry OR community
Illahee Meadows " Bonaparte Plateau BC flat 92P/3 51°10'0"N 121°17'0"W 22km NE of Clinton, British Columbia
Illahee Xing " Marion OR overpass Named overpass S of Salem, OR crossing Interstate 5
Inati Creek "across" Parsnip Reach, Williston Lake BC stream 93O/12 55°44'22"N 123°31'23"W
Ipsoot Butte "hidden" Klamath OR summit Spring Butte 43.553ºN 121.354ºW
Ipsoot Creek "hidden" Rutherford Creek, W of Pemberton and N of Whistler BC stream 92P/8 51°15'56"N 120°10'37"W there are two Ipsoot Creeks coming of the Ipsoot Glacier, this one on the NE flank of the Ipsoot massif, the other on its south. This one comes from the main toe of the Ipsoot Glacier.
Ipsoot Creek "hidden" Lillooet River, NW of Pemberton BC stream 92J/7 50°17'6"N on S flank of Ipsoot massif
Ipsoot Creek " Latah ID stream Sand Mountain 46.928ºN 116.542ºW
Ipsoot Glacier " Pemberton Icecap-Rutherford Creek BC glacier 92J/6 50°19'59"N 123°0'10"W
Ipsoot Lake " Whatcom WA lake Bacon Peak 48.713ºN 1121.539ºW
Ipsoot Mountain " SE Pemberton Icecap-Rutherford Creek BC summit 92J/7 50°19'36"N 122°59'30"W NW of Pemberton, N of Whistler

Tatshenshini-Alsek Park Tatshenshini-Alsek Park or Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Wilderness Park in British Columbia, Canada (9,580 km2) was established in 1993 after an intensive campaign by Canadian and American conservation organizations to halt mining exploration and development in the area and protect the area for its strong natural... Ocean Falls is a small community on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... The Bonaparte Plateau is a subarea of the larger Cariboo Plateau, which extends to the Quesnel River and lies between the Cariboo Mountains on the east and the Fraser River on the west. ... Clinton is a village in central British Columbia, Canada. ... Lakes of British Columbia. ... Pemberton is a town north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley and has a population of about 2,204. ... Whistler, British Columbia is a Canadian resort town incorporated as a resort municipality, with a permanent population of approximately 9,965. ... The Lillooet River is a major river of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. ... Pemberton is a town north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley and has a population of about 2,204. ... Pemberton is a town north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley and has a population of about 2,204. ... Whistler, British Columbia is a Canadian resort town incorporated as a resort municipality, with a permanent population of approximately 9,965. ...

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Placename Meaning County
or Region
State/Province Type USGS Quad
or NTS topo
Latitude Longitude Comments
Kahkwa Creek "like", "as", "similar to" Jefferson WA stream Indian Pass 47.881ºN 124.248ºW
Kalahin Mountain poss. var. of kullaghan mdash; "fence, fenced enclosure" Boundary Ranges,
just S of Iskut River
BC summit 104B/11 56°34'43"N 131°0'32"W maybe Tahltan in origin
Kanaka Bar "Hawaiian man";
see also Owyhee
Fraser Canyon BC bar & locality 92I/4 50º7'0"N 121º34'0"W Kanaka is also name of CNR railway point here; also Kanaka Bar Indian Reserves 1A and 2; Kanaka Bar Tunnel on TransCanada Highway Kanaka Mountain is nearby
Kanaka Bar " Butte CA bar Forbestown 39.601ºN 121.317ºW more southerly Californian Kanaka placenames not necessarily Chinook in origin, could be direct into local English from Hawaiian
Kanaka Bar " Siskiyou CA bar Badger Mountain 41.865ºN 122.726ºW
Kanaka Bay " San Juan WA bay False Bay 48.485ºN 123.083ºW
Kanaka Bluff " W tip Portland Island,
off Swartz Bay
BC bluff False Bay 48°43'32"N 123°23'12"W SW of Fulford Harbour, Saltspring Island
Kanaka Cemetery " Siskiyou CA cemetery Badger Mountain 41.864ºN 122.722ºW
Kanaka Creek " Maple Ridge,
just east of Haney
CA stream & neighbourhood 92G/2 49º12'0"N 122º35'0"W
Kanaka Creek " Butte CA stream Stirling City 39.943ºN 121.575ºW
Kanaka Creek " Butte CA stream Forbestown 39.600ºN 121.313ºW
Kanaka Creek " Shasta CA stream Igo 40.542ºN 122.532ºW
Kanaka Creek " Sierra CA stream Pike 39.420ºN 120.942ºW
Kanaka Creek " Siskiyou CA stream Clear Creek 41.745ºN 123.399ºW
Kanaka Creek " Tuolumne CA stream Moccasin 37.844ºN 120.356ºW
Kanaka Creek " Skamania WA stream Bonneville Dam 45.696ºN 121.876ºW
Kanaka Cutoff " Yolo CA canal Knights Landing 38.768ºN 121.637ºW
Kanaka Flat " San Diego CA flat Julian 33.107ºN 116.616ºW
Kanaka Glade " Lake CA flat Hough Springs 39.207ºN 122.579ºW
Kanaka Gulch " Amador CA valley Amador City 38.422ºN 120.813ºW
Kanaka Gulch " El Dorado CA valley Georgetown 38.996ºN 120.798ºW
Kanaka Gulch " Siskiyou CA valley Sawyers Bar 41.300ºN 123.220ºW
Kanaka Gulch " Jackson OR valley Squaw Lakes 42.067ºN 123.113ºW
Kanaka Hill Mine " Siskiyou CA mine Clear Creek 41.744ºN 123.399ºW
Kanaka Lake " Shuswap Highland,
12 km SE of Sicamous
BC lake 82L/10 50°44'25"N 118°55'6"W
Kanaka Lake " Tooele UT reservoir Salt Mountain 40.562ºN 112.744ºW
Kanaka Mine " Tuolumne CA mine Groveland 37.870ºN 120.161ºW
Kanaka Mountain " Canadian Cascades,
Fraser Canyon
BC summit 92I/3 50°6'57"N 121°29'11"W near Kanaka Bar
Kanaka Peak " Butte CA summit Forbestown 39.583ºN 121.303ºW
Kanaka Peak " Shasta CA summit Igo 40.562ºN 122.554ºW
Kanaka Rapids " Gooding ID rapids Thousand Springs 42.665ºN 114.802ºW
Katsuk Butte "middle", "in the middle of" Deschutes OR summit South Sister 44.017ºN 121.756ºW
Katsuk Butte " Lane OR summit Harvey Mountain 44.110ºN 122.283ºW
Katsuk Creek " Thompson Canyon BC summit 92I/6 50º22'0"N 121º22'0"W 7km SW of Spences Bridge, British Columbia
Katsuk Glacier " Skagit WA glacier Mount Logan 48.583ºN 120.895ºW
Katsuk Peak " Skagit WA summit Mount Logan 48.579ºN 120.887ºW Katsuk Peak is on Ragged Ridge, which also includes other Jargon-named peaks: Kimtah Peak, Cosho Peak, Mesahchie Peak (q.v.)
Kilpill Mountain "hard blood", "hard red" Murtle Lake,
Shuswap Highland
BC stream 104H/8 52º6'2"N 119º55'39"W just south of Pillpill ("blood") Mountain; maybe adaption of kull ("hard", "difficult") + pill ("red" or "blood")
Kimtah Glacier "behind", "in back of" Skagit WA glacier Mount Logan 48.589ºN 120.916ºW
Kimtah Peak " Skagit WA summit Mount Logan 48.585ºNN 120.909ºW Kimtah Peak is on Ragged Ridge, which also includes other Jargon-named peaks: Katsuk Peak, Cosho Peak, Mesahchie Peak (q.v.)
Klahanie "outside", "the outdoors" King WA town/city Vashon 47.431ºN 122.435ºW
Klahanie Campground "outside", "the outdoors" Clallam WA locale Reade Hill 47.964ºN 124.304ºW
Klahhane Ridge " Clallam WA ridge Mount Angeles 47.995ºN 123.439ºW var. of klahanie
Klahn Creek "wide" Tillamook OR stream Cedar Butte 45.554ºN 123.676ºW klahn may not be Chinook, but possibly var. of klah
Klahowya Campground equiv. to "hello", "howdy" Clallam WA stream Snider Peak 48.066ºN 124.113ºW
Klahowya Creek " Spatsizi Plateau BC stream 104H/8 57º21'0"N 128º29'0"W
Klahowya Creek " Pend Oreille WA stream Gleason Mountain 48.508ºN 117.054ºW
Klahowya Lake " Spatsizi Plateau BC lake 104H/8 58º19'0"N 128º24'0"W source of Klahowya Creek
Klahowya Mountain " Purcell Mountains BC summit 82F/16 49º59'0"N 116º27'35"W 80 km NE of Nelson BC)
Klak Butte "wide, open" Deschutes OR summit Pistol Butte 43.867ºN 121.610ºW
Klak Creek " Bethel (CA) AK stream Goodnews Bay D-5 59.786ºN 160.756ºW
Klak Lake " Bethel (CA) AK lake Goodnews Bay C-4 59.727ºN 160.458ºW
Klonas Lake "maybe" (der. from klone="three") Sandell River, Rivers Inlet BC lake 92M/11 51º35'0"N 127º17'0"W 11km S of Rivers Inlet, British Columbia
Klone Butte "three" [[Deschutes OR summit Lava Cast Forest 43.815ºN 121.277ºW
Klone Creek " Chelan WA stream Pinnacle Mountain 48.188ºN 120.663ºW
Klone Lakes " Grays Harbor WA lakes Wynoochee Lake 47.474ºN 123.542ºW
Klone Meadow " Chelan WA flat Chikamin Creek 47.955ºN 120.631ºW
Klone Peak " Chelan WA summit Silver Falls 47.962ºN 120.620ºW
Kloosh Creek "good" Nelson Range BC stream 82F/7 49º18'1"N 116º56'0"W 40km NW of Creston, British Columbia)
Klootch Mountain *from Klootchman — "woman, female" Boundary ID summit Priest Lake NE 48.720ºN 116.756ºW
Klootchie Creek " Clatsop OR stream Tillamook Head 45.911ºN 123.882ºW
Klootchie Creek Campground " Clatsop OR locale Tillamook Head 45.921ºN 123.892ºW
Klootchman Creek " Crook OR stream Pringle Flat 43.985ºN 120.452ºW
Klootchman Creek Dam " Crook OR dam Pringle Flat 43.992ºN 120.463ºW
Klootchman Creek Reservoir " Crook OR reservoir Pringle Flat 43.992ºN 120.463ºW
Klootchman Rock " Island WA bar Oak Harbor 48.252ºN 122.651ºW
Klootch Canyon " Skeena River BC canyon 103I/16
Klootchlimmis Creek " Quatsino Sound BC stream 92L/5 "limmis" unknown meaning; possibly from Kwak'wala or Nuu-chah-nulth
Klootchman Canyon " Stikine River BC canyon 104G/12
Klootchville Creek " Thompson River BC stream 92I/11 near Ashcroft, British Columbia)
Konamoxt Glacier "together" or "to meet, a meeting" Boundary Ranges,
Juneau Icefield
AK glacier Skagway B-1 59°22'59"N 135°01'36"W 25km SE of Skagway
Konamoxt Glacier " Tatshenshini-Alsek BC glacier 114P/32
Kula Kula Peak "geese" Orford-Southgate Divide BC summit 92K/9 50°44'31"N 124°28'13"W to the north of Nanitch Peak (q.v.); Kula Kula Peak is to the west of the Compton Neve
Kulla Kulla Creek "geese" King WA stream Bandera 47.451ºN 121.524ºW "geese" or any other large flying bird; usually kalakala (onomatopaeic)
Kullagh Creek "fence",
"fenced enclosure"
Stump Lake, Nicola Valley BC stream 92I/8 50°23'0"N 120°20'34"W usually kullaghan; may be otherwise Nlaka'pamux, Shuswap or Okanagan in origin.
Kullagh Creek " Stump Lake, Nicola Valley BC stream 92I/8 50°23'49"N 120°21'30"W Source of Kullagh Creek.
Kumtux "to know", "to understand" Clark WA town/city Battle Ground 45.789ºN 122.520ºW

The Boundary Ranges, also known in the singular and as the Alaska Boundary Range, are the largest and most northerly subrange of the Coast Mountains. ... Tahltan (also Nahanni) refers to a Northern Athabaskan people that live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut. ... View of Fraser Canyon near Fountain, BC View of Fraser Canyon looking upstream from Fountain, B.C. The Fraser Canyon is a stretch of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains enroute from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser... The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian National Railway Company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Fraser Canyon. ... Swartz Bay, located on the north end of the Saanich Peninsula on Vancouver Island, is the location of one of BC Ferries main terminals. ... Saltspring Island Saltspring Island is the largest, most populated, and most visited of the Gulf Islands chain of British Columbia, Canada. ... Location of Maple Ridge, British Columbia Maple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located east of Vancouver, on the Fraser River. ... Sicamous, British Columbia is a town in British Columbia located adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway at the Highway 97A junction of Mara Lake and the Shuswap Lake system. ... Mount Rainier Mount Jefferson in Oregon. ... View of Fraser Canyon near Fountain, BC View of Fraser Canyon looking upstream from Fountain, B.C. The Fraser Canyon is a stretch of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains enroute from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser... The Thompson River is a major tributary of the Fraser River in the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. ... Spences Bridge is a community in the Canadian province of British Columbia, situated 23 miles north east of Lytton and 32 miles from Ashcroft. ... The Purcell Mountains are a mountain range on the west side of the Columbia Valley and on the east side of the Kootney Valley. ... Nelson (population 10,000) is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme west arm of Kootenay Lake in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. ... Oowekyala (also Rivers Inlet, Oweekeno, Wikeno, Owikeno, Oowekeeno, Oweekano, Awikenox, Oowekyala, Oweekala) is a dialect (or a sublanguage) of Heiltsuk-Oowekyala, a North Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language spoken around Rivers Inlet in British Columbia. ... Creston ( Lat. ... The Skeena River is on the north coast of British Columbia, passing through Terrace. ... Kwakwala is a Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakwakawakw and Laich-kwil-tach (Euclataws or Southern Kwakiutl) people of northern Vancouver Island. ... The Nuu-chah-nulth (pronounced New-cha-nulth) (also formerly referred to as the Nootka, Nutka, Aht, West Coast, T’aat’aaqsapa, Nuuchahnulth) people are indigenous peoples of Canada. ... Location map of the Stikine River The Stikine River (sti-KEEN) is a river, approximately 335 mi (539 km) long, in northwestern British Columbia in Canada and southeastern Alaska in the United States. ... The Thompson River is a major tributary of the Fraser River in the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. ... Ashcroft is a village in central British Columbia, Canada. ... The Boundary Ranges, also known in the singular and as the Alaska Boundary Range, are the largest and most northerly subrange of the Coast Mountains. ... The Juneau Icefield or Juneau Icecap is an ice field located just north of Juneau, Alaska and continues north through the border with British Columbia and the fifth-largest ice field in the Western Hemisphere[1]. View of the Juneau Icefield. ... Broadway Avenue, Skagway, in the 1970s. ... Tatshenshini-Alsek Park Tatshenshini-Alsek Park or Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Wilderness Park in British Columbia, Canada (9,580 km2) was established in 1993 after an intensive campaign by Canadian and American conservation organizations to halt mining exploration and development in the area and protect the area for its strong natural... The Nicola River is an important tributary of the Thompson River in the Canadian province of British Columbia, entering the latter at the town of Spences Bridge. ... The Nicola River is an important tributary of the Thompson River in the Canadian province of British Columbia, entering the latter at the town of Spences Bridge. ...

L

Placename Meaning County
or Region
State/Province Type USGS Quad
or NTS topo
Latitude Longitude Comments
La Push "mouth" Clallam WA town/city La Push 47.909ºN 124.635ºW from the Chinook for "mouth" from fr. la bouche
Latah "tooth", "teeth" Spokane WA town/city Latah 47.282ºN 117.154ºW from fr. les dents, le dent
Latah Cemetery " Spokane WA cemetery Latah 47.282ºN 117.126ºW
Latah County " Latah ID civil Tekoa 47.125ºN 117.000ºW
Lolo "to carry" Missoula MT town/city and locale Southwest Missoula 46.759ºN 114.080ºW poss. from fr la-là (idiomatic for "get/do that!", "that there")
Lolo Butte " Deschutes OR summit Pistol Butte 43.853ºN 121.607ºW
Lolo Creek " Benewah ID stream Tensed 47.186ºN 116.974ºW
Lolo Creek " Idaho ID stream Sixmile Creek 46.372ºN 116.171ºW
Lolo Creek " Lake MT stream Woods Bay 47.879ºN 114.033ºW
Lolo Creek " Missoula MT stream Florence 46.743ºN 114.061ºW
Lolo Creek " Clallam WA stream Slide Peak 47.925ºN 123.966ºW
Lolo Creek Campground " Idaho ID locale Brown Creek Ridge 46.293ºN 115.751ºW
Lolo Creek Mine " Missoula MT mine Camp Creek 46.768ºN 114.340ºW
Lolo Hot Springs " Missoula MT town/city Lolo Hot Springs 46.728ºN 114.530ºW
Lolo National Forest " Sanders MT forest Driveway Peak 47.583ºN 115.583ºW
Lolo Pass " Benewah ID gap Benewah 47.220ºN 116.835ºW
Lolo Pass " Clearwater ID gap Lolo Hot Springs 46.635ºN 114.579ºW
Lolo Pass " Missoula MT gap Lolo Hot Springs 46.635ºN 114.579ºW same as Lolo Pass, Clearwater County, ID (previous)
Lolo Pass " Hood River OR gap Bull Run Lake 45.427ºN 121.795ºW
Lolo Pass Ski Area " Idaho ID locale Lolo Hot Springs 46.637ºN 114.576ºW
Lolo Pass Winter Sports Area " Missoula MT locale Lolo Hot Springs 46.637ºN 114.579ºW
Lolo Peak " Missoula MT summit Carlton Lake 46.675ºN 114.244ºW
Lolo Peak Trailer Court " Missoula MT town/city Florence 46.749ºN 114.093ºW
Lolo Ranger Station " Missoula MT locale Garden Point 46.774ºN 114.433ºW
Lummi "old woman", "widow" Whatcom WA town/city Ferndale 48.795ºN 122.613ºW from fr. la vieille, sometimes spelled lummieh.
Lummi Bay " Whatcom WA bay Lummi Bay 48.777ºN 122.675ºW
Lummi Cemetery " Whatcom WA cemetery Ferndale 48.779ºN 122.608ºW
Lummi Flats " Whatcom WA flat Lummi Bay 48.787ºN 122.668ºW
Lummi Indian Reservation " Whatcom WA reserve Lummi Bay 48.817ºN 122.633ºW
Lummi Island " Whatcom WA island Lummi Island 48.696ºN 122.669ºW
Lummi Island " Whatcom WA town/city Lummi Island 48.725ºN 122.685ºW
Lummi Island Est. Dam " Whatcom WA dam Lummi Island 48.680ºN 122.640ºW
Lummi Marine Park " Whatcom WA park Lummi Island 48.726ºN 122.658ºW
Lummi Peak " Whatcom WA pillar Lummi Island 48.669ºN 122.640ºW
Lummi Point " Whatcom WA cape Lummi Island 48.734ºN 122.688ºW
Lummi River " Whatcom WA stream Lummi Bay 48.790ºN 122.663ºW
Lummi Rocks " Whatcom WA island Lummi Island 48.671ºN 122.666ºW
Lummi Tribal School " Whatcom WA school Ferndale 48.795ºN 122.612ºW

La Push is a small unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington. ... Latah County is a county located in the state of Idaho. ...

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Placename Meaning County
or Region
State/Province Type USGS Quad
or NTS topo
Latitude Longitude Comments
Malakwa "mosquito"
from Fr. maringouin
Eagle River BC community 82L/15 50 56'0"N 118 48'0"W 18km NE of Sicamous
Memaloose "dead, to die, dead person/thing" Clackamas OR locale Bedford Point 45.196ºN 122.214ºW
Memaloose Airstrip " Wallowa OR airport Hat Point 45.433ºN 116.696ºW
Memaloose Creek " Manning Park BC stream 92H/2 49º6'0"N 121º51'0"W
Memaloose Creek " Clackamas OR stream Bedford Point 45.191ºN 122.225ºW
Memaloose Creek " Tillamook OR stream Netarts 45.469ºN 123.886ºW
Memaloose Guard Station " Wallowa OR locale Hat Point 45.437ºN 116.688ºW
Memaloose Island " Bonner ID island Hope 48.204ºN 116.296ºW
Memaloose Island " Klickitat WA island Petersburg 45.619ºN 121.118ºW
Memaloose Island (historical) " Umatilla OR island Hat Rock 45.922ºN 119.192ºW
Memaloose Island (historical) " Wasco OR island Lyle 45.703ºN 121.341ºW
Memaloose Island Light " Klickitat WA locale Stacker Butte 45.653ºN 121.078ºW
Memaloose Lake " Clackamas OR lake Wanderers Peak 45.098ºN 122.236ºW
Memaloose Lake " Lane OR lake Huckleberry Mountain 43.849ºN 122.315ºW
Memaloose Overlook " Wasco OR locale Lyle 45.694ºN 121.350ºW
Memaloose Point " Tillamook OR cape Netarts 45.471ºN 123.888ºW
Memaloose Ridge " Chelan WA ridge Goode Mountain 48.475ºN 120.886ºW
Memaloose Rock " Cowlitz WA bar Oak Point 46.191ºN 123.166ºW
Memaloose State Park " Wasco OR park Lyle 45.696ºN 121.332ºW
Memaloose Trail " Clackamas OR trail Bedford Point 45.160ºN 122.211ºW
Mesahchie Glacier "evil",
"nasty",
"malign"
Skagit WA glacier Mount Arriva 48.583ºN 120.864ºW Mesahchie, usually mesachie, can mean "naughty" or "mischievous" for a child, but the more devilish implication seems clear here, as with the Pass and Peak.
Mesahchie Pass " Skagit WA gap Mount Logan 48.598ºN 120.864ºW
Mesahchie Peak " Skagit WA summit Mount Logan 48.579ºN 120.879ºW Mesahchie Peak is on Ragged Ridge, which also includes other Jargon-named peaks: Kimtah Peak, Katsuk Peak, Cosho Peak (q.v.)
Mokst Lake "two" Ocean Falls BC lake 93D/5 Ikt Lake (from "one" is immediately downstream
Moolack Beach "elk" Lincoln OR beach Newport North 44.700ºN 124.064ºW
Moolack Butte " Deschutes OR summit Elk Lake 43.988ºN 121.787ºW
Moolack Creek " Boise ID stream Warbonnet Peak 44.121ºN 115.084ºW
Moolack Creek " Lane OR stream Chucksney Mountain 43.879ºN 122.117ºW
Moolack Creek " Lincoln OR stream Newport North 44.703ºN 124.063ºW
Moolack Flat " Lane OR flat Waldo Mountain 43.838ºN 122.085ºW
Moolack Lake " Lane OR lake Waldo Mountain 43.823ºN 122.070ºW
Moolack Mountain " Lane OR summit Waldo Mountain 43.850ºN 122.094ºW
Moolack Spring " Columbia WA spring Oregon Butte 46.121ºN 117.726ºW
Mowich "deer" Klamath OR locale Muttonchop Butte 43.372ºN 123º1'0"W
Mowich Butte " Skamania WA summit Lookout Mountain 45.799ºN 122.029ºW
Mowich Butte Lookout " Skamania WA locale Lookout Mountain 45.800ºN 122.029ºW
Mowich Camp " Skamania WA locale Lookout Mountain 45.793ºN 122.042ºW
Mowich Creek " Shoshone ID stream Monumental Buttes 47.071ºN 115.753ºW
Mowich Creek " Douglas OR stream Potter Mountain 43.251ºN 122.338ºW
Mowich Creek " Lillooet River
NW of Pemberton
BC stream 92J/11 50º30'0"N 123º1'0"W
Mowich Creek " Manning Park
near the Lightning Lakes
BC stream 92H/2 49º0'0"N 120º59'0"W
Mowich Face " Pierce WA cliff Mount Rainier West 46.868ºN 121.791ºW
Mowich Flats " Birkenhead Ranges
N of Pemberton
BC flat 92J/10 50º33'0"N 122º55'0"W just E of Tenquille Mountain
Mowich Illahee "deer pasture"<br<"place you'll find deer" Okanogan WA town/city Buck Mountain 48.398ºN 119.813ºW
Mowich Lake " Deadman River
Bonaparte Plateau
BC lake 92P/2 51º1'0"N 121º54'0"W
Mowich Lake " Linn OR lake Marion Forks 44.503ºN 121.880ºW
Mowich Lake " Pierce WA lake Mowich Lake 46.939ºN 121.860ºW
Mowich Lake Entrance " Pierce WA locale Golden Lakes 46.927ºN 121.914ºW
Mowich Park " Douglas OR flat Potter Mountain 43.258ºN 122.269ºW
Mowich Post Office (historical) " Klamath OR po Muttonchop Butte 43.372ºN 121.828ºW
Mowich Recreation Site " Baker OR locale Phillips Lake 44.692ºN 118.068ºW
Mowich River " Pierce WA stream Le Dout Creek 46.901ºN 122.029ºW
Mowich Spring " Harney OR spring Big Mowich Mountain 43.952ºN 119.581ºW
Mowich Spring Butte " Klamath OR summit Big Hole 43.378ºN 121.369ºW
Mowich Mountain, Big " Harney OR summit Big Mowich Mountain 43.952ºN 119.564ºW also indexed under "B"
Mowich Reservoir, Big " Grant OR reservoir Suplee Butte 44.224ºN 119.608ºW also indexed under "B"
Mowitch Basin "deer" Pondera MT basin Mitten Lake 48.252ºN 112.970ºW
Mowitch Creek " Snake Indian River
Jasper National Park
AB stream 83E/8 53°25'00"N 118°29'00"W Alberta location code 51-4-W6
Mowitch Creek " Valley ID stream Pungo Mountain 44.779ºN 115.124ºW
Mowitch Lake " King WA lake Lake Philippa 47.597ºN 121.548ºW
Mowitch Point " Skeena estuary
near Prince Rupert
BC cape 103J/1 54°10'00"N 130°01'00"W opposite Port Essington
Mox Chehalis Creek "two Chehalis", "No. 2 Chehalis" Grays Harbo WA stream Malone 46.966ºN 123.361ºW mox is a variant of moxt or mokst for "two"
Mox Chuck Slough "two water(s)" Grays Harbor WA stream Central Park 46.958ºN
Mox Chuck Truck Trail "two water(s)" Grays Harbor WA trail Kamilche Valley 123.240ºW|
Mox Creek "two" Idaho ID stream Hemlock Butte 46.384ºN 115.679ºW
Mox Creek "two" Price WI stream Jump River Fire Tower NW 45.427ºN 90.641ºW As this is in Wisconsin, the origin may not be Chinook; but it wouldn't be the only Chinook word to migrate to the eastern Plains, via fur trade usage perhaps.
Mox Lake "two" Kenai Peninsula AK lake Kenai C-1 SW 60.513ºN 150.308ºW
Mox Peaks "two" Whatcom WA summit Mount Redoubt 48.948ºN 121.254ºW also known as the Twin Spirs; named Mox Peaks by the US Parks Service
Moxt Glacier "two" Tatshenshini-Alsek BC glacier 114P/6 Flanked by Ikt Glacier ("one") and Kloon Glacier ("three") and other numbered glaciers
Muckamuck Creek "food", "to eat" Okanogan WA stream Conconully West 48.554ºN 119.844ºW
Muckamuck Hill " Okanogan WA summit Conconully West 48.603ºN 119.798ºW
Muckamuck Mountain " Okanogan WA summit Conconully West 48.611ºN 119.855ºW
Muckamuck Pass " kanogan WA gap Conconully West 48.588ºN 119.811ºW
Muckamuck Trail " Clackamas OR trail Coxit Mountain 48.634ºN 119.842ºW

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N

Placename Meaning County
or Region
State/Province Type USGS Quad
or NTS topo
Latitude Longitude Comments
Nanitch Campground "lookout", "guard" Clackamas OR locale Mount Hood South 45.310ºN 121.734ºW nanitch means to watch, to see, to look out.
Nanitch Peak "to watch", "to see", "to guard", "to look out" Orford-Southgate Divide OR locale 92K/9 50°43'37"N 124°28'29"W Nanitch Peak is to the west of the Compton Neve

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Placename Meaning County
or Region
State/Province Type USGS Quad
or NTS topo
Latitude Longitude Comments
Olalla "berries" Similkameen-Okanagan BC community 82E/5 49°15'56"N 119°49'40"W on Hwy 3A between [[Keremeos, British Columbia Keremeos]] and [[Okanagan Falls, British Columbia Okanagan]]
Ollala Creek " Similkameen-Okanagan BC stream 82E/5 49°15'52"N 119°49'45"W at Olalla
Ollala Canyon " Chelan WA valley Peshastin 47.539ºN 120.541ºW
Ollala Dam " Lincoln OR dam Toledo North 44.682ºN 123.930ºW
Ollala Lake " Lincoln OR reservoir Toledo North 44.682ºN 123.930ºW
Olo Mountain "hunger", "to be hungry" Snohomish WA summit Meadow Mountain 48.158ºN 121.859ºW (or thirsty)

The Similkameen River, near Keremeos, BC The Similkameen River runs through southern British Columbia, eventually emptying into the Okanagan River. ... A view overlooking Skaha Lake in the Okanagan Valley The regional districts that comprise the Okanagan are shown in red. ... The Similkameen River, near Keremeos, BC The Similkameen River runs through southern British Columbia, eventually emptying into the Okanagan River. ... A view overlooking Skaha Lake in the Okanagan Valley The regional districts that comprise the Okanagan are shown in red. ... Chelan County is a county located in the state of Washington. ...

P

Placename Meaning County State Type USGS Quad Latitude Longitude Comments
Pill Point "red" Barclay Sound BC cape 92C/14 48 58'0"N 125 5'0"W may be of English origin, but possibly Chinook
Pillchuck Creek "red water" Squamish River BC stream 92G/14 49 52'0"N 123 14'0"W
Pillman Creek "red man" Atlin Lake BC stream 104N/5 59 17'0"N 133 48'0"W may be an English surname, but possibly Chinook
Pilchuck "red water" Snohomish WA town/city McMurray 48.266ºN 122.165ºW
Pilchuck " Snohomish WA town/city Granite Falls 48.019ºN 121.913ºW
Pilchuck Bridge Campground " Skagit WA locale McMurray 48.321ºN 122.141ºW
Pilchuck Creek " Clallam WA stream Ozette 48.246ºN 124.626ºW
Pilchuck Creek " Snohomish WA stream Arlington West 48.209ºN 122.224ºW
Pilchuck River " Snohomish WA stream Snohomish 47.904ºN 122.090ºW
Pilchuck River Dam " Snohomish WA dam Granite Falls 48.018ºN 121.905ºW
Pilchuck, Mount "red water" Snohomish WA summit Verlot 48.058ºN 121.796ºW
Pilldolla Creek "red dollar", "gold dollar" Skwakwa River,
Jervis Inlet
BC stream 92K/8 50 17'0"N 124 2'0"W "Pil" in this context probably refers to gold, rather than the colour red; context may be "blood money"
Pillpill Mountain "blood" Murtle Lake,
Shuswap Highland
BC stream 104N/5 52°7'57"N 119°54'50"W doubling pil ("red") means "blood"; Kilpill Mountain is to south (q.v.)
Piluk Glacier "red here/this" Stave River,
Garibaldi Ranges
BC glacier 92G/10 49 40'42"N 122 32'6"W maybe of Halqemeylem origin, but possibly Chinook
Piluk Peak "red here/this" Stave River,
Garibaldi Ranges
BC summit 92G/10 49 40'0"N 122 34'0"W maybe of Halqemeylem origin, but possibly Chinook; -uk ending may mean "people", as in Halqemeylem
Pish Dam Glacier MT dam Rocky Buttes 48.833ºN 112.562ºW
Pish River " Northwest Arctic AK stream Kotzebue A-4 66.178ºN 163.948ºW pish is a usual native adaptation of "fish", and is standard Jargon. But given the location this may not be Jargon as such, but an independent native adaptation from the local language (Eyak?)
Pishak Island "bad", "evil", "malicious" Sitka AK island Port Alexander D-5 56.811ºN 135.434ºW

The Squamish River is a short but very large stream draining a complex of basins in the Coast Mountains just north of Vancouver, entering the sea at the head of Howe Sound where the town of Squamish is located. ... Atlin comes from the Tlingit First Nations (not Indians real Indians are from India. ... Jervis Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast. ... // Description The Stave River is a tributary of the Fraser, joining it about 35 km east of Vancouver, B.C. in the Central Fraser Valley at the boundary between the municipalities of Maple Ridge and Mission. ... Garibaldi Ranges are the next-to-southwesternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains; only the North Shore Mountains are farther south. ... The Coast Salish are a Salishan-speaking First Nations/Native American people that inhabited an area centered in southwestern British Columbia in Canada and western Washington in the United States for several millennia up to the time of arrival of the Europeans in the 19th century. ... // Description The Stave River is a tributary of the Fraser, joining it about 35 km east of Vancouver, B.C. in the Central Fraser Valley at the boundary between the municipalities of Maple Ridge and Mission. ... Garibaldi Ranges are the next-to-southwesternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains; only the North Shore Mountains are farther south. ... The Coast Salish are a Salishan-speaking First Nations/Native American people that inhabited an area centered in southwestern British Columbia in Canada and western Washington in the United States for several millennia up to the time of arrival of the Europeans in the 19th century. ... Eyak is a Na-Dené language that was historically spoken in southern Alaska, near the mouth of the Copper River. ...

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Placename Meaning County State Type USGS Quad Latitude Longitude Comments
Sinnamoxt Glacier "seven" [[Tatshenshin-Alsek BC glacier 114P/3 flanked by Taghum Glacier ("six") and Stotekin Glacier ("eight") in numbered glaciers area
Sitkum "half", "halfway", "halfbreed" Coos OR town/city Sitkum 43.148ºN 123.860ºW
Sitkum Butte " Deschutes OR summit Pistol Butte 43.827ºN 121.545ºW
Sitkum Creek " Wrangell-Petersburg (CA) AK stream Petersburg D-6 56.932ºN 133.868ºW
Sitkum Creek " Kootenay Lake BC creek 82F/11 49 36 0 N 117 10 0 W halfway along west arm of lake, and halfway between Nelson and Balfour
Sitkum Creek " Shuswap River BC stream 82L/8 50 23 0 N 118 28 0 W Halfway down east side of Sugar Lake
Sitkum Creek " Lane OR stream Huckleberry Mountain 43.794ºN 122.297ºW
Sitkum Creek " Snohomish WA stream Glacier Peak West 48.104ºN 121.184ºW
Sitkum Glacier " Snohomish WA glacier Glacier Peak West 48.109ºN 121.130ºW
Sitkum Lake " Gold Range,
Monashee Mountains
BC lake 82L/8 50 26 0 N 118 17 0 W at head of Sitkum Creek and halfway between Sugar Lake and Arrow Lake, and on Sitkum Plateau
Sitkum Pass " Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) AK gap Wiseman A-1 67.182ºN 150.011ºW
Sitkum Plateau " Gold Range,
Monashee Mountains
BC plateau 82L/8 50 25 0 N 118 15 0 W halfway between Sugar Lake and Arrow Lake
Sitkum Post Office (historical) " Coos OR town/city Sitkum 43.148ºN 123.860ºW
Sitkum River " Clallam WA stream Indian Pass 47.953ºN 124.242ºW
Sitkum Shelter " Clallam WA locale Indian Pass 47.945ºN 124.169ºW
Siwash Bay "Indian/First Nations/Native American male" Valdez-Cordova (CA) AK bay Seward D-2 60.955ºN 147.651ºW see Siwash
Siwash Bay " Knight Inlet BC bay 92K/12 50 40 0 N 125 47 0 W "
Siwash Cove " Flores Island,
Clayoquot Sound
BC cove 92E/8 49 16 0 N 126 11 0 W "
Siwash Creek " Matanuska-Susitna AK stream Talkeetna C-3 62.571ºN 151.069ºW "
Siwash Creek " Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) AK stream Chandalar A-6 67.126ºN 149.557ºW "
Siwash Creek " Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) AK stream Black River A-2 NW 66.233ºN 141.833ºW "
Siwash Creek " Thompson Plateau BC stream 92H/9 49 40 0 N 120 20 0 W "
25km NNE of Princeton
Siwash Creek " Fraser Canyon BC stream 92H/11 49 35 0 N 121 24 0 W "
5km NE of Yale
Siwash Creek " Monashee Mountains,
Canoe Reach, Kinbasket Lake
BC stream 83D/7 2 15 0 N 118 48 0 W "
45km NE of Blue River
Siwash Creek " Fraser Canyon BC stream 92I/4 50 6 0 N 121 34 0 W "
15 km S of Lytton
Siwash Creek " Clearwater ID stream Clarke Mountain 46.671ºN 115.550ºW "
Siwash Creek " Shoshone ID stream Three Sisters 47.232ºN 115.745ºW "
Siwash Creek " Douglas OR stream Steamboat 43.369ºN 122.671ºW "
Siwash Creek " Clallam WA stream Dickey Lake 48.058ºN 124.617ºW "
Siwash Creek " Lewis WA stream Blue Lake 121.693ºW "
Siwash Creek " Okanogan WA stream Tonasket 48.713ºN 119.437ºW "
Siwash Gulch " Siskiyou CA valley Indian Creek Baldy 41.686ºN 122.814ºW "
Siwash Island " Valdez-Cordova (CA) AK island Seward D-2 60.961ºN 147.614ºW "
Siwash Island " Pitt River
(Pitt Polder)
BC island 92G/7 49 20 0 N 122 39 0 W "
Siwash Lake " Quesnel Highland BC lake 82F/6 53 31 5 N 121 59 55 W "
60 km SE of Prince George
Siwash Lake " Thompson Plateau BC lake 93H/12 49 50 0 N 120 18 0 W "
45km SE of Merritt
Siwash Lake " Bonnington Range BC lake 82H/16 49 22 0 N 117 28 0 W "
15 km NE of Castlegar, near Siwash Mountain
Siwash Mountain " Bonnington Range BC summit 82F/6 49 21 24 N 117 27 3 W "
15 km NE of Castlegar, near Siwash Lake
Siwash Pass " Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) AK gap Chandalar B-3 67.315ºN 148.379ºW "
Siwash Peak " Shoshone ID summit Three Sisters 47.205ºN 115.741ºW "
Siwash Point " Okanagan Lake BC point 982E/13 49 53 0 N 119 31 0 W "
W. end Kelowna-Westbank bridge
Siwash Reservoir " Phillips MT reservoir Pea Ridge 47.748ºN 107.933ºW "
Siwash Rock " Stanley Park,
Vancouver
BC rock 92G/6 49 18'32"N 123 9'11"W "
NB see Siwash Rock
Siwash Rock " Johnstone Strait BC rock 92K/6 50 21'0"N 125 28'0"W "
off S shore East Thurlow Island
Siwash Rock Mountain " Shuswap Highland
-Salmon River
BC summit 82L/5 50 23'44"N 119 32'28"W "
25km WSW of Armstrong, British Columbia
Siwash Slough " Skagit WA gut Bow 48.563ºN 122.491ºW "
Skook Creek see Skookum Lewis WA stream Toledo 46.464ºN 122.770ºW Skook is a short form of Skookum
Skook Davidson, Mount " Kechika Ranges,
Northern Rockies
BC summit 94L/11 58°40'55"N 127°19'57"W "
Skook Davidson was an outfitter in this region, and a contractor on the Alaska Highway
Skook Jim, Mount " Stein River,
Lillooet Ranges
BC summit 94J/1 50°7'12"N 122°13'20"W "
Skook Jim or Skookum Jim, aka 25-Mile Jim, was a pioneer in the Pemberton-Birken area
Skooks Landing see Skookum Rabbit River
at confluence Liard River
BC landing 94M/11 59°37'56"N 127°7'12"W Skook is a short form of Skookum; word may be in local native language instead of Chinook
Skookoleel Creek "big berries"? Flathead MT stream Skookoleel Creek 48.571ºN 114.313ºW possibly not of Chinook origin, but if so "oleel" may be from "olallie ("berry")
Skookum see Skookum Lake MI town/city Luther 44.081ºN 85.644ºW
Skookum (historical) " Flathead MT locale Somers 48.014ºN 114.217ºW Usages of Skookum in Montana, Idaho and points east and south may derive from the "monster" meaning, rather than the usual "strong, capable, genuine" context more familiar nearer the Pacific Coast.
Skookum (historical) " Lander NV town/city Vigus Butte 39.538ºN 117.175ºW
Skookum Bay " Red Lake,
near Kenora
ON bay 52N/4 51°01'18"N 93°52'12"W
Skookum Bridge " Lake MI bridge Luther 44.079ºN 85.643ºW
Skookum Butte " Idaho ID summit West Fork Butte 46.665ºN 114.394ºW
Skookum Butte " Missoula MT summit West Fork Butte 46.665ºN 114.394ºW
Skookum Butte " Klamath OR summit Walker Mountain 43.254ºN 121.655ºW
Skookum Butte Lookout " Missoula MT locale West Fork Butte 46.665ºN 114.394ºW
Skookum Canyon " Shoshone ID valley Three Sisters 47.231ºN 115.711ºW
Skookum Canyon " Harney OR valley Dollar Basin 44.040ºN 118.539ºW
Skookum Canyon " Franklin WA valley Monumental Rock 46.595ºN 118.440ºW
Skookum Canyon " Klickitat WA valley Wahkiacus 45.818ºN 121.124ºW
Skookum Chuck Camp (historical) " Douglas OR locale Acker Rock 43.019ºN 122.671ºW
Skookum Chuck Creek " Baker OR stream Sturgill Creek 44.685ºN 117.079ºW
Skookum Community Center " Pend Oreille WA locale Skookum Creek 48.257ºN 117.220ºW
Skookum Creek " Anchorage AK stream Seward D-6 SE 60.786ºN 148.996ºW
Skookum Creek " Nome (CA) AK stream Solomon D-6 64.850ºN 164.550ºW
Skookum Creek " Nome (CA) AK stream Nome C-1 64.640ºN 165.216ºW
Skookum Creek " Nome (CA) AK stream Teller A-3 65.099ºN 166.247ºW
Skookum Creek " Nome (CA) AK stream Teller A-3 65.031ºN 166.196ºW
Skookum Creek " Nome (CA) AK stream Bendeleben C-5 65.652ºN 164.421ºW
Skookum Creek " Nome (CA) AK stream Teller C-5 65.631ºN 167.435ºW
Skookum Creek " Nome (CA) AK stream Bendeleben C-5 65.516ºN 164.269ºW
Skookum Creek " Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan (CA) AK stream Ketchikan D-1 55.984ºN 130.052ºW
Skookum Creek " Valdez-Cordova (CA) AK stream Nabesna A-2 62.109ºN 141.835ºW
Skookum Creek " Valdez-Cordova (CA) AK stream Nabesna B-4 62.401ºN 142.973ºW
Skookum Creek " Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) AK stream Medfra A-4 63.097ºN 154.925ºW
Skookum Creek " Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) AK stream Tanana A-1 65.199ºN 150.144ºW
Skookum Creek " Mamquam River,
Squamish
BC stream 92G/10 49°43'7"N 122°59'35"W
Skookum Creek " Idaho ID stream Holly Creek 46.422ºN 115.147ºW
Skookum Creek " Kootenai ID stream Skitwish Peak 47.739ºN 116.469ºW
Skookum Creek " Shoshone ID stream Three Sisters 47.228ºN 115.707ºW
Skookum Creek " Baker OR stream Bennet Peak 45.004ºN 117.426ºW
Skookum Creek " Clatsop OR stream Gearhart 46.033ºN 123.908ºW
Skookum Creek " Douglas OR stream Hamaker Butte 43.131ºN 122.349ºW
Skookum Creek " Grant OR stream Johnny Cake Mountain 44.969ºN 119.433ºW
Skookum Creek " Harney OR stream Dollar Basin 44.040ºN 118.538ºW
Skookum Creek " Jackson OR stream Cascade Gorge 42.714ºN 122.543ºW
Skookum Creek " Jackson OR stream Parker Mountain 42.023ºN 122.360ºW
Skookum Creek " Lane OR stream Waldo Mountain 43.856ºN 122.063ºW
Skookum Creek " Umatilla OR stream Jubilee Lake 45.867ºN 117.983ºW
Skookum Creek " Wallowa OR stream Duck Creek 45.109ºN 116.939ºW
Skookum Creek " Wasco OR stream Kaskela 44.922ºN 121.080ºW
Skookum Creek " Clallam WA stream Mount Zion 47.930ºN 123.092ºW
Skookum Creek " Mason WA stream Shelton 47.133ºN 123.087ºW
Skookum Creek " Pend Oreille WA stream Cusick 48.299ºN 117.251ºW
Skookum Creek " Pierce WA stream Sun Top 47.054ºN 121.573ºW
Skookum Creek " Whatcom WA stream Acme 48.671ºN 122.140ºW
Skookum Creek Camp " Douglas OR locale Acker Rock 43.020ºN 122.670ºW
Skookum Creek Recreation Site " Lane OR locale Waldo Mountain 43.861ºN 122.044ºW
Skookum Flat " Klickitat WA flat Klickitat 45.805ºN 121.176ºW
Skookum Game Exclosure " Morrow OR locale Madison Butte 45.016ºN 119.412ºW
Skookum Glacier " Kenai Peninsula AK glacier Seward C-6 60.730ºN 148.896ºW
Skookum Gorge " Jackson OR valley Cascade Gorge 42.713ºN 122.544ºW
Skookum Gulch " Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) AK valley Iditarod D-1 NW 62.985ºN 156.383ºW
Skookum Gulch " Sooke,
Greater Victoria
BC locale 92B/5 48°22'56"N 123°51'28"W
Skookum Gulch " Siskiyou CA valley Gazelle Mountain 41.493ºN 122.693ºW
Skookum Gulch " Stewart River,
NE of Mayo
YT river 106D/6 64°29'58"N 135°14'40"W
Skookum Gulch " Yukon River,
near Dawson City
YT valley 115O/14 63°55'04"N 139°20'20"W
Skookum Island " Skookumchuck Narrows,
Sechelt Inlet
BC island 92G/12 49°43'28"N 123°52'36"W
Skookum Jim Mountain " Peel River,
N of Dawson City
Ogilvie Range
YT summit 116G/3 65°10'35"N 139°02'20"W named for Skookum Jim, co-discoverer of Klondike goldfields; not to be confused with namesake of Mount Skook Jim (q.v.)
Skookum Joe Canyon " Sweet Grass MT valley Enos Mountain 45.542ºN 110.041ºW
Skookum Lake " Kenai Peninsula AK lake Kenai C-2 NW 60.688ºN 150.749ºW
Skookum Lake " Deadman River,
Bonaparte Plateau
BC lake 92P/2 51°6'37"N 120°52'52"W
Skookum Lake " Idaho ID lake Dick Creek 46.636ºN 114.363ºW
Skookum Lake " Flathead MT lake Marion 48.023ºN 114.743ºW
Skookum Lake " Mississagi River,
near Sault Ste. Marie
ON lake 41J/12 46°31'30"N 83°35'50"W
Skookum Lake " Clackamas OR lake Bagby Hot Springs 44.998ºN 122.162ºW
Skookum Lake " Douglas OR lake Garwood Butte 43.167ºN 122.334ºW
Skookum Lake " Lake OR lake Commodore Ridge 42.712ºN 120.072ºW
Skookum Lake " Lane OR lake Waldo Mountain 43.865ºN 122.032ºW
Skookum Lake " Tillamook OR reservoir Blaine 45.373ºN 123.701ºW
Skookum Lake Campground " Clackamas OR locale Bagby Hot Springs 44.998ºN 122.164ºW
Skookum Lake Dam " Tillamook OR dam Blaine 45.373ºN 123.697ºW
Skookum Lake Waterhole " Lake OR reservoir Commodore Ridge 42.708ºN 120.068ºW
Skookum Lakes " Marion OR lake Newberg 45.263ºN 122.959ºW
Skookum Meadow " Skamania WA flat Lone Butte 46.096ºN 121.844ºW
Skookum Mine " Summit CO mine Dillon 39.629ºN 106.098ºW
Skookum Mine " Lander NV mine Vigus Butte 39.541ºN 117.178ºW
Skookum Mine " Kittitas WA mine Mount Stuart 47.411ºN 120.975ºW
Skookum Mining District " Lander NV civil Vigus Butte 39.558ºN 117.179ºW
Skookum Mountain " Lincoln MT summit Sylvanite 48.715ºN 115.790ºW
Skookum Peak " Pend Oreille WA summit Skookum Creek 48.303ºN 117.189ºW
Skookum Peninsula " Red Lake,
near Kenora
WA cape 52N/4 51°01'39"N 93°51'44"W
Skookum Point " Pelican Lake,
SE of Brandon
MB cape 62G/12 49°30'21"N 99°40'32"W
Skookum Point " Sanders MT summit Bend 47.968ºN 115.020ºW
Skookum Point " Mason WA cape Shelton 47.205ºN 123.009ºW
Skookum Portage " Churchill River]], between Nelson and Granville Lakes MB portage 63N/16 55°59'42"N 100°28'26"W
Skookum Pond " Douglas OR lake Buckeye Lake 43.009ºN 122.596ºW
Skookum Prairie " Humboldt CA area French Camp Ridge 41.159ºN 123.867ºW
Skookum Prairie " Douglas OR flat Garwood Butte 43.146ºN 122.325ºW
Skookum Prairie Lookout " Douglas OR locale Garwood Butte 43.138ºN 122.328ºW
Skookum Puss Mountain "strong cat" (big cougar) Chelan WA summit Prince Creek 48.199ºN 120.480ºW
Skookum Reservoir see Skookum Delta CO reservoir Grand Mesa 39.062ºN 107.880ºW
Skookum River " Nome (CA) AK stream Solomon C-4 64.663ºN 163.799ºW
Skookum Rock " Crook OR pillar Opal Mountain 44.548ºN 120.586ºW
Skookum Saddle " Kootenai ID gap Skitwish Peak 47.706ºN 116.432ºW
Skookum Spring " Grant OR spring Dollar Basin 44.052ºN 118.502ºW
Skookum Spring " Harney OR spring Van 43.939ºN 118.699ºW
Skookum Spring " Harney OR spring Round Top Butte 43.401ºN 119.889ºW
Skookum Spring " Klamath OR spring Walker Mountain 43.260ºN 121.697ºW
Skookum Spring " Morrow OR spring Madison Butte 45.014ºN 119.408ºW
Skookum Spring " Umatilla OR spring Jubilee Lake 45.842ºN 117.984ºW
Skookum Tum Tum Park "brave",
"stalwart"
or "big/powerful waterfall"
Marion OR park Drake Crossing 44.961ºN 122.631ºW
Skookumchuck "rapids"
("strong water");
See Skookumchuck
Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan (CA) AK channel Craig D-4 55.915ºN 133.313ºW
Skookumchuck " Lillooet River BC locality 92G/16 49°56'14"N 122°24'29"W (Skookumchuck Hot Springs/Skatin); name derives from "Falls of the Lillooet", which are shallow rapids in this area, although implies also the hot spring as well; Skookumchuck Indian Reserves Nos. 4 and 4A, and Skookumchuck SB 27 Indian Government District, are same area
Skookumchuck " Columbia River,
East Kootenay
BC community 82G/13 49°54'50"N 115°45'35"W name derives from Skookumchuck Rapids on Columbia River in this area
Skookumchuck " Thurston WA town/city East Olympia 46.906ºN 122.770ºW
Skookumchuck Brook " Grafton NH stream Franconia 44.194ºN 71.694ºW
Skookumchuck Campground " Idaho ID locale Slate Creek 45.703ºN 116.314ºW
Skookumchuck Canyon " Douglas WA valley Palisades 47.421ºN 119.925ºW
Skookumchuck Creek " Columbia River,
East Kootenay
BC stream 82G/13 49°55'50"N 115°46'17"W name derives from Skookumchuck Rapids on the Columbia River
Skookumchuck Creek " Idaho ID stream Slate Creek 45.700ºN 116.317ºW
Skookumchuck Creek " Kittitas WA stream Cape Horn SE 47.039ºN 120.023ºW
Skookumchuck Dam " Thurston WA dam Vail 46.785ºN 122.717ºW
Skookumchuck Heights Spring " Kittitas WA spring Whiskey Dick Mountain 47.046ºN 120.199ºW
Skookumchuck Mountain " Purcell Mountains,
East Kootenay
BC summit 82F/16 49°50'38"N 116°13'38"W name derives from Skookumchuck Rapids on Columbia River
Skookumchuck Narrows " Sechelt Inlet BC saltwater rapids 92G/12 49°44'13"N 123°53'35"W
Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park " Sechelt Inlet BC park 92G/12 49°44'0"N 123°54'0"W
Skookumchuck Rapids " Columbia River,
East Kootenay
BC rapids 82L/10 49°55'26"N 115°45'22"W earliest documented use of "Skookumchuck", by explorer David Thompson; location is approximate as uncharted in BC Basemap
Skookumchuck Rapids " Shuswap River,
just downstream from Mabel Lake
BC rapids 82L/10 49°50'38"N 116°13'38"W
Skookumchuck Rapids " Jefferson WA rapids Kalaloch Ridge 47.644ºN 124.250ºW
Skookumchuck Reservoir " Thurston WA reservoir Vail 46.785ºN 122.717ºW
Skookumchuck River " Lewis WA stream Centralia 46.720ºN 122.981ºW
Skookumchuck Spring " Douglas WA spring Palisades 47.422ºN 119.925ºW
Skookumchuck Trail " Grafton NH trail Franconia 44.186ºN 71.658ºW
Skookumchuck Work Center " Idaho ID locale Dairy Mountain 45.696ºN 116.123ºW
Skookumhouse Butte " Curry OR summit Quosatana Butte 42.480ºN 124.212ºW
Skookumhouse Canyon " Curry OR valley Quosatana Butte 42.488ºN 124.206ºW
Skookumhouse Prairie " Curry OR flat Soldier Camp Mountain 42.519ºN 124.202ºW
Skookumschuck " Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan (CA) AK gut Craig D-4 55.913ºN 133.313ºW
Skukum Creek see Skookum Southeast Fairbanks (CA) AK stream Eagle A-1 64.077ºN 141.218ºW
Spuzzum "basket-making grass"
(usually spatsum)
Fraser Canyon BC community 92H/11 49°39'43"N 121°24'47"W Spuzzum Indian Reserves Nos 1, 1A and 7 are same area
Spuzzum Creek " Fraser Canyon BC stream 92H/11 49°39'54"N 121°24'38"W
Spuzzum Mountain " Lillooet Ranges BC stream 92H/11 49°43'12"N 121°29'30"W

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Placename Meaning County State Type USGS Quad Latitude Longitude Comments
Taghum "six" West Kootenay BC community six miles from the confluence of the Slocan and Kootenay Rivers and/or six miles west of Nelson, British Columbia
Tamanawas Falls "spirit, power, sorcerer" Hood River OR falls Dog River 45.401ºN 121.588ºW
Tamanos Mountain "spirit, power" Pierce WA summit Chinook Pass 46.872ºN 121.596ºW
Tatoosh Buttes "breasts", "chest" Okanogan WA summit Tatoosh Buttes 48.902ºN 120.541ºW can also mean "milk" but in topographic terms almost invariably "breasts" or "teats"
Tatoosh Creek " Lewis WA stream Mount Rainier West 46.766ºN 121.763ºW
Tatoosh Hills " Skamania WA summit Gumboot Mountain 45.855ºN 122.186ºW
Tatoosh Island " Clallam WA island Cape Flattery 48.393ºN 124.737ºW
Tatoosh Islands " Ketchikan Gateway AK island Ketchikan C-6 55.522ºN 131.841ºW
Tatoosh Creek " Lewis WA stream Mount Rainier West 46.766ºN 121.763ºW
Tatoosh Lakes " Lewis WA lake Tatoosh Lakes 46.715ºN 121.677ºW
Tatoosh Lookout " Lewis WA locale Tatoosh Lakes 46.706ºN 121.663ºW
Tatoosh Point " Ketchikan Gateway AK cape Ketchikan C-6 SE 55.529ºN 131.824ºW
Tatoosh Range " Lewis WA range Mount Rainier East 46.757ºN 121.719ºW
Tatoosh Ridge " Lewis WA ridge Tatoosh Lakes 46.723ºN 121.661ºW
Tatoosh Ridge Lookout " Lewis WA locale Tatoosh Lakes 46.706ºN 121.663ºW
Tatoosh Rpcks " Ketchikan Gateway AK area Ketchikan C-6 55.533ºN 131.849ºW
Tatoosh Trail " Lewis WA trail Tatoosh Lakes 46.673ºN 121.664ºW
Tatoosh Trailhead " Lewis WA locale Tatoosh Lakes 46.669ºN 121.633ºW
Tatoosh Wilderness " Lewis WA park Tatoosh Lakes 46.700ºN 121.668ºW
Tenas Camp (historical) "small, little, young" Hood River OR locale Tanner Butte 45.604ºN 121.879ºW
Tenas Creek " Valdez-Cordova (CA) AK stream Valdez B-2 61.434ºN 144.446ºW
Tenas Creek " Birkenhead River, near Pemberton BC stream 92J/7
Tenas Creek " Bulkley River, near Smithers BC stream 93L/11
Tenas Creek " Benewah ID stream Sanders 47.073ºN 116.765ºW
Tenas Creek " Chelan WA stream Pinnacle Mountain 48.188ºN 120.684ºW
Tenas Creek " Pierce WA stream Sawtooth Ridge 46.748ºN 121.937ºW
Tenas Creek " Skagit WA stream Prairie Mountain 48.324ºN 121.439ºW
Tenas Creek " Ross River,
near Faro
YT stream 105K/1 62°02'35"N 132°20'20"W
Tenas George Canyon "little George", "young George" Chelan WA valley Rocky Reach Dam 47.572ºN 120.258ºW could be someone who was called "little George", or a child named George
Tenas Hill " Skeena River, near Hazelton BC summit 93M/5
Tenas Island " Tolmie Channel,
between Princess Royal Island and Sarah Island
BC island 103A/10
Tenas Lake " Matanuska-Susitna AK lake Healy A-1 63.187ºN 147.189ºW
Tenas Lake " Atnarko River,
near Bella Coola
BC lake 93C/4
Tenas Lake " Birkenhead River,
near Pemberton
BC lake 93C/4 52°9'35"N 125°42'45"W
Tenas Lake " Lillooet River,
just downstream from Lillooet Lake
BC lake 92J/2 Tenas Lake is a.k.a Little Lillooet Lake, which is joined to Lillooet Lake by Tenas Narrows since raising of lake level
Tenas Lake " Mason WA lake Mount Washington 47.504ºN 123.160ºW
Tenas Lakes " Lane OR lake Linton Lake 44.229ºN 121.917ºW
Tenas Mary Creek "little Mary" Ferry WA stream Toroda 48.955ºN 118.768ºW either a child named Mary, or an adult nicknamed "little Mary"
Tenas Mountain " Okanogan WA summit Brewster 48.088ºN 119.869ºW
Tenas Narrows " Lillooet River, between Lillooet Lake and Tenas Lake, which is a.k.a Little Lillooet Lake) BC narrows 92J/2
Tenas Peak " Garibaldi Ranges-Lillooet River BC summit 92G/15
Tenas Peak " Douglas OR summit Tolo Mountain 43.324ºN 122.035ºW
Tenas Peak Lookout Station " Douglas OR locale Tolo Mountain 43.325ºN 122.035ºW
Tenas Tikke Glacier "small desire/need", "small request" Tatshenshini-Alsek BC glacier 114P/6 Tikke Glacier is nearby; tikke is usually ticky or tikegh
Tenasillahe Island "little land", i.e. "island" Clatsop OR island Cathlamet 46.229ºN 123.455ºW
Tenaskli Creek "little joy", "small joke" Bowron River BC stream 093H13 53°51'00"N 121°55'00"W could be Carrier, rather than Chinook, but klee in Chinook is from Engl. "glee", usually means happiness or joke
Tenass Island "little, small", i.e. "island" Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan (CA) AK island Craig D-4 55.998ºN 133.296ºW
Tenass Lake " Mississagi River,
near Sault Ste. Marie
ON lake 041J/5 46°26'38"N 83°37'13"W
Tenass Pass "little, small", i.e. "island" Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan (CA) AK island Petersburg A-5 56.000ºN 133.342ºW
Tillicum "friend, kin" The Gorge,
Victoria
BC community 92B/6 48°27'5"N 123°24'3"W also Tillicum Mall
Tillicum " Pierce WA town/city Fort Lewis 47.124ºN 122.556ºW
Tillicum Beach " Lincoln OR town/city Yachats 44.363ºN 124.092ºW
Tillicum Beach " Island WA locale Langley 48.103ºN 122.399ºW
Tillicum Beach Recreation Site " Lincoln OR locale Yachats 44.366ºN 124.091ºW
Tillicum Campground " Skamania WA locale Lone Butte 46.123ºN 121.779ºW
Tillicum Bay " Sechelt Inlet BC bay 92G/12 49°32'0"N 123°46'0"W in "Greater Sechelt"
Tillicum Bay " Parry Sound ON bay 31L/3 46°12'23"N 79°29'19"W near North Bay
Tillicum Creek " Pend d'Oreille River BC bay 82F/3 49°2'0"N 117°25'0"W 14km E of Trail
Tillicum Creek " Umatilla OR stream Huron 45.481ºN 118.304ºW
Tillicum Creek " Chelan WA stream Huckleberry Mountain 43.794ºN 122.295ºW
Tillicum Creek " Lane OR stream Chumstick Mountain 47.748ºN 120.393ºW
Tillicum Creek " Pend Oreille WA stream Orwig Hump 48.725ºN 117.069ºW
Tillicum Creek " Skamania WA stream Quartz Creek Butte 46.180ºN 121.831ºW
Tillicum Elementary School " Pierce WA school Steilacoom 47.126ºN 122.552ºW
Tillicum Junior High School " King WA school Issaquah 47.599ºN 122.124ºW
Tillicum Mine " Grant OR mine Granite 44.857ºN 118.381ºW
Tillicum Peak " Pend Oreille WA summit Monumental Mountain 48.729ºN 117.152ºW
Tillicum Point " Pierce WA summit Mowich Lake 46.906ºN 121.827ºW
Tillicum Rock " Mason WA pillar Shelton 47.155ºN 123.008ºW
Tillicum Siding " Pierce WA locale Steilacoom 47.130ºN 122.538ºW
Tillicum Village " Kitsap WA locale Duwamish Head 47.541ºN 122.482ºW
Tillicum Lake " Cariboo BC lake 93A/3 52º6'0"N 121º26'0"W 50km E of Wiliams Lake
Tillicum Mountain " Dickson Range, Bridge River Country BC summit 92J/14 50°52'39" N 123°15'32"W
Tillicum Mountain " Valhalla Range, Bridge River Country BC lake 82F/13 49°59'1"N 117°42'36"W
Tikke Glacier " Tatshenshini-Alsek BC glacier 114P/6 59º18'0"N 137º15'0"W
Tkope Creek "small desire/need", "small request" Tatshenshini-Alsek BC stream 114P/55 issues from Tkope Glacier
Tkope Glacier "white", "small request" Tatshenshini-Alsek BC glacier 114P/36
Toketie Creek "pretty" Chelan WA stream Leavenworth 47.522ºN 120.717ºW
Toketie Lake " Chelan WA lake Leavenworth 47.510ºN 120.743ºW
Tolo "win", "earn", "pay" (as in paycheque) Jackson OR town/city Sams Valley 42.424ºN 122.970ºW
Tolo " Kitsap WA town/city Suquamish 47.655ºN 122.584ºW
Tolo Creek " Douglas OR stream Tolo Mountain 43.299ºN 122.057ºW
Tolo Creek " Hood River OR stream Badger Lake 45.311ºN 121.504ºW
Tolo Creek " Chelan WA stream Goode Mountain 48.425ºN 120.911ºW
Tolo Lake " Idaho ID lake Grangeville West 45.916ºN 116.235ºW
Tolo Lake Access Area " Idaho ID lake Grangeville West 45.914ºN 116.238ºW
Tolo Mountain " Orford -]]Southgate River|Southgate]] Divide BC glacier 92K/10 50°43'36"N 124°31'15"W in the same area as Kula Kula Peak and Nanitch Peak (q.v.); west of the Compton Neve
Tolo Mountain " Douglas OR summit Tolo Mountain 43.319ºN 122.012ºW
Tolo Mountain " Chelan WA summit Goode Mountain 48.395ºN 120.894ºW
Tolo Lake Access Area " Jackson OR po Sams Valley 42.424ºN 122.970ºW
Tomahnous Creek "spirit, power" Tatshenshini-Alsek BC stream 114P/44 issues from Tomahnous Glacier
Tomahnous Glacier " Tatshenshini-Alsek BC glacier 114P/45 tomahnous is usually tamahnous, sometimes tamanass or tamanawass/tamanawaz
Towagh Creek "shining, bright" Tatshenshini-Alsek BC stream 114P/43 issues from Tomahnous Glacier
Towagh Glacier " Tatshenshini-Alsek BC glacier 114P/44
Tsee Creek "sweet" Shalalth BC stream 92J/9 50°43'41"N 122°13'12"W when in reference to water, tsee can mean "fresh" or "potable"; this is a semi-arid area with few streams, so that is its probable reference
Tsiatko Glacier "mountain monster" Tatshenshini-Alsek BC glacier 114P/35 tsiatko is something like a sasquatch
Tum Lake "heart, heartbeat, soul/mind, feeling" Deschutes OR lake Broken Top 44.034ºN 121.638ºW tum is possibly short for tumwater ("waterfall") rather than tumtum
Tumtum "heart, heartbeat, soul/mind, feeling" Stevens WA town/city Tumtum 47.892ºN 117.682ºW
Tumtum Creek " North Thompson River BC stream 82M/14 55km NE of Clearwaterf
Tumtum Lake " Adams River BC llake 82M/14 70km NE of Clearwater, British Columbia; not connected to Tumtum Creek but nearby)
Tumtum Lake " Harney OR lake Tumtum Lake 42.140ºN 118.585ºW
Tumtum Mountain " Clark WA summit Yale Dam 45.935ºN 122.335ºW
Tumtum Peak " Pierce WA summit Wahpenayo Peak 46.750ºN 121.868ºW
Tumtum River " Lincoln OR stream Marys Peak 44.589ºN 123.511ºW
Tumwata Creek "waterfall" Jefferson WA stream Hunger Mountain 47.883ºN 124.105ºW
Tumwater (historical) "waterfall" Wasco OR locale Wishram 45.648ºN 120.963ºW
Tumwater "waterfall" Thurston WA town/city Tumwater 47.008ºN 122.908ºW
Tumwater Basin " Okanogan WA basin Stubblefield Point 48.101ºN 119.461ºW
Tumwater Botanical Area " Chelan WA area Leavenworth 47.621ºN 120.708ºW
Tumwater Bridge " Chelan WA bridge McGregor Mountain 48.391ºN 120.844ºW
Tumwater Butte " Klickitat WA summit Lone Pine Butte 45.914ºN 120.531ºW
Tumwater Campground " Chelan WA locale Winton/McGregor Mountain 47.677ºN 120.732ºW
Tumwater Canyon " Chelan WA valley Leavenworth 47.585ºN 120.677ºW
Tumwater Canyon Dam " Chelan WA dam Leavenworth 47.617ºN 120.722ºW
Tumwater Corral Spring " Klickitat WA spring Lone Pine Butte 45.920ºN 120.541ºW
Tumwater Creek " Clallam WA stream Port Angeles 48.123ºN 120123.445ºW
Tumwater Creek " Lewis WA stream Cowlitz Falls 46.467ºN 122.112ºW
Tumwater Creek " Okanogan WA stream Stubblefield Point 48.080ºN 119.460ºW
Tumwater Falls " Sherman OR falls Quinton 45.659ºN 120.501ºW
Tumwater Falls Dam " Thurston WA dam Tumwater 47.015ºN 122.903ºW
Tumwater Lake " King WA lake Grotto 47.632ºN 121.403ºW
Tumwater Lake " Thurston WA school Maytown 46.992ºN 122.924ºW
Tumwater Mountain " Chelan WA summit Leavenworth 47.616ºN 120.700ºW
Tumwater Mountain " Chelan WA summit Leavenworth 47.616ºN 120.700ºW
Tumwater Mountain " Lewis WA summit Cowlitz Falls 46.428ºN 122.103ºW
Tyee "chief, big, boss" Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon (CA) AK town/city Sitka A-2 57.041ºN 134.543ºW
Tyee " Skeena Estuary,
near Prince Rupert
BC railway point 103I/4 54º12'0"N 129º57'0"W opposite Port Essington
Tyee " Douglas OR town/city Tyee 43.444ºN 123.550ºW
Tyee Bank " Skeena Estuary,
near Prince Rupert
BC bank 103I/4 54º11'0"N 129º59'0"W opposite Port Essington
Tyee Bar " Josephine OR bar Bunker Creek 42.658ºN 123.656ºW
Tyee Beach " Island WA town/city Langley 48.093ºN 122.384ºW
Tyee Butte " N shore Cheslatta Lake BC summit Lick Creek 53°43'59"N 125°31'0"W
Tyee Butte " Wallowa OR summit Lick Creek 45.177ºN 117.014ºW
Tyee Camp " Douglas OR locale Tyee 43.439ºN 123.575ºW
Tyee City " Humboldt CA town/city Tyee City 40.923ºN 124.126ºW
Tyee Cove " Clark NV bay Mount Davis 35.619ºN 114.669ºW
Tyee Creek " Wrangell-Petersburg (CA) AK stream Bradfield Canal A-5 56.213ºN 131.526ºW
Tyee Creek " Ruby Range,
near Bonanza Pass
BC stream 82K/4 44.918ºN 116.000ºW S of Nakusp-Slocan divide (Bonanza Pass)
Tyee Creek " Ladysmith BC stream 92G/4 49º0"N 123º49'0"W
Tyee Creek " Valley ID stream McCall 44.918ºN 116.000ºW
Tyee Creek " Deschutes OR stream South Sister 44.036ºN 121.763ºW
Tyee Creek " Wallowa OR stream Lick Creek 45.220ºN 117.004ºW
Tyee Creek " Chelan WA stream Tyee Mountain 47.829ºN 120.415ºW
Tyee Glacier " Mamquam Mountain,
near Squamish
BC glacier 92G/15 49º48'18"N 122º53'36"W
Tyee High School " King WA school Des Moines 47.436ºN 122.276ºW
Tyee Hill " Clallam WA summit Lake Pleasant 48.086ºN 124.343ºW
Tyee Lake " Wrangell-Petersburg (CA) AK lake Bradfield Canal A-5 56.191ºN 131.481ºW
Tyee Lake " Cariboo,
N of Wiliams Lake
BC lake 93B/8 52°22'34"N 122°4'49"W
Tyee Lake " 40 km NW of Summit Lake BC lake 93B/8 54°33'15" N 123°2'22"W 75km NNW of Prince George
Tyee Lakes " Inyo CA lake Mount Thompson 37.181ºN 118.578ºW
Tyee Middle School " King WA school Mercer Island 47.574ºN 122.156ºW
Tyee Mine Stevens WA mine Deep Lake 48.858ºN 117.619ºW
Tyee Mountain " Gold River, W of Campbell River BC summit 92F/13 49°58'46"N 125°53'39"W on divide between Gold, Heber and Salmon Rivers.
Tyee Mountain " Boise ID summit Tyee Mountain 44.018ºN 115.303ºW
Tyee Mountain " Douglas OR summit Tyee Mountain 43.433ºN 123.460ºW
Tyee Mountain " Chelan WA summit Tyee Mountain 47.855ºN 120.470ºW
Tyee Mountain Recreation Area Douglas OR locale Tyee Mountain 43.486ºN 123.483ºW
Tyee Park Elementary School " Pierce WA school Steilacoom 47.149ºN 122.507ºW
Tyee Peak " Pierce WA summit Mowich Lake 46.963ºN 121.766ºW
Tyee Point " Horseshoe Bay BC cape 92G/6 49°22'51"N 123°16'28"W
Tyee Point " West Thurlow Island,
Johnstone Strait
BC cape 92K/5 50°23'16"N 125°47'3"W
Tyee Pool Camp " Snohomish WA locale Bedal 48.068ºN 121.407ºW
Tyee Post Office (historical) Douglas OR po Tyee 43.444ºN 123.550ºW
Tyee Prairie " Clallam WA flat Lake Pleasant 48.051ºN 124.358ºW
Tyee Rapids " Josephine OR rapids Bunker Creek 42.656ºN 123.663ºW
Tyee Recreation Site " Lane OR locale Florence 43.882ºN 124.122ºW
Tyee Ridge " Chelan WA ridge Tyee Mountain 47.816ºN 120.459ºW also Tyee Ridge Spring Nos. 1-3, 6-8 in situ
Tyee Shoal " Kitsap WA bar Duwamish Head 47.611ºN 122.485ºW
Tyee Split " Campbell River BC split 92K/3 50°3'0"N 125°15'26"W Campbell River Airfield
Tyee Springs " Skamania WA spring Termination Point 45.875ºN 121.970ºW
Tyee Valley Golf Course " King WA locale Des Moines 47.428ºN 122.310ºW
Tyee View Cemetery " Douglas OR cemetery Tyee Mountain 43.404ºN 123.426ºW
Tyeen Glacierl " Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon (CA) AK glacier Mount Fairweather D-4 58.868ºN 137.179ºW probably Tlingit, but possibly Chinook adaptation
Tyhee "chief, big, boss" Bannock ID town/city Pocatello North 42.952ºN 112.466ºW
Tyhee Creek " Telkwa BC stream 93L/11 54°41'2"N 127°1'44"W
Tyhee Elementary School " Bannock ID school Pocatello North 42.949ºN 112.470ºW
Tyhee Lake " Telkwa BC lake 93L/11 54°42'59"N 127°2'35"W Aso Tyhee Lake Provincial Park
Tyhee Lateral " Bannock ID canal Michaud 42.950ºN 112.508ºW
Tyhee Wasteway " Bannock ID canal Pocatello North 42.962ºN 112.465ºW
Tzum Point "painted, marked, spooted" Bear Lake, Takla Country ID canal Pocatello North 56°5'24"N 126°47'27"W 110km NE of Hazelton;tzum is often spelled chum (q.v.)

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W

Placename Meaning County State Type USGS Quad Latitude Longitude Comments
Wake Creek "not, nothing" Tillamook OR stream Blaine 45.256ºN 123.656ºW
Wakepish Creek "no fish" Skamania WA stream French Butte 46.324ºN 121.971ºW
Waketickeh Creek "don't want", "don't need" Mason WA stream Eldon 47.559ºN 123.024ºW

Y

Placename Meaning County State Type USGS Quad Latitude Longitude Comments
Yakawawa Canyon "it talks" Whitman WA valley Granite Point 46.576ºN 117.288ºW yaka means "it, he, she", wawa is "speech" or "to talk". Presumably named because the canyon's river is loud, or there's an echo
Yukwah Recreation Site "here", "this place", "this thing here" Linn OR locale Upper Soda 44.400ºN 122.337ºW usually yukwa

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