List of Chinook Jargon placenames
Encyclopedia
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.
Note: multiples entries of the same name are sorted in alphabetical order by state or province.
Chinook Jargon
Chinook Jargon originated as a pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest, and spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then British Columbia and as far as Alaska, sometimes taking on characteristics of a creole language...
, generally from the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
provinces of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, the Yukon Territory and the American states of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, Washington, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, and Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. Some outliers exist in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, the Canadian Prairies
Canadian Prairies
The Canadian Prairies is a region of Canada, specifically in western Canada, which may correspond to several different definitions, natural or political. Notably, the Prairie provinces or simply the Prairies comprise the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as they are largely covered...
and the Great Plains States
Great Plains
The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S...
, and as far east as Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
; those in the Prairies/Plains and Ontario/Quebec may be assumed to have been "carried" there in the era by fur traders.
Note: multiples entries of the same name are sorted in alphabetical order by state or province.
A
Placename | Meaning | County or Region |
State/Province | Type | USGS Quad or NTS topo |
Latitude | Longitude | Comments | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alki Alki Point, Seattle, Washington Alki Point is the westernmost point in the West Seattle district of Seattle, Washington; Alki is the peninsular neighborhood surrounding it. Jutting out into Puget Sound, Alki was the original white settlement in what was to become the city of Seattle... |
"soon", "the future" | West Seattle, King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | neighborhood | Duwamish Head | 47.576ºN | 122.409ºW | The earliest European settlers in the Seattle area called their settlement "New York Alki." "Alki" is the state motto of Washington. | |
Alki Beach | " | West Seattle, King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | beach | Duwamish Head | 47.579ºN | 122.409ºW | ||
Alki Creek | " | St. Mary Lake, W of Cranbrook Cranbrook, British Columbia Cranbrook, British Columbia is a city in southeast British Columbia, located on the west side of the Kootenay River at its confluence with the St. Mary's River, It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the East Kootenay. As of 2006, Cranbrook's population is 18,267, and the... |
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 Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | summit | Golden Lakes | 46.964ºN | 121.893ºW | ||
Alki Elementary | " | King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | school | Duwamish Head | 47.578ºN | 122.406ºW | ||
Alki Point Alki Point, Seattle, Washington Alki Point is the westernmost point in the West Seattle district of Seattle, Washington; Alki is the peninsular neighborhood surrounding it. Jutting out into Puget Sound, Alki was the original white settlement in what was to become the city of Seattle... |
" | West Seattle, King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | cape | Duwamish Head | 47.576ºN | 122.419ºW | ||
Alki Point Lighthouse | " | West Seattle, King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | locale | Duwamish Head | 47.574ºN | 122.418ºW |
B
Placename | Meaning | County or Region |
State/Province | Type | USGS Quad or NTS topo |
Latitude | Longitude | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Big Mowich Mountain | mowich="deer" | Harney Harney County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Malheur National Forest *Malheur National Wildlife Refuge*Ochoco National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,609 people, 3,036 households, and 2,094 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile... |
OR | summit | Big Mowich Mountain | 43.952ºN | 119.564ºW | also indexed under "M" |
Big Mowich Reservoir | " | Grant Grant County, Oregon Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. In 2010, its population was 7,445. It is named for President Ulysses S. Grant, who served as an army officer in the Oregon Territory, and at the time of the county's creation... |
OR | reservoir | Suplee Butte | 44.224ºN | 119.608ºW | also indexed under "M" |
Boston Bar Boston Bar, British Columbia Boston Bar is an unincorporated town in the Fraser Canyon of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was not named for an organization of Massachusetts lawyers but dates from the time of the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush... |
"American" | Fraser Canyon Fraser Canyon The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley... |
BC | community & bar | 92H/14 | 49°51'58"N | 121°26'31"W | also Boston Bar Indian Reserves nos. 1A, 8, 9, 11. "Bar" means sandy riverbank. |
Boston Bar Creek | " | Coquihalla River Coquihalla River The Coquihalla River is located in the Cascade Mountains near the town of Hope, British Columbia. It originates in the Coquihalla Lakes and empties into the Fraser River at Hope.... , Canadian Cascades |
BC | stream | 92H/6 | 49°29'18"N | 121°12'41"W | |
Boston Bay | " | Comox Lake | BC | bay | 92H/6 | 49°38'0"N | 125°8'0"W | |
Boston Bluff | " | Klamath Klamath County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge* Crater Lake National Park * Deschutes National Forest * Fremont National Forest * Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge* Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge... |
OR | cliff | Devils Peak | 42.678ºN | 122.226ºW | |
Boston Brook | " | Shoshone Shoshone County, Idaho Shoshone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county was established in 1864, named for the Native American Shoshone tribe. The population was 12,765 at the 2010 census. Shoshone County is commonly referred to as the Silver Valley, due to its century-old mining history... |
ID | stream | Steamboat Creek | 47.719ºN | 116.209ºW | |
Boston Canyon | " | Umatilla Umatilla County, Oregon Umatilla County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. The county is named for the Umatilla River. In 2010, its population was 75,889... |
OR | valley | Gibbon | 45.684ºN | 118.362ºW | |
Boston Creek | " | Comox Lake | BC | stream | 92H/6 | 49°38'10"N | 125°8'2"W | |
Boston Drain | " | Malheur Malheur County, Oregon Malheur County is a county located in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the eight-county definition of Eastern Oregon. Most of the county observes the Mountain Time Zone, although the southern quarter of the county observes the Pacific Time Zone along with the... |
OR | canal | Vale West | 43.932ºN | 117.319ºW | |
Boston Flats | " | Cache Creek Cache Creek, British Columbia Cache Creek is a junction community northeast of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Trans-Canada Highway in the province of British Columbia at its junction with northbound Highway 97... -Ashcroft junction |
BC | locality & flat | 92I/14 | 50°45'57"N | 121°18'40"W | |
Boston Gulch | " | Boise Boise County, Idaho Boise County is a rural mountain county in the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census; it was estimated at 7,571 in 2007... |
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 Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills... |
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 Malheur County, Oregon Malheur County is a county located in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the eight-county definition of Eastern Oregon. Most of the county observes the Mountain Time Zone, although the southern quarter of the county observes the Pacific Time Zone along with the... |
OR | locale | Brogan | 44.128ºN | 117.608ºW | |
Boston Islands | " | Wales Island Wales Island (British Columbia) Wales Island is an island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, situated east of the Dixon Entrance at the entrance to Portland Inlet. in area, Wales Island is north of the port city of Prince Rupert, and south-east of Ketchikan, Alaska.... , Tongass Pass/Chatham Sound Chatham Sound Chatham Sound is a sound on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located between Dundas and Stephens Islands and the Tsimpsean Peninsula near Prince Rupert, It was named in 1794 by Captain George Vancouver for John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, whose brother William Pitt, was later to become... |
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 Linn County, Oregon Linn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is named in honor of Lewis F. Linn, a U.S. Senator from Missouri who advocated the American occupation of the Oregon Country. By the 2010 US census the population of Linn county was 116,672 showing a 13.2% growth since the 2000 census... |
OR | locale | Halsey | 44.461ºN | 123.081ºW | |
Boston Mills Post Office (historical) | " | Linn Linn County, Oregon Linn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is named in honor of Lewis F. Linn, a U.S. Senator from Missouri who advocated the American occupation of the Oregon Country. By the 2010 US census the population of Linn county was 116,672 showing a 13.2% growth since the 2000 census... |
OR | locale | Halsey | 44.461ºN | 123.081ºW | |
Boston Mountain | " | Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | summit | Boston Mountain | 45.646ºN | 115.188ºW | |
Boston Mountain Lake | " | Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | lake | Boston Mountain | 45.642ºN | 115.181ºW | |
Boston Point | " | Cook Channel, Nootka Island Nootka Island Nootka Island is an island near Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It contains 534 km² of area. It is separated from Vancouver Island by Nootka Sound and its side-inlets.... , Nootka Sound Nootka Sound Nootka Sound is a complex inlet or sound of the Pacific Ocean on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Historically also known as King George's Sound, as a strait it separates Vancouver Island and Nootka Island.-History:The inlet is part of the... |
BC | cape | 92e/10 | 49°39'376"N | 126°36'53"W | |
Boston Point | " | Jefferson Jefferson County, Washington Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Thomas Jefferson. As of 2010, the population was 29,872. The county seat is at Port Townsend, which is also the county's only incorporated city.... |
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 Crook County, Oregon -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,182 people, 7,354 households, and 5,427 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 8,264 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile... |
OR | flat | Hardin Ranch | 43.882ºN | 119.926ºW | |
Boston Tunnel | " | Grant Grant County, Oregon Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. In 2010, its population was 7,445. It is named for President Ulysses S. Grant, who served as an army officer in the Oregon Territory, and at the time of the county's creation... |
OR | mine | Granite | 44.864ºN | 118.389ºW | |
C
Placename | Meaning | County or Region | State/Province | Type | USGS Quad or NTS topo | Latitude | Longitude | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chack Chack Lake | "bald eagle" | Desolation Sound Desolation Sound Desolation Sound is a deep water sound in British Columbia, Canada.It is a favourite destination for boaters because of its spectacular fjords, mountains, and wildlife. It is part of the Sunshine Coast.... |
BC | lake | 92F/9 | 49°41'00" | 124°09'00" | "Named after L.H. Roberts of Nelson Island, whose Indian name is Chack-chak (the Chinook Jargon word for "bald eagle")" |
Chako Creek | "come", "become" | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
OR | stream | Groundhog Mountain | 43.519ºN | 122.284ºW | |
Chickaman Gulch | "metal, ore" | Missoula Missoula County, Montana -National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:... |
MT | valley | Carlton Lake | 46.746ºN | 114.193ºW | usually spelled "chikamin" or "chickaman" |
Chickaman Mine | " | Missoula Missoula County, Montana -National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:... |
MT | mine | Blue Mountain | 46.751ºN | 114.193ºW | |
Chikamin Bay | "metal, ore" | Chikamin Range Chikamin Range The Chikamin Range is a subrange of the Tahtsa Ranges, located between the west end of Eutsuk Lake and Whitesail Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada.-References:* in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia... , Hazelton Mountains 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... |
BC | bay | 93E/7 | 53º28'00"N | 126º56'0"W | |
Chikamin Creek | " | Chikamin Range Chikamin Range The Chikamin Range is a subrange of the Tahtsa Ranges, located between the west end of Eutsuk Lake and Whitesail Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada.-References:* in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia... , Hazelton Mountains 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... |
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 Grays Harbor County, Washington Grays Harbor County is a county in the state of Washington, in the United States of America. As of 2010, the population was 72,797. The county seat is at Montesano, and its largest city is Aberdeen. The county is named after a large estuarine bay near its southwestern corner... |
WA | stream | Mount Hoquiam | 47.503ºN | 123.541ºW | |
Chikamin Creek | " | Snohomish Snohomish County, Washington Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 713,335 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and... |
WA | stream | Glacier Peak West | 48.033ºN | 121.198ºW | |
Chikamin Lake | " | Kittitas | WA | lake | Chikamin Peak | 47.481ºN | 121.305ºW | |
Chikamin Mountain | " | Chikamin Range Chikamin Range The Chikamin Range is a subrange of the Tahtsa Ranges, located between the west end of Eutsuk Lake and Whitesail Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada.-References:* in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia... , Hazelton Mountains 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... |
BC | summit | 93E/7 | 53º23'19"N | 127º3'2"W | |
Chikamin Peak | " | King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | summit | Chikamin Peak | 47.480ºN | 121.315ºW | |
Chikamin Range Chikamin Range The Chikamin Range is a subrange of the Tahtsa Ranges, located between the west end of Eutsuk Lake and Whitesail Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada.-References:* in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia... |
" | Hazelton Mountains 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... |
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 Chinook wind Chinook winds , often called chinooks, commonly refers to foehn winds in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains meet various mountain ranges, although the original usage is in reference to wet, warm coastal winds in the Pacific Northwest.Chinook is claimed... |
Deer River, N of Brooks Brooks, Alberta Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada surrounded by the County of Newell. It is located on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway, approximately southeast of Calgary, and northwest of Medicine Hat. The city has an elevation of .- History :The area that is now Brooks was originally... |
AB | unincorporated area | 72M/7 | 51°27'00"N | 110°55'00"W | Alberta location code 4-29-7-W4 |
Chinook Chinook, Montana Chinook is a city in and the county seat of Blaine County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,386 at the 2000 census. Points of interest are the Bear Paw Battlefield Museum located in the small town's center and the Bear Paw Battlefield, located just twenty miles south of... |
" | Blaine Blaine County, Montana -National protected areas:* Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge* Nez Perce National Historical Park * Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument -Economy:The main industry in Blaine County is Agriculture... |
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 Chinook, Washington Chinook is a census-designated place in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 457 at the 2000 census and increased to 466 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Pacific | WA | town/city | Chinook | 46.273ºN | 123.944ºW | |
Chinook Bay Campground | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Custer Custer County, Idaho Custer County is a rural mountain county located in the center of the U.S. state of Idaho. Established in 1881, it was named for the General Custer Mine, where gold was discovered five years earlier . The population was 4,342 at the 2000 census; it is estimated to have fallen to 4,166 by 2007... |
ID | locale | Stanley | 44.159ºN | 114.912ºW | |
Chinook Bend | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Lincoln Lincoln County, Idaho Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 census the county had a population of 4,044 The county seat and largest city is Shoshone.... |
ID | bend | Devils Lake | 44.881ºN | 123.960ºW | |
Chinook Campground | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | locale | Loon Lake | 45.213ºN | 115.809ºW | |
Chinook Cove | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
North Thompson River, N of Barriere Barriere, British Columbia Barriere is a district municipality in central British Columbia, Canada, located 66 km north of the larger city of Kamloops on Highway 5. It is situated at the confluence of the Barriere and North Thompson Rivers in the Central North Thompson Valley... |
BC | unincorporated area | 92P/1 and 92P/8 | 51°14'00"N | 120°10'00"W | |
Chinook Creek | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Matanuska-Susitna Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Chugach National Forest * Denali National Park and Preserve ** Denali Wilderness * Lake Clark National Park and Preserve ** Lake Clark Wilderness -Demographics:... |
AK | stream | Talkeetna Mountains D-5 | 62.803ºN | 149.163ºW | |
Chinook Creek | see Chinook wind Chinook wind Chinook winds , often called chinooks, commonly refers to foehn winds in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains meet various mountain ranges, although the original usage is in reference to wet, warm coastal winds in the Pacific Northwest.Chinook is claimed... |
Wapiti River Wapiti River Wapiti River is a river in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Smoky River, located in the southern area of the Peace River Basin.Wapiti is named after the Cree word for elk .-Course:... |
AB | stream | 83L/12 | 54°44'00"N | 119°57'00"W | Alberta location code 66-13-W6 |
Chinook Creek | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
North Thompson River, N of Barriere Barriere, British Columbia Barriere is a district municipality in central British Columbia, Canada, located 66 km north of the larger city of Kamloops on Highway 5. It is situated at the confluence of the Barriere and North Thompson Rivers in the Central North Thompson Valley... |
BC | stream | 92B/8 | 51°16'00"N | 120°11'00"W | |
Chinook Creek | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | stream | Chinook Pass | 46.800ºN | 121.558ºW | |
Chinook Creek | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Skamania | WA | stream | Bare Mountain | 45.961ºN | 122.114ºW | |
Chinook Creek | " | Teslin Lake Teslin Lake Teslin Lake is a large lake spanning the border between British Columbia and Yukon in Canada. It is one of a group of large lakes in the region of far northwestern BC, east of the upper Alaska Panhandle, which are the southern extremity of the basin of the Yukon River, and which are known in the... , near Carcross Carcross, Yukon Carcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, is an unincorporated community in the Territory of Yukon, Canada on Bennett Lake and Nares Lake. It has a population of 431 and is home to the Carcross/Tagish First Nation.... |
YT | stream | 105D/8 | 60°31P0621'00"N | 134°13'00"W | |
Chinook Elementary School | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | school | Auburn | 47.290ºN | 122.180ºW | |
Chinook Elementary School | see Chinook wind Chinook wind Chinook winds , often called chinooks, commonly refers to foehn winds in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains meet various mountain ranges, although the original usage is in reference to wet, warm coastal winds in the Pacific Northwest.Chinook is claimed... and Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Cayuga Cayuga County, New York Cayuga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was named for one of the tribes of Indians in the Iroquois Confederation. Its county seat is Auburn.- History :... |
NY | locale | Fair Haven | 43.317ºN | 76.718ºW | |
Chinook Jetty | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Pacific | WA | locale | Chinook | 46.254ºN | 123.946ºW | |
Chinook, Lac | see Chinook wind Chinook wind Chinook winds , often called chinooks, commonly refers to foehn winds in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains meet various mountain ranges, although the original usage is in reference to wet, warm coastal winds in the Pacific Northwest.Chinook is claimed... |
Riviere St.-Maurice, near La Tuque La Tuque, Quebec La Tuque is a city in south central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. In 2006, it had a population of 11,821 Latuquois.... , Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
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 Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Flathead Flathead County, Montana -National protected areas:* Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail * Flathead National Forest * Glacier National Park * Kootenai National Forest * Lolo National Forest * Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:... |
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 Wapiti River Wapiti River is a river in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Smoky River, located in the southern area of the Peace River Basin.Wapiti is named after the Cree word for elk .-Course:... |
AB | lake | 83L/12 | 54°38'00"N | 119°56'00"W | Alberta location code 65-13-W6 |
Chinook Middle School | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | school | Clyde Hill | 43.37ºN | 122.126ºW | |
Chinook Middle School | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | school | Kirkland | 47.628ºN | 122.210ºW | |
Chinook Middle School | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | school | Des Moines | 47.435ºN | 122.279ºW | |
Chinook Middle School | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Thurston | WA | school | Lacey | 47.054ºN | 122.826ºW | |
Chinook Mountain | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Shuswap Highland Shuswap Highland The Shuswap Highland is a plateau-like hilly area of in British Columbia, Canada. It spans the upland area between the Bonaparte and Thompson Plateaus from the area of Mahood Lake, at the southeast corner of the Cariboo Plateau, southeast towards the lower Shuswap River east of Vernon in the... , NE of Barriere Barriere, British Columbia Barriere is a district municipality in central British Columbia, Canada, located 66 km north of the larger city of Kamloops on Highway 5. It is situated at the confluence of the Barriere and North Thompson Rivers in the Central North Thompson Valley... |
BC | summit | 92P/8 | 51°18'00"N | 120°07'00"W | |
Chinook Mountain | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Valley Valley County, Idaho Valley County is a rural county located in west central Idaho in the United States. Established in 1917, it was named after the Long Valley of the North Fork of the Payette River, which extends over 30 miles from Payette Lake at McCall south to Cascade to Round Valley.The valley was formerly a... |
ID | summit | Chinook Mountain | 44.733ºN | 115.352ºW | |
Chinook Park | see Chinook wind Chinook wind Chinook winds , often called chinooks, commonly refers to foehn winds in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains meet various mountain ranges, although the original usage is in reference to wet, warm coastal winds in the Pacific Northwest.Chinook is claimed... |
Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies... |
AB | unincorporated area | 82J/16 | 50°59'00"N | 114°05'00"W | |
Chinook Park | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Josephine Josephine County, Oregon Josephine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the county is probably named after a stream in the area called Josephine Creek, which in turn is probably named after Virginia Josephine Rollins Ort. In 2010, its population was 82,713... |
OR | park | Grants Pass | 42.429ºN | 123.259ºW | |
Chinook Pass Chinook Pass Chinook Pass is a pass through the Cascade Range in the state of Washington.The pass provides the east entrance to Mount Rainier National Park, and carries State Route 410 between the towns of Enumclaw and Naches. Because of the high elevation, Chinook Pass is usually closed in November due to... |
see Chinook Chinook -Main uses:*The Chinook people of Native Americans.**Chinookan languages, in specific, Coastal Chinook and Upper Chinook*Chinook Jargon, a hybrid of Chinookan, Nootka, Chehalis, French, English and other languages*Chinook salmon... |
Yakima Yakima County, Washington Yakima County is the second largest county by area in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Yakama tribe of Native Americans. In the 2010 census, its population was 243,231... |
WA | gap | Chinook Pass | 46.872ºN | 121.514ºW | |
Chinook Pass Work Center | see Chinook Chinook -Main uses:*The Chinook people of Native Americans.**Chinookan languages, in specific, Coastal Chinook and Upper Chinook*Chinook Jargon, a hybrid of Chinookan, Nootka, Chehalis, French, English and other languages*Chinook salmon... |
Yakima Yakima County, Washington Yakima County is the second largest county by area in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Yakama tribe of Native Americans. In the 2010 census, its population was 243,231... |
WA | locale | Cliffdell | 46.902ºN | 121.016ºW | |
Chinook Peak | see Chinook wind Chinook wind Chinook winds , often called chinooks, commonly refers to foehn winds in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains meet various mountain ranges, although the original usage is in reference to wet, warm coastal winds in the Pacific Northwest.Chinook is claimed... |
Crowsnest Pass Crowsnest Pass Crowsnest Pass is a high mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta/British Columbia border.-Geography:... |
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 Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Pacific | WA | cape | Chinook | 46.252ºN | 123.921ºW | |
Chinook Ridge | see Chinook Salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Wapiti River Wapiti River Wapiti River is a river in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Smoky River, located in the southern area of the Peace River Basin.Wapiti is named after the Cree word for elk .-Course:... |
AB/BC | summit | 83L/12 | 54°39'00"N | 120°00'00"W | |
Chinook River | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Pacific | WA | cape | Chinook | 46.302ºN | 123.971ºW | |
Chinook School | see Chinook salmon Chinook salmon The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include King salmon, Quinnat salmon, Spring salmon and Tyee salmon... |
Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States... |
AK | cape | Anchorage A-8 NW | 61.142ºN | 149.937ºW | |
Chinook Valley | " | Peace River Peace River, Alberta Peace River is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located northwest of Edmonton, and northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. The Peace River townsite is nearly ... |
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 Little Shuswap Lake Little Shuswap Lake is a small lake in the Thompson River basin of the southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, which sits at the transition between the Thompson Country to the west and the Shuswap Country to the east... |
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 Chase, British Columbia Chase is a village located in the Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of roughly 2,500, and its main industries are forestry and tourism. It is located at the outlet of Little Shuswap Lake, which is the source of the South Thompson River... ) 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 Little Shuswap Lake Little Shuswap Lake is a small lake in the Thompson River basin of the southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, which sits at the transition between the Thompson Country to the west and the Shuswap Country to the east... |
BC | lake | 83L/13 | 50°49'0"N | 119°35'0"W | |source of Chum Creek |
Chum Point | " | Salmon Inlet Salmon Inlet Salmon Inlet is an fjord branching east from Sechelt Inlet in the British Columbia, Canada. Its companion, Narrows Inlet, another side-inlet of Sechelt Inlet, lies roughly north. Misery and Sechelt Creeks flow freely into the inlet, while the Clowhom River flows in from the artificial Clowhom... |
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 Sechelt Inlet Sechelt Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast and the third of such inlets north from the 49th parallel north, the first of which is Burrard Inlet, Vancouver's harbour. The inlet is significant in that it almost makes an island of what is instead the Sechelt Peninsula,... . |
Chumstick | "painted/marked wood/tree" | Chelan | WA | town/city | Winton | 47.688ºN | 120.638ºW | possibly 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" i.e. "ice" | 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 Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
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 Island County, Washington Island County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. In 2010 census, its population was 78,506. Its county seat is Coupeville, while its largest city is Oak Harbor.... |
WA | bay | Maxwelton | 47.919ºN | 122.396ºW | |
Cultus Corral Horse Camp | " | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | locale | Crane Prairie Reservoir Crane Prairie Reservoir Crane Prairie Reservoir is a man-made reservoir located about southwest of Bend, in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, that also serves as one of Oregon's largest rainbow trout fisheries. It was so named because cranes often fish there. The dam was constructed in 1922 to prevent flooding to... |
43.822ºN | 121.800ºW | |
Cultus Creek | " | Kootenay Lake Kootenay Lake Kootenay Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada and is part of theKootenay River. The lake has been raised by the Corra Linn Dam and has a dike system at the southern end, which, along with industry in the 1950s-70s, has changed the ecosystem in and around the water... |
BC | stream | 82F/7 | 49º20'0"N | 116º48'0"W | 35 km NW of Creston Creston, British Columbia Creston is a town of 4,826 people in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The town is located just a few kilometers north of the Porthill, Idaho border crossing into the United States and about a three-hour drive north from Spokane, Washington. It is about a one-hour drive... |
Cultus Creek | " | Upper Elk River Elk River (British Columbia) The Elk River is a long river, in the southeastern Kootenay district of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is in area. Its mean discharge is approximately 60 m³/s, with a maximum recorded discharge of 818 m³/s.-Course:... , Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States... |
BC | stream | 82J/7 | 50º30'0"N | 114º59'0"W | 85 km N of Sparwood Sparwood, British Columbia -Newspapers:* Fernie Free Press - Weekly Paper* Elk Valley Herald - Weekly Paper* Kootenay News Advertiser - Weekly Paper* The Valley - Weekly Paper* Fernie Fix - Monthly Glossy Magazine* Black Rock News - Semimonthly-Radio stations:... |
Cultus Creek | " | Thompson Plateau Thompson Plateau The Thompson Plateau, also known as the Okanagan-Thompson Plateau, forms the southern portion of the Interior Plateau of British Columbia, Canada, lying to the west of Okanagan Lake, south of the Thompson River and to the east of the Fraser River... |
BC | stream | 92I/8 | 50º19'0"N | 120º27'0"W | just north of Nicola Lake Nicola Lake Nicola Lake is a glacially formed narrow, deep lake located in the South-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada approximately ten kilometres northeast of the city of Merritt... |
Cultus Creek | " | Valley Valley County, Idaho Valley County is a rural county located in west central Idaho in the United States. Established in 1917, it was named after the Long Valley of the North Fork of the Payette River, which extends over 30 miles from Payette Lake at McCall south to Cascade to Round Valley.The valley was formerly a... |
ID | stream | Big Baldy | 44.813ºN | 115.176ºW | |
Cultus Creek | " | Clackamas Clackamas County, Oregon Clackamas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan people. As of 2010, the population was 375,992... |
OR | stream | Bedford Point | 45.147ºN | 122.206ºW | |
Cultus Creek | " | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | stream | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.802ºN | 121.805ºW | |
Cultus Creek | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | stream | Red Butte | 43.144ºN | 122.951ºW | |
Cultus Creek | " | Jefferson Jefferson County, Oregon Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 21,720. It is named after Mount Jefferson. The seat of the county is Madras.-History:... |
OR | stream | Axehandle Butte | 44.707ºN | 120.743ºW | |
Cultus Creek | " | Marion Marion County, Oregon Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was originally named the Champooick District, after Champoeg, a meeting place on the Willamette River. On September 3, 1849, the territorial legislature renamed it in honor of Francis Marion, a Continental Army general of the... |
OR | stream | Mother Lode Mountain | 44.779ºN | 122.058ºW | |
Cultus Creek | " | Jefferson Jefferson County, Oregon Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 21,720. It is named after Mount Jefferson. The seat of the county is Madras.-History:... |
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 Yakima County, Washington Yakima County is the second largest county by area in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Yakama tribe of Native Americans. In the 2010 census, its population was 243,231... |
WA | area | Fairview Ridge | 46.479ºN | 121.127ºW | |
Cultus Lake | " | Chilliwack Chilliwack, British Columbia Chilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. It is a predominantly agricultural community with an estimated population of 80,000 people. Chilliwack is the second largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District after Abbotsford. The city is surrounded by mountains and... , Sardis Sardis, British Columbia Sardis is a small community located within Chilliwack five kilometres south of Downtown Chilliwack in the Fraser River Valley located to the south of British Columbia Highway 1. Sardis includes many of Chilliwack's shopping malls and big box stores.-Climate:... |
BC | community | 92H/4 | 49º4'0"N | 121º58'0"W | |
Cultus Lake | " | Chilliwack Chilliwack, British Columbia Chilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. It is a predominantly agricultural community with an estimated population of 80,000 people. Chilliwack is the second largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District after Abbotsford. The city is surrounded by mountains and... , Sardis Sardis, British Columbia Sardis is a small community located within Chilliwack five kilometres south of Downtown Chilliwack in the Fraser River Valley located to the south of British Columbia Highway 1. Sardis includes many of Chilliwack's shopping malls and big box stores.-Climate:... |
BC | lake | 92H/4 | 49º3'0"N | 121º59'0"W | |
Cultus Lake | " | Arrowstone Hills, Bonaparte Plateau Bonaparte Plateau The Bonaparte Plateau, in British Columbia, Canada, 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. The Cariboo Plateau is a subarea of the Interior Plateau, aka the Fraser Plateau... |
BC | lake | 92I/14 | 50º52'0"N | 121º3'0"W | 15 km NW of Savona Savona, British Columbia Savona is a small community located at the west end of Kamloops Lake, where the Thompson River exits it. It is approximately halfway between Kamloops and Cache Creek along the Trans-Canada Highway... |
Cultus Lake Park | " | Chilliwack Chilliwack, British Columbia Chilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. It is a predominantly agricultural community with an estimated population of 80,000 people. Chilliwack is the second largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District after Abbotsford. The city is surrounded by mountains and... , Sardis Sardis, British Columbia Sardis is a small community located within Chilliwack five kilometres south of Downtown Chilliwack in the Fraser River Valley located to the south of British Columbia Highway 1. Sardis includes many of Chilliwack's shopping malls and big box stores.-Climate:... |
BC | lake | 92H/4 | 49º3'0"N | 121º58'0"W | |
Cultus Lake Cultus Lake (Oregon) Cultus Lake is a lake in Deschutes County, Oregon. Formed by a glacier, it is located in the high Cascade Range in the Deschutes National Forest. The name is from the Chinook Jargon, and means variously bad or worthless, or simply "in vain".... |
" | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | lake | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.839ºN | 121.853ºW | |
Cultus Lake | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | lake | Deadman Mountain | 43.119ºN | 122.960ºW | |
Cultus Lake | " | Skamania | WA | lake | Lone Butte | 46.029ºN | 121.772ºW | |
Cultus Lake Recreation Site | " | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | locale | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.836ºN | 121.833ºW | |
Cultus Lake Resort | " | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | locale | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.829ºN | 121.837ºW | |
Cultus Lake Trail | " | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | trail | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.867ºN | 121.859ºW | |
Cultus Mountain | " | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | summit | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.819ºN | 121.869ºW | |
Cultus Mountain | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | summit | Sedro-Woolley South | 48.425ºN | 122.141ºW | |
Cultus Mountain Reservoir | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | summit | Sedro-Woolley South | 48.393ºN | 122.187ºW | |
Cultus Mountain Reservoir Dam A | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | dam | Sedro-Woolley South | 48.395ºN | 122.188ºW | |
Cultus Mountain Reservoir Dam B | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | dam | Sedro-Woolley South | 48.393ºN | 122.187ºW | |
Cultus Mountain Reservoir Dam C | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | dam | Sedro-Woolley South | 48.387ºN | 122.185ºW | |
Cultus Mountains | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | range | Haystack Mountain | 48.421ºN | 122.114ºW | |
Cultus North Shore Recreation Site | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | locale | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.844ºN | 121.848ºW | "North Shore" is or Cultus Lake on same quad |
Cultus River | " | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | stream | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.772ºN | 121.803ºW | |
Cultus Sound | " | Hunter Island Hunter Island (British Columbia) Hunter Island is an island on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located inshore from Queen Charlotte Sound, about north of the town of Port Hardy at the north end of Vancouver Island.... , Queen Charlotte Sound |
BC | stream | 102P/16 | 51º54'0"N | 128º13'0"W | |
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Eena Creek | "beaver" | Benewah Benewah County, Idaho Benewah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Established on January 23, 1915, from sections of Kootenai County, it was named for a chief of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. As of the 2010 census the county had a population of 9,285. The county seat and largest city is St... |
ID | stream | Emida | 47.069ºN | 116.533ºW\\ |
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Hiyu Creek | "many", or "a party" | Fraser River Fraser River The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada... , near confluence Bowron River Bowron River The Bowron River, also formerly named the Bear River and Reid Creek, originates in Bowron Lake Provincial Park of east central British Columbia and flows northwest from the outlet of the Bowron Lakes, then northeast, to join the Fraser River... |
BC | stream | 93I/4 | 54°0'59"N | 121°45'47"W | |
Hyak Hyak, Washington Hyak is an unincorporated community located on Snoqualmie Pass in Kittitas County, Washington.Hyak was established around 1915 at the eastern portal of the Snoqualmie Pass Milwaukee Road Railroad tunnel. Originally a train station, the community began to grow in the 1930s when the railroad built a... |
"fast", or "hurry up" | Kittitas | WA | town/city | Snoqualmie Pass | 47.393ºN | 121.392ºW | |
Hyak County Park | " | Benton Benton County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Siuslaw National Forest *William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 78,153 people, 30,145 households, and 18,237 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 31,980... |
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 King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
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 Purcell Mountains The Purcell Mountains are a mountain range in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. They are a subrange of the Columbia Mountains, which includes the Selkirk, Monashee, and Cariboo Mountains. They are located on the west side of the Rocky Mountain Trench in the area of the Columbia Valley, and on... , near Argenta Argenta, British Columbia Argenta is a settlement in British Columbia.... -Lardeau |
BC | summit | 82K/1 | 50°15'00"N | 116°26'00"W | |
Hyas | "big, great, important" | near Norquay Norquay, Saskatchewan -External links:********-Footnotes:... |
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 Mount Lolo Mount Lolo, 1748m , prominence 818m, is a summit 20 km northeast of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, between Paul and Heffley Lakes... , Shuswap Highland Shuswap Highland The Shuswap Highland is a plateau-like hilly area of in British Columbia, Canada. It spans the upland area between the Bonaparte and Thompson Plateaus from the area of Mahood Lake, at the southeast corner of the Cariboo Plateau, southeast towards the lower Shuswap River east of Vernon in the... , near confluence Bowron River Bowron River The Bowron River, also formerly named the Bear River and Reid Creek, originates in Bowron Lake Provincial Park of east central British Columbia and flows northwest from the outlet of the Bowron Lakes, then northeast, to join the Fraser River... |
BC | lake | 82L/13 | 50°47'50"N | 119°57'58"W | c. 30 km ENE of Kamloops, British Columbia Kamloops, British Columbia Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly... |
Hyas Lake | " | Kitsap Kitsap County, Washington Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. As of 2011 state estimate, its population was 253,900. Its county seat is at Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton.... |
WA | lake | The Cradle | 47.567ºN | 121.119ºW | |
Hyas Lake | " | Kittitas | WA | lake | Mount Daniel | 47.575ºN | 121.128ºW | |
Hyas Lake | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | lake | Huckleberry Mountain | 48.366ºN | 121.362ºW | |
Hyas Lookout | " | Clallam | WA | locale | Indian Pass | 47.981ºN | 124.133ºW | |
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Ikt Butte | "one" | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
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 Ocean Falls, British Columbia Ocean Falls is a community on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Formerly a large company town owned by Crown Zellerbach, it is only accessible via boat or seaplane, and is home for a few dozen full-time residents, with the seasonal population upwards of 100.-Geography and... |
BC | lake | 93D/5 | Mokst Lake (from "two") is immediately upstream | |||
Illahee Illahe, Oregon Illahe is an unincorporated community and the site of a former post office in Curry County, Oregon, United States. Located along the Rogue River about upriver from Agness, the area was home to Takelma Indians, then to white and Karok settlers, before becoming part of a designated wilderness. In... |
"land, grassland" | Curry Curry County, Oregon Curry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 22,364. The county is named for George Law Curry, a governor of the Oregon Territory. The seat of the county is Gold Beach.-Economy:... |
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Illahee Meadows | " | Bonaparte Plateau Bonaparte Plateau The Bonaparte Plateau, in British Columbia, Canada, 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. The Cariboo Plateau is a subarea of the Interior Plateau, aka the Fraser Plateau... |
BC | flat | 92P/3 | 51°10'0"N | 121°17'0"W | 22 km NE of Clinton, British Columbia Clinton, British Columbia Clinton is a village in British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 40 km northwest of Cache Creek and 30 km south of 70 Mile House.It is considered by some to straddle the southern edge of the Cariboo country of British Columbia, although others consider Ashcroft-Cache Creek, Lillooet, Savona,... |
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Illahee Xing | " | Marion Marion County, Oregon Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was originally named the Champooick District, after Champoeg, a meeting place on the Willamette River. On September 3, 1849, the territorial legislature renamed it in honor of Francis Marion, a Continental Army general of the... |
OR | overpass | Named overpass S of Salem, OR crossing Interstate 5 | ||||
Inati Creek | "across" | Parsnip Reach, Williston Lake Williston Lake Williston Lake is a reservoir created by the W. A. C. Bennett Dam and is located in the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada.-Geography:... |
BC | stream | 93O/12 | 55°44'22"N | 123°31'23"W | ||
Ipsoot Butte | "hidden" | Klamath Klamath County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge* Crater Lake National Park * Deschutes National Forest * Fremont National Forest * Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge* Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge... |
OR | summit | Spring Butte | 43.553ºN | 121.354ºW | ||
Ipsoot Creek | "hidden" | Rutherford Creek Rutherford Creek Rutherford Creek is a tributary of the Green River, British Columbia, Canada, entering that river a few miles above Nairn Falls Provincial Park, near the village of Pemberton. The creek's headwaters are on the eastern side of the Pemberton Icefield. from where it flows southeast for the first half... , W of Pemberton Pemberton, British Columbia Pemberton is a village north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley of British Columbia in Canada, with a population of 2,192. Until the 1960s the village could be accessed only by train but that changed when Highway 99 was built through Whistler and Pemberton.-Climate:The climate of Pemberton is... and N of Whistler Whistler, British Columbia Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver... |
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 Lillooet River The Lillooet River is a major river of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. It begins at Silt Lake, on the southern edge of the Lillooet Crown Icecap about 80 kilometres northwest of Pemberton and about 85 kilometres northwest of Whistler... , NW of Pemberton Pemberton, British Columbia Pemberton is a village north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley of British Columbia in Canada, with a population of 2,192. Until the 1960s the village could be accessed only by train but that changed when Highway 99 was built through Whistler and Pemberton.-Climate:The climate of Pemberton is... |
BC | stream | 92J/7 | 50°17'6"N | on S flank of Ipsoot massif | ||
Ipsoot Creek | " | Latah Latah County, Idaho Latah County is a county located in the north central region of the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 37,244 at the 2010 census. The county seat and largest city is Moscow, which is the home of the University of Idaho, the state's flagship and land-grant university... |
ID | stream | Sand Mountain | 46.928ºN | 116.542ºW | ||
Ipsoot Glacier | " | Pemberton Icecap-Rutherford Creek Rutherford Creek Rutherford Creek is a tributary of the Green River, British Columbia, Canada, entering that river a few miles above Nairn Falls Provincial Park, near the village of Pemberton. The creek's headwaters are on the eastern side of the Pemberton Icefield. from where it flows southeast for the first half... |
BC | glacier | 92J/6 | 50°19'59"N | 123°0'10"W | ||
Ipsoot Lake | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | lake | Bacon Peak Bacon Peak Bacon Peak is a mountain in the Cascade range in the U.S. state of Washington. Its glaciers cover ; the three main glaciers are Diobsud Creek Glacier , Green Lake Glacier , and an unnamed glacier .... |
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Ipsoot Mountain | " | SE Pemberton Icecap-Rutherford Creek Rutherford Creek Rutherford Creek is a tributary of the Green River, British Columbia, Canada, entering that river a few miles above Nairn Falls Provincial Park, near the village of Pemberton. The creek's headwaters are on the eastern side of the Pemberton Icefield. from where it flows southeast for the first half... |
BC | summit | 92J/7 | 50°19'36"N | 122°59'30"W | NW of Pemberton Pemberton, British Columbia Pemberton is a village north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley of British Columbia in Canada, with a population of 2,192. Until the 1960s the village could be accessed only by train but that changed when Highway 99 was built through Whistler and Pemberton.-Climate:The climate of Pemberton is... , N of Whistler Whistler, British Columbia Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver... |
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Ipsut Creek | " | Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | stream | Mowich Lake | 46°58'47"N | 121°40'56"W |
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Kahkwa Creek | "like", "as", "similar to" | Jefferson Jefferson County, Washington Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Thomas Jefferson. As of 2010, the population was 29,872. The county seat is at Port Townsend, which is also the county's only incorporated city.... |
WA | stream | Indian Pass | 47.881ºN | 124.248ºW | ||
Kalahin Mountain | poss. var. of kullaghan — "fence, fenced enclosure" | Boundary Ranges Boundary Ranges 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... , just S of Iskut River Iskut River The Iskut River is the largest tributary of the Stikine River in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, entering it a few miles above its entry into Alaska.... |
BC | summit | 104B/11 | 56°34'43"N | 131°0'32"W | maybe Tahltan Tahltan language Tahltan is a poorly documented Northern Athabaskan language historically spoken by the Tahltan people who live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut. Some linguists consider Tahltan to be a language with 3 divergent but mutually intelligible dialects... in origin |
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Kalitan Creek | "arrow", also means "shot-ball", i.e. for a musket Musket A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer.... , or "bullet" |
Kitimat Ranges Kitimat Ranges The Kitimat Ranges are one of the three main subdivisions of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, the other being the Pacific Ranges to the south and the Boundary Ranges to the north... , Kitlope River Kitlope River The Kitlope River is a river in the Kitimat Ranges in the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, flowing north into the head of the Gardner Canal to the south of the smelter town of Kitimat. It is named for the Gitlope group of Haisla, now part of the Haisla Nation government and community at... basin |
BC | stream | 93E/4 | 53°03'10"N | 127°48'55"W | pron. "Kuh-LIE-tun". see BCGNIS "Kalitan Creek" for more | |
Kanaka Bar Kanaka Bar, British Columbia Kanaka Bar is an unincorporated community and locality in the Fraser Canyon region of British Columbia, Canada, located near the town of Lytton. Named for a gold-bearing bar on the Fraser River below, which was mined by Hawaiians , Kanaka Bar is the home of the office and main rancherie of the... |
"Hawaiian man Kanakas Kanaka was the term for a worker from various Pacific Islands employed in British colonies, such as British Columbia , Fiji and Queensland in the 19th and early 20th centuries... "; see also Owyhee Owyhee Owyhee is an older English spelling of Hawaii, used in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is found in the names of certain locations in the American Pacific Northwest, which were explored and mapped by expeditions whose members included native Hawaiians:*Owyhee, Nevada, a community in... |
Fraser Canyon Fraser Canyon The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley... |
BC | bar & locality | 92I/4 | 50º7'0"N | 121º34'0"W | Kanaka is also name of CNR Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... railway point here; also Kanaka Bar Indian Reserves 1A and 2; Kanaka Bar Tunnel on TransCanada Highway Kanaka Mountain is nearby |
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Kanaka Bar | " | Butte Butte County, California Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the... |
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 Siskiyou County, California Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. Yreka is the county seat. Because of its substantial natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Gold Rush era history, it is an important... |
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 Swartz Bay, British Columbia Swartz Bay, located on the north end of the Saanich Peninsula on Vancouver Island, is primarily known for being the location of one of BC Ferries' main terminals, the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal. Swartz Bay was named after a man named Swart - i.e. it was meant to be Swart's Bay.-External links:... |
BC | bluff | False Bay | 48°43'32"N | 123°23'12"W | SW of Fulford Harbour Fulford Harbour, British Columbia Fulford Harbour is a residential community on the southeast side of Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, located near the island's southern end... , Saltspring Island Saltspring Island Saltspring Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia between mainland British Columbia, Canada and Vancouver Island. It is the largest, the most populous, and the most frequently visited of the Gulf Islands... |
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Kanaka Cemetery | " | Siskiyou Siskiyou County, California Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. Yreka is the county seat. Because of its substantial natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Gold Rush era history, it is an important... |
CA | cemetery | Badger Mountain | 41.864ºN | 122.722ºW | ||
Kanaka Creek | " | Maple Ridge Maple Ridge, British Columbia Maple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located in the northeastern section of Metro Vancouver. Maple Ridge has a population of approximately 68,949.-History:... , just east of Haney |
CA | stream & neighbourhood | 92G/2 | 49º12'0"N | 122º35'0"W | ||
Kanaka Creek | " | Butte Butte County, California Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the... |
CA | stream | Stirling City | 39.943ºN | 121.575ºW | ||
Kanaka Creek | " | Butte Butte County, California Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the... |
CA | stream | Forbestown | 39.600ºN | 121.313ºW | ||
Kanaka Creek | " | Shasta Shasta County, California Shasta County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The county occupies the northern reaches of the Sacramento Valley, with portions extending into the southern reaches of the Cascade Range. As of the 2010 census, the population was 177,223, up from 163,256... |
CA | stream | Igo | 40.542ºN | 122.532ºW | ||
Kanaka Creek | " | Sierra Sierra County, California Sierra County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,240, down from 3,555 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Downieville.... |
CA | stream | Pike | 39.420ºN | 120.942ºW | ||
Kanaka Creek | " | Siskiyou Siskiyou County, California Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. Yreka is the county seat. Because of its substantial natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Gold Rush era history, it is an important... |
CA | stream | Clear Creek | 41.745ºN | 123.399ºW | ||
Kanaka Creek | " | Tuolumne Tuolumne County, California Tuolumne County is a county in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The northern half of Yosemite National Park is located in the eastern part of the county. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,365, up from 54,501 at the 2000 census... |
CA | stream | Moccasin | 37.844ºN | 120.356ºW | ||
Kanaka Creek | " | Skamania | WA | stream | Bonneville Dam | 45.696ºN | 121.876ºW | ||
Kanaka Cutoff | " | Yolo Yolo County, California Yolo County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California, bordered by the other counties of Sacramento, Solano, Napa, Lake, Colusa, and Sutter. The city of Woodland is its county seat, though Davis is its largest city.... |
CA | canal | Knights Landing | 38.768ºN | 121.637ºW | ||
Kanaka Flat | " | San Diego San Diego County, California San Diego County is a large county located in the southwestern corner of the US state of California. Hence, San Diego County is also located in the southwestern corner of the 48 contiguous United States. Its county seat and largest city is San Diego. Its population was about 2,813,835 in the 2000... |
CA | flat | Julian | 33.107ºN | 116.616ºW | ||
Kanaka Glade | " | Lake Lake County, California Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. It takes its name from Clear Lake, the dominant geographic feature in the county and the largest natural lake wholly within California... |
CA | flat | Hough Springs | 39.207ºN | 122.579ºW | ||
Kanaka Gulch | " | Amador Amador County, California Amador County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 38,091. The county seat is Jackson.Amador County bills itself as "The Heart of the Mother Lode" and lies within the Gold Country... |
CA | valley | Amador City | 38.422ºN | 120.813ºW | ||
Kanaka Gulch | " | El Dorado El Dorado County, California El Dorado County is a county located in the historic Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and foothills of the U.S. state of California. The 2010 population was 181,058. The El Dorado county seat is in Placerville.... |
CA | valley | Georgetown | 38.996ºN | 120.798ºW | ||
Kanaka Gulch | " | Siskiyou Siskiyou County, California Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. Yreka is the county seat. Because of its substantial natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Gold Rush era history, it is an important... |
CA | valley | Sawyers Bar | 41.300ºN | 123.220ºW | ||
Kanaka Gulch | " | Jackson Jackson County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument* Crater Lake National Park * Klamath National Forest * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Umpqua National Forest -Demographics:... |
OR | valley | Squaw Lakes | 42.067ºN | 123.113ºW | ||
Kanaka Hill Mine | " | Siskiyou Siskiyou County, California Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. Yreka is the county seat. Because of its substantial natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Gold Rush era history, it is an important... |
CA | mine | Clear Creek | 41.744ºN | 123.399ºW | ||
Kanaka Lake | " | Shuswap Highland Shuswap Highland The Shuswap Highland is a plateau-like hilly area of in British Columbia, Canada. It spans the upland area between the Bonaparte and Thompson Plateaus from the area of Mahood Lake, at the southeast corner of the Cariboo Plateau, southeast towards the lower Shuswap River east of Vernon in the... , 12 km SE of Sicamous Sicamous, British Columbia 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. It is known as a popular all season tourist destination attracting visitors from throughout Canada and around the world... |
BC | lake | 82L/10 | 50°44'25"N | 118°55'6"W | ||
Kanaka Lake | " | Tooele Tooele County, Utah Tooele County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000, the population was 40,735 and by 2005 was estimated at 51,311. Its county seat and largest city is Tooele.... |
UT | reservoir | Salt Mountain | 40.562ºN | 112.744ºW | ||
Kanaka Mine | " | Tuolumne Tuolumne County, California Tuolumne County is a county in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The northern half of Yosemite National Park is located in the eastern part of the county. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,365, up from 54,501 at the 2000 census... |
CA | mine | Groveland | 37.870ºN | 120.161ºW | ||
Kanaka Mountain | " | Canadian Cascades, Fraser Canyon Fraser Canyon The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley... |
BC | summit | 92I/3 | 50°6'57"N | 121°29'11"W | near Kanaka Bar Kanaka Bar, British Columbia Kanaka Bar is an unincorporated community and locality in the Fraser Canyon region of British Columbia, Canada, located near the town of Lytton. Named for a gold-bearing bar on the Fraser River below, which was mined by Hawaiians , Kanaka Bar is the home of the office and main rancherie of the... |
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Kanaka Peak | " | Butte Butte County, California Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the... |
CA | summit | Forbestown | 39.583ºN | 121.303ºW | ||
Kanaka Peak | " | Shasta Shasta County, California Shasta County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The county occupies the northern reaches of the Sacramento Valley, with portions extending into the southern reaches of the Cascade Range. As of the 2010 census, the population was 177,223, up from 163,256... |
CA | summit | Igo | 40.562ºN | 122.554ºW | ||
Kanaka Rapids | " | Gooding Gooding County, Idaho Gooding County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 14,155... |
ID | rapids | Thousand Springs | 42.665ºN | 114.802ºW | ||
Katsuk Butte | "middle", "in the middle of" | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | summit | South Sister | 44.017ºN | 121.756ºW | ||
Katsuk Butte | " | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
OR | summit | Harvey Mountain | 44.110ºN | 122.283ºW | ||
Katsuk Creek | " | Thompson Canyon Thompson River The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River, flowing through the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches called the South Thompson and the North Thompson... |
BC | summit | 92I/6 | 50º22'0"N | 121º22'0"W | 7 km SW of Spences Bridge, British Columbia Spences Bridge, British Columbia Spences Bridge is a community in the Canadian province of British Columbia, situated 23 miles north east of Lytton and 32 miles from Ashcroft. In 1892, the population included 32 people of European ancestry and 130 First Nations people. There were 5 general stores, 3 hotels, one Church of England... |
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Katsuk Glacier | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | glacier | Mount Logan | 48.583ºN | 120.895ºW | ||
Katsuk Peak | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
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 Murtle Lake Murtle Lake is a lava dammed lake located in Wells Gray Provincial Park, east-central British Columbia, Canada. It is fed primarily by the Murtle River which rises from a large unnamed glacier in the Cariboo Mountains at an elevation of and flows southwest for to the lake. The Murtle River also... , Shuswap Highland Shuswap Highland The Shuswap Highland is a plateau-like hilly area of in British Columbia, Canada. It spans the upland area between the Bonaparte and Thompson Plateaus from the area of Mahood Lake, at the southeast corner of the Cariboo Plateau, southeast towards the lower Shuswap River east of Vernon in the... |
BC | stream | 104H/8 | 52º6'2"N | 119º55'39"W | just south of Pillpill ("blood") Mountain; maybe adaptation of kull ("hard", "difficult") + pill ("red" or "blood") | |
Kimtah Glacier | "behind", "in back of" | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | glacier | Mount Logan | 48.589ºN | 120.916ºW | ||
Kimtah Peak | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
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 King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
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 Tillamook County, Oregon Tillamook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for the Tillamook, a Native American tribe who were living in the area in the early 19th century at the time of European American settlement. In 2010, the county's population was 25,250... |
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 Spatsizi Plateau The Spatsizi Plateau is a plateau in the upper basin of the Stikine River in north-central British Columbia, Canada. Most of the plateau, which is a sub-plateau of the Stikine Plateau, is enshrined in either Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park or Spatsizi Headwaters Provincial Park... |
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 Spatsizi Plateau The Spatsizi Plateau is a plateau in the upper basin of the Stikine River in north-central British Columbia, Canada. Most of the plateau, which is a sub-plateau of the Stikine Plateau, is enshrined in either Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park or Spatsizi Headwaters Provincial Park... |
BC | lake | 104H/8 | 58º19'0"N | 128º24'0"W | source of Klahowya Creek | |
Klahowya Mountain | " | Purcell Mountains Purcell Mountains The Purcell Mountains are a mountain range in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. They are a subrange of the Columbia Mountains, which includes the Selkirk, Monashee, and Cariboo Mountains. They are located on the west side of the Rocky Mountain Trench in the area of the Columbia Valley, and on... |
BC | summit | 82F/16 | 49º59'0"N | 116º27'35"W | 80 km NE of Nelson BC Nelson, British Columbia Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,... ) |
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Klak Butte | "wide, open" | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | summit | Pistol Butte | 43.867ºN | 121.610ºW | ||
Klak Creek | " | Bethel Bethel Census Area, Alaska Bethel Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2000, the population is 16,006. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
AK | stream | Goodnews Bay D-5 | 59.786ºN | 160.756ºW | ||
Klak Lake | " | Bethel Bethel Census Area, Alaska Bethel Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2000, the population is 16,006. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
AK | lake | Goodnews Bay C-4 | 59.727ºN | 160.458ºW | ||
Klonas Lake | "maybe" (der. from klone="three") | Sandell River, Rivers Inlet Rivers Inlet Rivers Inlet is a fjord in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, its entrance from the Dean Channel near that fjord's mouth, about southwest of the community of Bella Coola and about north of the northern tip of Vancouver Island and the western entrance of the... |
BC | lake | 92M/11 | 51º35'0"N | 127º17'0"W | 11 km S of Rivers Inlet, British Columbia Rivers Inlet, British Columbia Rivers Inlet is an unincorporated settlement and First Nations community of the Wuikinuxv people, located at the head of the inlet of the same name in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. The community is located adjacent to the Wannock River, a short waterway connecting Owikeno... |
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Klone Butte | "three" | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | summit | Lava Cast Forest | 43.815ºN | 121.277ºW | ||
Klone Creek | " | Chelan | WA | stream | Pinnacle Mountain | 48.188ºN | 120.663ºW | ||
Klone Lakes | " | Grays Harbor Grays Harbor County, Washington Grays Harbor County is a county in the state of Washington, in the United States of America. As of 2010, the population was 72,797. The county seat is at Montesano, and its largest city is Aberdeen. The county is named after a large estuarine bay near its southwestern corner... |
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 Nelson Range The Nelson Range is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the west arm of Kootenay Lake between the Salmo and Kootenay Rivers and also to the west of the south arm of Kootenay Lake... |
BC | stream | 82F/7 | 49º18'1"N | 116º56'0"W | 40 km NW of Creston, British Columbia Creston, British Columbia Creston is a town of 4,826 people in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The town is located just a few kilometers north of the Porthill, Idaho border crossing into the United States and about a three-hour drive north from Spokane, Washington. It is about a one-hour drive... ) |
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Klootch Canyon Klootch Canyon Klootch Canyon, originally Klootchman Canyon, is a canyon on the Skeena River in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, south of the community of Cedarvale."Klootchman" is the Chinook Jargon word for "woman" or "female" .... |
*from Klootchman — "woman, female" | Skeena Skeena Country The Skeena Country is an historic geographic region comprising areas of both the British Columbia Coast and the British Columbia Interior in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.- See also :* Skeena Crossing* Skeena Mountains* Skeena River... |
BC | canyon | 103I/16 | 54º55'N | 128º33'W | originally Klootchman Canyon | |
Klootch Mountain | " | Boundary Boundary County, Idaho Boundary County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 10,972. The county seat and largest city is Bonners Ferry.... |
ID | summit | Priest Lake NE | 48.720ºN | 116.756ºW | ||
Klootchie Creek | " | Clatsop Clatsop County, Oregon Clatsop County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for the Clatsop tribe of Native Americans, who lived along the coast of the Pacific Ocean prior to European settlement. As of 2010, the population was 37,039. The county seat is Astoria.-Economy:The principal... |
OR | stream | Tillamook Head | 45.911ºN | 123.882ºW | ||
Klootchie Creek Campground | " | Clatsop Clatsop County, Oregon Clatsop County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for the Clatsop tribe of Native Americans, who lived along the coast of the Pacific Ocean prior to European settlement. As of 2010, the population was 37,039. The county seat is Astoria.-Economy:The principal... |
OR | locale | Tillamook Head | 45.921ºN | 123.892ºW | ||
Klootchlimmis Creek | " | Quatsino Sound Quatsino Sound Quatsino Sound is a complex of coastal inlets, bays and islands on northwestern Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the northernmost of the five sounds that pierce the west coast of Vancouver Island, the others being Kyuquot Sound, Nootka Sound, Clayoquot Sound, and... |
BC | stream | 92L/5 | "limmis" unknown meaning; possibly from Kwak'wala Kwak'wala Kwak'wala is the Indigenous language spoken by the Kwakwaka'wakw. It belongs to the Wakashan language family. There are about 250 Kwak'wala speakers today, which amounts to 5% of the Kwakwaka'wakw population... or Nuu-chah-nulth |
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Klootchman Canyon Klootchman Canyon Klootchman Canyon is a canyon on the Stikine River in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located south of a bend in the river known as the Devil's Elbow.Klootchman Canyon is also an alternate but unofficial name for Klootch Canyon on the Skeena River.... |
" | Stikine River Stikine River The Stikine River is a river, historically also the Stickeen River, approximately 610 km long, in northwestern British Columbia in Canada and southeastern Alaska in the United States... |
BC | canyon | 104G/12 | ||||
Klootchman Creek | " | Crook Crook County, Oregon -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,182 people, 7,354 households, and 5,427 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 8,264 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile... |
OR | stream | Pringle Flat | 43.985ºN | 120.452ºW | ||
Klootchman Creek Dam | " | Crook Crook County, Oregon -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,182 people, 7,354 households, and 5,427 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 8,264 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile... |
OR | dam | Pringle Flat | 43.992ºN | 120.463ºW | ||
Klootchman Creek Reservoir | " | Crook Crook County, Oregon -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,182 people, 7,354 households, and 5,427 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 8,264 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile... |
OR | reservoir | Pringle Flat | 43.992ºN | 120.463ºW | ||
Klootchman Rock | " | Island Island County, Washington Island County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. In 2010 census, its population was 78,506. Its county seat is Coupeville, while its largest city is Oak Harbor.... |
WA | bar | Oak Harbor | 48.252ºN | 122.651ºW | ||
Klootchville Creek | " | Thompson River Thompson River The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River, flowing through the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches called the South Thompson and the North Thompson... |
BC | stream | 92I/11 | near Ashcroft, British Columbia) | |||
Konamoxt Glacier | "together" or "to meet, a meeting" | Boundary Ranges Boundary Ranges 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... , Juneau Icefield Juneau Icefield The Juneau Icefield is an ice field located just north of Juneau, Alaska and continues north through the border with British Columbia and is the fifth-largest ice field in the Western Hemisphere, extending through an area of in the Coast Range ranging north to south and east to west. The... |
AK | glacier | Skagway B-1 | 59°22'59"N | 135°01'36"W | 25 km SE of Skagway Skagway, Alaska Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. It was formerly a city first incorporated in 1900 that was re-incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 862... |
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Konamoxt Glacier | " | Tatshenshini-Alsek | BC | glacier | 114P/32 | ||||
Kula Kula Peak | "geese" | Orford-Southgate Southgate River The Southgate River is a river in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, entering the head of Bute Inlet, on that province's South Coast, just east of the mouth of the Homathko River at Waddington Harbour. The lower reaches of the river's course are flat-bottomed... 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 Compton Névé The Compton Névé is an icefield in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located east of the Homathko Icefield and Mount Gilbert and to the south of the Bishop River... |
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Kulla Kulla Creek | "geese" | King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | stream | Bandera | 47.451ºN | 121.524ºW | "geese" or any other large flying bird; usually kalakala (onomatopoeic) | |
Kulla Kulla Lake | "geese" | King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | lake | Bandera | 47.001°N | 121.050°W | Source of Kulla Kulla Creek | |
Kullagh Creek | "fence", "fenced enclosure" |
Stump Lake Stump Lake Stump Lake is a lake in the Nicola Country region of the South-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located northeast from and of a similar size to Nicola Lake... , Nicola Valley Nicola River The Nicola River, originally French Rivière de Nicholas or Rivière de Nicolas, adapted to Nicolas River, Nicola's River in English, , is one of the major tributaries of the Thompson River in the Canadian province of British Columbia, entering the latter at the town of Spences Bridge... |
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 Stump Lake Stump Lake is a lake in the Nicola Country region of the South-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located northeast from and of a similar size to Nicola Lake... , Nicola Valley Nicola River The Nicola River, originally French Rivière de Nicholas or Rivière de Nicolas, adapted to Nicolas River, Nicola's River in English, , is one of the major tributaries of the Thompson River in the Canadian province of British Columbia, entering the latter at the town of Spences Bridge... |
BC | stream | 92I/8 | 50°23'49"N | 120°21'30"W | Source of Kullagh Creek. | |
Kumtux | "to know", "to understand" | Clark Clark County, Washington Clark County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington, across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon.Clark County was the first county of Washington, named after William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition... |
WA | town/city | Battle Ground | 45.789ºN | 122.520ºW |
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Lapie Creek | "foot" | Liard Country Liard River The Liard River flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows southeast through British Columbia, marking the northern end of the Rocky Mountains and then curving northeast back... |
BC | stream | 94M/8 | 59°28' N | 126°23' W | from the Chinook for "foot" and/or "feet" from fr. le pied |
La Push La Push, Washington La Push is a small unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States. It is home to the Quileute tribe and is located along the Quileute River. La Push is known for its whale-watching and natural beauty.- Geography :... |
"mouth" | Clallam | WA | town/city | La Push | 47.909ºN | 124.635ºW | from the Chinook for "mouth" from fr. la bouche |
Latah Latah, Washington Latah is a town in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population was 183 at the 2010 census.-History:Latah was first settled in 1872 by Lewis Coplen... |
"tooth", "teeth" | Spokane Spokane County, Washington Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after the Spokane tribe. As of the 2010 census the population was 471,221, making it the fourth most populous county in Washington state. The largest city and county seat is Spokane, the second largest city in the state,... |
WA | town/city | Latah | 47.282ºN | 117.154ºW | from fr. les dents, le dent |
Latah Cemetery | " | Spokane Spokane County, Washington Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after the Spokane tribe. As of the 2010 census the population was 471,221, making it the fourth most populous county in Washington state. The largest city and county seat is Spokane, the second largest city in the state,... |
WA | cemetery | Latah | 47.282ºN | 117.126ºW | |
Latah County | " | Latah Latah County, Idaho Latah County is a county located in the north central region of the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 37,244 at the 2010 census. The county seat and largest city is Moscow, which is the home of the University of Idaho, the state's flagship and land-grant university... |
ID | civil | Tekoa | 47.125ºN | 117.000ºW | |
Lebahdo Lebahdo, British Columbia Lebahdo, originally Watson's Siding, is an unincorporated rural community and former Canadian Pacific Railway station and siding in the Slocan Valley of the West Kootenay region of the southeastern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located just south of Winlaw, British Columbia."Lebahdo" is... |
"shingle" | Slocan Slocan Valley The Slocan Valley is a valley in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada.The valley is home to the villages of Slocan City, New Denver, Silverton, as well as the unincorporated communities of Crescent Valley, Slocan Park, Passmore, Vallican, Winlaw, Appledale, Perry Siding, Lemon... |
BC | locality & rail siding | 82F/12 | 49.6ºN | 117.600ºW | from fr. le bardeau. There had been a shingle mill here. |
Lemah Mountain Lemah Mountain Lemah Mountain is a mountain peak in the Snoqualmie Crest, a part of the North Cascades Mountains, of the Washington state. It is located approximately from the city of Snoqualmie Pass. Most noted for its five distinct summits, its name, Lemah, comes from the Chinook Jargon word Lemah, in turn... |
"hand" | King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | mountain | Chikamin Peak | 47.5ºN | 121.3ºW | from fr. le main. |
Lolo | "to carry" | Missoula Missoula County, Montana -National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:... |
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 Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | summit | Pistol Butte | 43.853ºN | 121.607ºW | |
Lolo Creek | " | Benewah Benewah County, Idaho Benewah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Established on January 23, 1915, from sections of Kootenai County, it was named for a chief of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. As of the 2010 census the county had a population of 9,285. The county seat and largest city is St... |
ID | stream | Tensed | 47.186ºN | 116.974ºW | |
Lolo Creek | " | Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | stream | Sixmile Creek | 46.372ºN | 116.171ºW | |
Lolo Creek | " | Lake Lake County, Montana -National protected areas:*Flathead National Forest *National Bison Range *Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge*Pablo National Wildlife Refuge*Swan River National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:... |
MT | stream | Woods Bay | 47.879ºN | 114.033ºW | |
Lolo Creek | " | Missoula Missoula County, Montana -National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:... |
MT | stream | Florence | 46.743ºN | 114.061ºW | |
Lolo Creek | " | Clallam | WA | stream | Slide Peak | 47.925ºN | 123.966ºW | |
Lolo Creek Campground | " | Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | locale | Brown Creek Ridge | 46.293ºN | 115.751ºW | |
Lolo Creek Mine | " | Missoula Missoula County, Montana -National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:... |
MT | mine | Camp Creek | 46.768ºN | 114.340ºW | |
Lolo Hot Springs | " | Missoula Missoula County, Montana -National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:... |
MT | town/city | Lolo Hot Springs | 46.728ºN | 114.530ºW | |
Lolo, Mount Mount Lolo Mount Lolo, 1748m , prominence 818m, is a summit 20 km northeast of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, between Paul and Heffley Lakes... |
" | Kamloops | BC | summit | 50º48'01"N | 120º07'06"W | also Lolo Creek in same area; named for Jean-Baptiste Lolo, aka Chief Lolo | |
Lolo, Mount Mount Lolo (Quadra Island) Mount Lolo, 218m is a summit on the west side of Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada, overlooking Seymour Narrows.-Name origin:Mount Lolo is said to be named after Jean Baptiste Lolo, a fur trader and interpreter at Fort Kamloops.-References:... |
Quadra Island Quadra Island Quadra Island is an island off the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of the Discovery Islands. It is separated from Vancouver Island by Discovery Passage, and from Cortes Island by Sutil Channel... |
BC | summit | 50º08'52"N | 125º20'39"W | |||
Lolo National Forest | " | Sanders Sanders County, Montana Sanders County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2010, the population was 11,413. Its county seat is Thompson Falls.-Geography:According to the U.S... |
MT | forest | Driveway Peak | 47.583ºN | 115.583ºW | |
Lolo Pass | " | Benewah Benewah County, Idaho Benewah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Established on January 23, 1915, from sections of Kootenai County, it was named for a chief of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. As of the 2010 census the county had a population of 9,285. The county seat and largest city is St... |
ID | gap | Benewah | 47.220ºN | 116.835ºW | |
Lolo Pass | " | Clearwater Clearwater County, Idaho Clearwater County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Established in 1911, the county was named after the Clearwater River. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 8,930 . The county seat is Orofino.... |
ID | gap | Lolo Hot Springs | 46.635ºN | 114.579ºW | |
Lolo Pass | " | Missoula Missoula County, Montana -National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:... |
MT | gap | Lolo Hot Springs | 46.635ºN | 114.579ºW | same as Lolo Pass, Clearwater County, ID (previous) |
Lolo Pass Lolo Pass (Oregon) Lolo Pass is a mountain pass northwest of Mount Hood and northeast of Zigzag, Oregon, on the Clackamas–Hood River county line. It divides the Sandy River watershed on the southwest from the Hood River watershed on the northeast.... |
" | Hood River Hood River County, Oregon -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 20,411 people, 7,248 households, and 5,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 7,818 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile... |
OR | gap | Bull Run Lake | 45.427ºN | 121.795ºW | |
Lolo Pass Ski Area | " | Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | locale | Lolo Hot Springs | 46.637ºN | 114.576ºW | |
Lolo Pass Winter Sports Area | " | Missoula Missoula County, Montana -National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:... |
MT | locale | Lolo Hot Springs | 46.637ºN | 114.579ºW | |
Lolo Peak | " | Missoula Missoula County, Montana -National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:... |
MT | summit | Carlton Lake | 46.675ºN | 114.244ºW | |
Lolo Peak Trailer Court | " | Missoula Missoula County, Montana -National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:... |
MT | town/city | Florence | 46.749ºN | 114.093ºW | |
Lolo Ranger Station | " | Missoula Missoula County, Montana -National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:... |
MT | locale | Garden Point | 46.774ºN | 114.433ºW | |
Lummi | "old woman", "widow" | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | town/city | Ferndale | 48.795ºN | 122.613ºW | from fr. la vieille, sometimes spelled lummieh. |
Lummi Bay | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | bay | Lummi Bay | 48.777ºN | 122.675ºW | |
Lummi Cemetery | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | cemetery | Ferndale | 48.779ºN | 122.608ºW | |
Lummi Flats | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | flat | Lummi Bay | 48.787ºN | 122.668ºW | |
Lummi Indian Reservation | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | reserve | Lummi Bay | 48.817ºN | 122.633ºW | |
Lummi Island | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | island | Lummi Island | 48.696ºN | 122.669ºW | |
Lummi Island | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | town/city | Lummi Island | 48.725ºN | 122.685ºW | |
Lummi Island Est. Dam | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | dam | Lummi Island | 48.680ºN | 122.640ºW | |
Lummi Marine Park | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | park | Lummi Island | 48.726ºN | 122.658ºW | |
Lummi Peak | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | pillar | Lummi Island | 48.669ºN | 122.640ºW | |
Lummi Point | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | cape | Lummi Island | 48.734ºN | 122.688ºW | |
Lummi River | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | stream | Lummi Bay | 48.790ºN | 122.663ºW | |
Lummi Rocks | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | island | Lummi Island | 48.671ºN | 122.666ºW | |
Lummi Tribal School | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | school | Ferndale | 48.795ºN | 122.612ºW | |
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Malakwa Malakwa, British Columbia Malakwa is a settlement in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, in the Eagle River valley, along the Trans-Canada Highway between Sicamous and Revelstoke. It had a population of 649 people in 2001.... |
"mosquito" from Fr. maringouin |
Shuswap Shuswap Country The Shuswap Country, or simply "the Shuswap" is a term used in the Canadian province of British Columbia to refer to the environs of Shuswap Lake. The upper reaches of the Shuswap basin, southeast of Shuswap Lake and northeast of the Okanagan, are generally considered to be part of Okanagan or of... |
BC | community | 82L/15 | 50 56'0"N | 118 48'0"W | 18 km NE of Sicamous Sicamous, British Columbia 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. It is known as a popular all season tourist destination attracting visitors from throughout Canada and around the world... |
Melakwa Lake Melakwa Lake Melakwa Lake is a lake in King County, Washington. The name Melakwa comes from a Chinook term for "mosquito". It is located along the Pratt River just below the river's true source.- Access :... |
"mosquito" | King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | lake | Snoqualmie Pass | 47°27′1.16″N | 121°28′8.27″W | |
Memaloose | "dead, to die, dead person/thing" | Clackamas Clackamas County, Oregon Clackamas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan people. As of 2010, the population was 375,992... |
OR | locale | Bedford Point | 45.196ºN | 122.214ºW | |
Memaloose Airstrip | " | Wallowa Wallowa County, Oregon Wallowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the origins of the county's name are uncertain, with the most likely explanation being that it is derived from the Nez Perce term for a... |
OR | airport | Hat Point | 45.433ºN | 116.696ºW | |
Memaloose Creek | " | Manning Park E. C. Manning Provincial Park E.C. Manning Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is usually referred to as Manning Park, although that nomenclature is also used to refer to the recreational facility and ski area at the park's core as well as the adjacent community... |
BC | stream | 92H/2 | 49º6'0"N | 121º51'0"W | |
Memaloose Creek | " | Clackamas Clackamas County, Oregon Clackamas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan people. As of 2010, the population was 375,992... |
OR | stream | Bedford Point | 45.191ºN | 122.225ºW | |
Memaloose Creek | " | Tillamook Tillamook County, Oregon Tillamook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for the Tillamook, a Native American tribe who were living in the area in the early 19th century at the time of European American settlement. In 2010, the county's population was 25,250... |
OR | stream | Netarts | 45.469ºN | 123.886ºW | |
Memaloose Guard Station | " | Wallowa Wallowa County, Oregon Wallowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the origins of the county's name are uncertain, with the most likely explanation being that it is derived from the Nez Perce term for a... |
OR | locale | Hat Point | 45.437ºN | 116.688ºW | |
Memaloose Island | " | Bonner Bonner County, Idaho Bonner County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. Established in 1907, it was named for Edwin L. Bonner, a ferry operator. As of the 2010 census, the county had a population of 40,877. The county seat and largest city is Sandpoint.-History:Bonner County was formed... |
ID | island | Hope | 48.204ºN | 116.296ºW | |
Memaloose Island | " | Klickitat | WA | island | Petersburg | 45.619ºN | 121.118ºW | |
Memaloose Island (historical) | " | Umatilla Umatilla County, Oregon Umatilla County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. The county is named for the Umatilla River. In 2010, its population was 75,889... |
OR | island | Hat Rock | 45.922ºN | 119.192ºW | |
Memaloose Island (historical) | " | Wasco Wasco County, Oregon Wasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who lived on the south side of the Columbia River. In 2010, its population was 25,213... |
OR | island | Lyle | 45.703ºN | 121.341ºW | |
Memaloose Island Light | " | Klickitat | WA | locale | Stacker Butte | 45.653ºN | 121.078ºW | |
Memaloose Lake | " | Clackamas Clackamas County, Oregon Clackamas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan people. As of 2010, the population was 375,992... |
OR | lake | Wanderers Peak | 45.098ºN | 122.236ºW | |
Memaloose Lake | " | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
OR | lake | Huckleberry Mountain | 43.849ºN | 122.315ºW | |
Memaloose Overlook | " | Wasco Wasco County, Oregon Wasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who lived on the south side of the Columbia River. In 2010, its population was 25,213... |
OR | locale | Lyle | 45.694ºN | 121.350ºW | |
Memaloose Point | " | Tillamook Tillamook County, Oregon Tillamook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for the Tillamook, a Native American tribe who were living in the area in the early 19th century at the time of European American settlement. In 2010, the county's population was 25,250... |
OR | cape | Netarts | 45.471ºN | 123.888ºW | |
Memaloose Ridge | " | Chelan | WA | ridge | Goode Mountain | 48.475ºN | 120.886ºW | |
Memaloose Rock | " | Cowlitz Cowlitz County, Washington Cowlitz County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census its population was 102,410. It forms the Longview, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. The county seat is at Kelso, and its largest city is Longview... |
WA | bar | Oak Point | 46.191ºN | 123.166ºW | |
Memaloose State Park | " | Wasco Wasco County, Oregon Wasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who lived on the south side of the Columbia River. In 2010, its population was 25,213... |
OR | park | Lyle | 45.696ºN | 121.332ºW | |
Memaloose Trail | " | Clackamas Clackamas County, Oregon Clackamas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan people. As of 2010, the population was 375,992... |
OR | trail | Bedford Point | 45.160ºN | 122.211ºW | |
Mesachie Lake | "evil", "nasty", "malign" |
Cowichan Cowichan Valley The Cowichan Valley is a region around the Cowichan River and Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. There is some debate as to the origin of the name Cowichan, which many believe to be an anglicized form of the First Nations tribal name Quw'utsun.Communities include... |
BC | lake | 92C16 | 48º49'N | 124º06'W | |
Mesachie Lake Mesachie Lake, British Columbia Mesachie Lake is an unincorporated community on Vancouver Island, Canada. It lies on the south shore of Lake Cowichan. The name is from the Chinook Jargon for "bad, evil, naughty". It was founded in 1942 by the Hillcrest Lumber Company, which built houses for its workers and their families... |
" | Cowichan Cowichan Valley The Cowichan Valley is a region around the Cowichan River and Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. There is some debate as to the origin of the name Cowichan, which many believe to be an anglicized form of the First Nations tribal name Quw'utsun.Communities include... |
BC | community | 92C16 | 48º49'N | 124º07'W | |
Mesachie Nose | " | Dean Channel Dean Channel Dean Channel is the upper end of one of the longest inlets of the British Columbia Coast, from its head at the mouth of the Kimsquit River. The Dean River, one of the main rivers of the Coast Mountains, enters Dean Channel about below the head of the inlet, at the community of... |
BC | point | 93D6 | 52º30'25"N | 127º09'45"W | |
Mesahchie Glacier | "evil", "nasty", "malign" |
Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
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 Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | gap | Mount Logan | 48.598ºN | 120.864ºW | |
Mesahchie Peak | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
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.) |
Mimulus Creek | var. of memaloose" (dead, dead man) | Garibaldi Park Garibaldi Provincial Park Garibaldi Provincial Park, also called Garibaldi Park, is a wilderness park located in British Columbia, Canada, about 70 kilometres north of Vancouver. The park is located to the east of the Sea to Sky Highway between Squamish and Whistler and covers an area of over 1,950 square kilometres... |
BC | creek | 92G14 | 59º57'00"N | 123º03'00"W | |
Mimulus Lake | " | Garibaldi Park Garibaldi Provincial Park Garibaldi Provincial Park, also called Garibaldi Park, is a wilderness park located in British Columbia, Canada, about 70 kilometres north of Vancouver. The park is located to the east of the Sea to Sky Highway between Squamish and Whistler and covers an area of over 1,950 square kilometres... |
BC | lake | 93G14 | 52º30'25"N | 123º02'00"W | |
Mokst Lake | "two" | Ocean Falls Ocean Falls, British Columbia Ocean Falls is a community on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Formerly a large company town owned by Crown Zellerbach, it is only accessible via boat or seaplane, and is home for a few dozen full-time residents, with the seasonal population upwards of 100.-Geography and... |
BC | lake | 93D/5 | Ikt Lake (from "one" is immediately downstream | ||
Moolack Beach Moolack Beach Moolack Beach is an undeveloped sandy beach on the Oregon Coast about 4 miles north of Newport in Lincoln County, United States. It is almost 8 km in length with the south end at Yaquina Head and the north end at Otter Rock, the site of Devils Punch Bowl State Natural Area... |
"elk" | Lincoln Lincoln County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge*Siuslaw National Forest -Demographics:... |
OR | beach | Newport North | 44.700ºN | 124.064ºW | |
Moolack Butte | " | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | summit | Elk Lake | 43.988ºN | 121.787ºW | |
Moolack Creek | " | Boise Boise County, Idaho Boise County is a rural mountain county in the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census; it was estimated at 7,571 in 2007... |
ID | stream | Warbonnet Peak | 44.121ºN | 115.084ºW | |
Moolack Creek | " | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
OR | stream | Chucksney Mountain | 43.879ºN | 122.117ºW | |
Moolack Creek | " | Lincoln Lincoln County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge*Siuslaw National Forest -Demographics:... |
OR | stream | Newport North | 44.703ºN | 124.063ºW | |
Moolack Flat | " | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
OR | flat | Waldo Mountain | 43.838ºN | 122.085ºW | |
Moolack Lake | " | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
OR | lake | Waldo Mountain | 43.823ºN | 122.070ºW | |
Moolack Mountain | " | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
OR | summit | Waldo Mountain | 43.850ºN | 122.094ºW | |
Moolack Spring | " | Columbia | WA | spring | Oregon Butte | 46.121ºN | 117.726ºW | |
Mowich | "deer" | Klamath Klamath County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge* Crater Lake National Park * Deschutes National Forest * Fremont National Forest * Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge* Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge... |
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 Shoshone County, Idaho Shoshone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county was established in 1864, named for the Native American Shoshone tribe. The population was 12,765 at the 2010 census. Shoshone County is commonly referred to as the Silver Valley, due to its century-old mining history... |
ID | stream | Monumental Buttes | 47.071ºN | 115.753ºW | |
Mowich Creek | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | stream | Potter Mountain | 43.251ºN | 122.338ºW | |
Mowich Creek | " | Lillooet River Lillooet River The Lillooet River is a major river of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. It begins at Silt Lake, on the southern edge of the Lillooet Crown Icecap about 80 kilometres northwest of Pemberton and about 85 kilometres northwest of Whistler... NW of Pemberton Pemberton, British Columbia Pemberton is a village north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley of British Columbia in Canada, with a population of 2,192. Until the 1960s the village could be accessed only by train but that changed when Highway 99 was built through Whistler and Pemberton.-Climate:The climate of Pemberton is... |
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 Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | cliff | Mount Rainier West | 46.868ºN | 121.791ºW | |
Mowich Flats | " | Birkenhead Ranges N of Pemberton Pemberton, British Columbia Pemberton is a village north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley of British Columbia in Canada, with a population of 2,192. Until the 1960s the village could be accessed only by train but that changed when Highway 99 was built through Whistler and Pemberton.-Climate:The climate of Pemberton is... |
BC | flat | 92J/10 | 50º33'0"N | 122º55'0"W | just E of Tenquille Mountain |
Mowich Illahee | "deer pasture" "place you'll find deer" |
Okanogan | WA | town/city | Buck Mountain | 48.398ºN | 119.813ºW | |
Mowich Lake | " | Deadman River Deadman River The Deadman River, also known as the Deadman's River, Deadman Creek or Deadman's Creek, is a tributary of the Thompson River in the British Columbia Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is about in length.-Name:... Bonaparte Plateau Bonaparte Plateau The Bonaparte Plateau, in British Columbia, Canada, 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. The Cariboo Plateau is a subarea of the Interior Plateau, aka the Fraser Plateau... |
BC | lake | 92P/2 | 51º1'0"N | 121º54'0"W | |
Mowich Lake | " | Linn Linn County, Oregon Linn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is named in honor of Lewis F. Linn, a U.S. Senator from Missouri who advocated the American occupation of the Oregon Country. By the 2010 US census the population of Linn county was 116,672 showing a 13.2% growth since the 2000 census... |
OR | lake | Marion Forks | 44.503ºN | 121.880ºW | |
Mowich Lake Mowich Lake Mowich Lake is a lake located in the northwestern corner of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State at an elevation of . The name "Mowich" derives from the Chinook jargon word for deer.... |
" | Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | lake | Mowich Lake | 46.939ºN | 121.860ºW | |
Mowich Lake Entrance | " | Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | locale | Golden Lakes | 46.927ºN | 121.914ºW | |
Mowich Park | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | flat | Potter Mountain | 43.258ºN | 122.269ºW | |
Mowich Post Office (historical) | " | Klamath Klamath County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge* Crater Lake National Park * Deschutes National Forest * Fremont National Forest * Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge* Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge... |
OR | po | Muttonchop Butte | 43.372ºN | 121.828ºW | |
Mowich Recreation Site | " | Baker Baker County, Oregon Baker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. It is named for Edward Dickinson Baker, a senator from Oregon who was killed at Ball's Bluff, a battle of the Civil War in Virginia in 1861. It was split from the eastern part... |
OR | locale | Phillips Lake | 44.692ºN | 118.068ºW | |
Mowich River Mowich River The Mowich River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington. Its watershed drains a portion of the western side of Mount Rainier, part of the Cascade Range. The river has two main headwater branches, the South Mowich River and the North Mowich River. The South Mowich is significantly larger and... |
" | Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | stream | Le Dout Creek | 46.901ºN | 122.029ºW | |
Mowich Spring | " | Harney Harney County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Malheur National Forest *Malheur National Wildlife Refuge*Ochoco National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,609 people, 3,036 households, and 2,094 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile... |
OR | spring | Big Mowich Mountain | 43.952ºN | 119.581ºW | |
Mowich Spring Butte | " | Klamath Klamath County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge* Crater Lake National Park * Deschutes National Forest * Fremont National Forest * Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge* Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge... |
OR | summit | Big Hole | 43.378ºN | 121.369ºW | |
Mowich Mountain, Big | " | Harney Harney County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Malheur National Forest *Malheur National Wildlife Refuge*Ochoco National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,609 people, 3,036 households, and 2,094 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile... |
OR | summit | Big Mowich Mountain | 43.952ºN | 119.564ºW | also indexed under "B" |
Mowich Reservoir, Big | " | Grant Grant County, Oregon Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. In 2010, its population was 7,445. It is named for President Ulysses S. Grant, who served as an army officer in the Oregon Territory, and at the time of the county's creation... |
OR | reservoir | Suplee Butte | 44.224ºN | 119.608ºW | also indexed under "B" |
Mowitch Basin | "deer" | Pondera Pondera County, Montana -National protected area:*Lewis and Clark National Forest *Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Area -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,424 people, 2,410 households, and 1,740 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile . There were 2,834... |
MT | basin | Mitten Lake | 48.252ºN | 112.970ºW | |
Mowitch Creek | " | Snake Indian River Snake Indian River The Snake Indian River is a large tributary of the Athabasca River, exiting entirely within Jasper National Park. The Snake Indian forms at Snake Indian Pass, south of Monte Christo Mountain and Snake Indian Mountain, north of Calumet Peak. The river travels in a general northwest direction before... Jasper National Park Jasper National Park Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km² . It is located in the province of Alberta, north of Banff National Park and west of the City of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and... |
AB | stream | 83E/8 | 53°25'00"N | 118°29'00"W | Alberta location code 51-4-W6 |
Mowitch Creek | " | Valley Valley County, Idaho Valley County is a rural county located in west central Idaho in the United States. Established in 1917, it was named after the Long Valley of the North Fork of the Payette River, which extends over 30 miles from Payette Lake at McCall south to Cascade to Round Valley.The valley was formerly a... |
ID | stream | Pungo Mountain | 44.779ºN | 115.124ºW | |
Mowitch Lake | " | King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | lake | Lake Philippa | 47.597ºN | 121.548ºW | |
Mowitch Point | " | Skeena estuary Skeena River The Skeena River is the second longest river entirely within British Columbia, Canada . The Skeena is an important transportation artery, particularly for the Tsimshian and the Gitxsan - whose names mean "inside the Skeena River" and "people of the Skeena River" respectively, and also during the... near Prince Rupert Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:... |
BC | cape | 103J/1 | 54°10'00"N | 130°01'00"W | opposite Port Essington Port Essington, British Columbia Port Essington was a cannery town on the south bank of the Skeena River estuary in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, between Prince Rupert and Terrace, and at the confluence of the Skeena and Ecstall Rivers. It was founded in 1871 by Robert Cunningham and Thomas Hankin and was for a time... |
Mox Chehalis Creek | "two Chehalis", "No. 2 Chehalis" | Grays Harbor Grays Harbor County, Washington Grays Harbor County is a county in the state of Washington, in the United States of America. As of 2010, the population was 72,797. The county seat is at Montesano, and its largest city is Aberdeen. The county is named after a large estuarine bay near its southwestern corner... |
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 Grays Harbor County, Washington Grays Harbor County is a county in the state of Washington, in the United States of America. As of 2010, the population was 72,797. The county seat is at Montesano, and its largest city is Aberdeen. The county is named after a large estuarine bay near its southwestern corner... |
WA | stream | Central Park | 46.958ºN | ||
Mox Chuck Truck Trail | "two water(s)" | Grays Harbor Grays Harbor County, Washington Grays Harbor County is a county in the state of Washington, in the United States of America. As of 2010, the population was 72,797. The county seat is at Montesano, and its largest city is Aberdeen. The county is named after a large estuarine bay near its southwestern corner... |
WA | trail | Kamilche Valley | 123.240ºW| | ||
Mox Creek | "two" | Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | stream | Hemlock Butte | 46.384ºN | 115.679ºW | |
Mox Creek | "two" | Price Price County, Wisconsin Price County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 15,822. Its county seat is Phillips.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water... |
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 Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Chiswell Islands** Tuxedni Wilderness* Chugach National Forest * Katmai National Park and Preserve ** Katmai Wilderness... |
AK | lake | Kenai C-1 SW | 60.513ºN | 150.308ºW | |
Mox Peaks | "two" | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
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 | " | Okanogan | WA | |gap | Conconully West | 48.588ºN | 119.811ºW | |
Muckamuck Trail | " | Clackamas Clackamas County, Oregon Clackamas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan people. As of 2010, the population was 375,992... |
OR | trail | Coxit Mountain | 48.634ºN | 119.842ºW | |
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Nanitch Campground | "lookout", "guard" | Clackamas Clackamas County, Oregon Clackamas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan people. As of 2010, the population was 375,992... |
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 Southgate River The Southgate River is a river in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, entering the head of Bute Inlet, on that province's South Coast, just east of the mouth of the Homathko River at Waddington Harbour. The lower reaches of the river's course are flat-bottomed... Divide |
BC | locale | 92K/9 | 50°43'37"N | 124°28'29"W | Nanitch Peak is to the west of the Compton Neve Compton Névé The Compton Névé is an icefield in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located east of the Homathko Icefield and Mount Gilbert and to the south of the Bishop River... |
Nowitka Lake | "indeed, verily" | Purcell Mountains Purcell Mountains The Purcell Mountains are a mountain range in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. They are a subrange of the Columbia Mountains, which includes the Selkirk, Monashee, and Cariboo Mountains. They are located on the west side of the Rocky Mountain Trench in the area of the Columbia Valley, and on... /East Kootenay |
BC | lake | 49°55'00"N | 115°22'00"W | ||
Nowitka Lake | "indeed, verily" | Purcell Mountains Purcell Mountains The Purcell Mountains are a mountain range in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. They are a subrange of the Columbia Mountains, which includes the Selkirk, Monashee, and Cariboo Mountains. They are located on the west side of the Rocky Mountain Trench in the area of the Columbia Valley, and on... /East Kootenay |
BC | lake | 49°55'12"N | 116°24'08"W |
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Olalla Olalla, British Columbia Olalla is an unincorporated settlement in the South Okanagan region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Penticton and just north of Keremeos... |
"berries" | Similkameen Similkameen Country The Similkameen Country, also referred to as the Similkameen Valley or Similkameen District, but generally referred to simply as The Similkameen or more archaically, Similkameen, is a region roughly coinciding with the basin of the river of the same name in the Southern Interior of British Columbia... -Okanagan Okanagan The Okanagan , also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as Okanagan Country is a region located in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. As of 2009, the region's population is approximately 350,927. The... |
BC | community | 82E/5 | 49°15'56"N | 119°49'40"W | on Hwy 3A between Keremeos Keremeos, British Columbia Keremeos is a village in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The name originated from the Similkameen dialect of the Okanagan language word "Keremeyeus" meaning "creek which cuts its way through the flats" referring to Keremeos Creek which flows down from the Upper Benchlands to the... and Okanagan Okanagan Falls, British Columbia Okanagan Falls is a community located on the south end of Skaha Lake in British Columbia. Originally named Dogtown, which was derived from the name Dog Lake , the current name derives from the former small set of the falls that used to lie on the Okanagan River at the outlet of the lake.-References:... |
Olalla Olalla, Washington Olalla is a small unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located on Colvos Passage on Puget Sound just north of the Pierce County county line. Olalla used to be larger than Port Orchard, county seat of Kitsap County... |
"berries" | Kitsap Kitsap County, Washington Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. As of 2011 state estimate, its population was 253,900. Its county seat is at Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton.... |
WA | community | 47°25'45"N | 122°32'44"W | ||
Ollala Creek | " | Similkameen Similkameen Country The Similkameen Country, also referred to as the Similkameen Valley or Similkameen District, but generally referred to simply as The Similkameen or more archaically, Similkameen, is a region roughly coinciding with the basin of the river of the same name in the Southern Interior of British Columbia... -Okanagan Okanagan The Okanagan , also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as Okanagan Country is a region located in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. As of 2009, the region's population is approximately 350,927. The... |
BC | stream | 82E/5 | 49°15'52"N | 119°49'45"W | at Olalla, BC Olalla, British Columbia Olalla is an unincorporated settlement in the South Okanagan region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Penticton and just north of Keremeos... |
Ollala Creek | " | Douglas County, Oregon Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | Stream | 43°00'23"N | 123°35'13"W | ||
Ollala Canyon | " | Chelan | WA | valley | Peshastin | 47.539ºN | 120.541ºW | |
Ollala Dam | " | Lincoln Lincoln County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge*Siuslaw National Forest -Demographics:... |
OR | dam | Toledo North | 44.682ºN | 123.930ºW | |
Ollala Lake | " | Lincoln Lincoln County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge*Siuslaw National Forest -Demographics:... |
OR | reservoir | Toledo North | 44.682ºN | 123.930ºW | |
Olo Mountain | "hunger", "to be hungry" | Snohomish Snohomish County, Washington Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 713,335 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and... |
WA | summit | Meadow Mountain | 48.158ºN | 121.859ºW | (or thirsty) |
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Placename | Meaning | County or region | State/province | Type | USGS Quad or NTS topo | Latitude | Longitude | Comments |
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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 Squamish River The Squamish River is a short but very large river in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is in size. The total length of the Squamish River is approximately .-Course:... |
BC | stream | 92G/14 | 49 52'0"N | 123 14'0"W | |
Pillman Creek | "red man" | Atlin Lake Atlin Lake Atlin Lake is a lake in northwestern British Columbia and is that province's largest natural lake. The northern tip of the lake is in the Yukon, as is Little Atlin Lake. However, most of the lake lies within the Atlin District of British Columbia... |
BC | stream | 104N/5 | 59 17'0"N | 133 48'0"W | may be an English surname, but possibly Chinook |
Pilchuck | "red water" | Snohomish Snohomish County, Washington Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 713,335 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and... |
WA | town/city | McMurray | 48.266ºN | 122.165ºW | |
Pilchuck | " | Snohomish Snohomish County, Washington Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 713,335 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and... |
WA | town/city | Granite Falls | 48.019ºN | 121.913ºW | |
Pilchuck Bridge Campground | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | locale | McMurray | 48.321ºN | 122.141ºW | |
Pilchuck Creek | " | Clallam | WA | stream | Ozette | 48.246ºN | 124.626ºW | |
Pilchuck Creek | " | Snohomish Snohomish County, Washington Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 713,335 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and... |
WA | stream | Arlington West | 48.209ºN | 122.224ºW | |
Pilchuck River | " | Snohomish Snohomish County, Washington Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 713,335 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and... |
WA | stream | Snohomish | 47.904ºN | 122.090ºW | |
Pilchuck River Dam | " | Snohomish Snohomish County, Washington Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 713,335 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and... |
WA | dam | Granite Falls | 48.018ºN | 121.905ºW | |
Pilchuck, Mount Mount Pilchuck Mount Pilchuck is a mountain located in Snohomish County, Washington. It is northeast of Seattle. It is part of the Cascade Range.Mount Pilchuck is located within Mount Pilchuck State Park, but the area surrounding the mountain, including the trailhead, are within the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie... |
"red water" | Snohomish Snohomish County, Washington Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 713,335 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and... |
WA | summit | Verlot | 48.058ºN | 121.796ºW | |
Pilldolla Creek | "red dollar", "gold dollar" | Skwawka River Skwawka River The Skwawka River is a medium-sized river in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, flowing southeast into the head of Queens Reach, which is the uppermost end of Jervis Inlet... , Jervis Inlet Jervis Inlet Jervis Inlet is a principal inlet of the British Columbia Coast, about northwest of Vancouver.-Geography:It stretches from its head at the mouth of the short Skwakwa River to its opening into the Strait of Georgia near Texada Island... |
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 Murtle Lake Murtle Lake is a lava dammed lake located in Wells Gray Provincial Park, east-central British Columbia, Canada. It is fed primarily by the Murtle River which rises from a large unnamed glacier in the Cariboo Mountains at an elevation of and flows southwest for to the lake. The Murtle River also... , Shuswap Highland Shuswap Highland The Shuswap Highland is a plateau-like hilly area of in British Columbia, Canada. It spans the upland area between the Bonaparte and Thompson Plateaus from the area of Mahood Lake, at the southeast corner of the Cariboo Plateau, southeast towards the lower Shuswap River east of Vernon in the... |
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 Stave River The Stave River is a tributary of the Fraser, joining it at the boundary between the municipalities of Maple Ridge and Mission, about 35 km east of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in the Central Fraser Valley region.... , Garibaldi Ranges Garibaldi Ranges The Garibaldi Ranges are the next-to-southwesternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains; only the North Shore Mountains are farther south. They lie between the valley formed by the pass between the Cheakamus River and Green River on the west and the valley of the Lillooet... |
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 Stave River The Stave River is a tributary of the Fraser, joining it at the boundary between the municipalities of Maple Ridge and Mission, about 35 km east of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in the Central Fraser Valley region.... , Garibaldi Ranges Garibaldi Ranges The Garibaldi Ranges are the next-to-southwesternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains; only the North Shore Mountains are farther south. They lie between the valley formed by the pass between the Cheakamus River and Green River on the west and the valley of the Lillooet... |
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 | "fish" | Glacier Glacier County, Montana -National protected areas:* Glacier National Park * Lewis and Clark National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 13,247 people, 4,304 households, and 3,245 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile . There were 5,243 housing units... |
MT | dam | Rocky Buttes | 48.833ºN | 112.562ºW | |
Pish River | " | Northwest Arctic Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Chamisso Wilderness* Bering Land Bridge National Preserve * Cape Krusenstern National Monument* Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve... |
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 Eyak The Eyak are an indigenous group traditionally located on the Copper River Delta and near the town of Cordova, Alaska.-Territory:The Eyak's territory reached from present day Cordova east to the Martin River and north to Miles Glacier.... ?) |
Pishak Island | "bad", "evil", "malicious" | Sitka | AK | island | Port Alexander D-5 | 56.811ºN | 135.434ºW |
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Placename | Meaning | County or region | State/province | Type | USGS Quad or NTS topo | Latitude | Longitude | Comments |
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Sinnamoxt Glacier | "seven" | Tatshenshin-Alsek | BC | glacier | 114P/3 | flanked by Taghum Glacier ("six") and Stotekin Glacier ("eight") in numbered glaciers area | ||
Siskiyou County | "bob-tailed horse" | Siskiyou Siskiyou County, California Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. Yreka is the county seat. Because of its substantial natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Gold Rush era history, it is an important... |
CA | county | Yreka | 41.59°N | 122.53°W | |
Sitkum | "half", "halfway", "halfbreed" | Coos Coos County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siskiyou National Forest *Siuslaw National Forest - Incorporated cities:- Unincorporated communities and CDPs:-See also:... |
OR | town/city | Sitkum | 43.148ºN | 123.860ºW | |
Sitkum Butte | " | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | summit | Pistol Butte | 43.827ºN | 121.545ºW | |
Sitkum Creek | " | Wrangell Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell is a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 2,308.Its Tlingit name is Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw . The Tlingit people residing in the Wrangell area, who were there centuries before Europeans, call themselves the Shtaxʼhéen Ḵwáan after the nearby Stikine... -Petersburg |
AK | stream | Petersburg D-6 | 56.932ºN | 133.868ºW | |
Sitkum Creek | " | Kootenay Lake Kootenay Lake Kootenay Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada and is part of theKootenay River. The lake has been raised by the Corra Linn Dam and has a dike system at the southern end, which, along with industry in the 1950s-70s, has changed the ecosystem in and around the water... |
BC | creek | 82F/11 | 49 36 0 N | 117 10 0 W | halfway along west arm of lake, and halfway between Nelson Nelson, British Columbia Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,... and Balfour Balfour, British Columbia Balfour, also known as Balfour Bay, is an unincorporated community in British Columbia, located about northeast of the city of Nelson and located at the juncture of Kootenay Lake with its West Arm.... |
Sitkum Creek | " | Shuswap River Shuswap River The basin of the Shuswap River lies northeast of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. It is the upper part of the drainage better known to British Columbians as belonging to Shuswap Lake and the South Thompson River... |
BC | stream | 82L/8 | 50 23 0 N | 118 28 0 W | Halfway down east side of Sugar Lake |
Sitkum Creek | " | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
OR | stream | Huckleberry Mountain | 43.794ºN | 122.297ºW | |
Sitkum Creek | " | Snohomish Snohomish County, Washington Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 713,335 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and... |
WA | stream | Glacier Peak West | 48.104ºN | 121.184ºW | |
Sitkum Glacier | " | Snohomish Snohomish County, Washington Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 713,335 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and... |
WA | glacier | Glacier Peak West | 48.109ºN | 121.130ºW | |
Sitkum Lake | " | Gold Range Gold Range The Gold Range is a subrange of the Monashee Mountains in the southern British Columbia Interior. Originally a term used to describe all of the Monashees between the Arrow Lakes and the Okanagan, the term today only applies to a narrow stretch of the Monashee Mountains' eastern flank adjoining... , Monashee Mountains Monashee Mountains The Monashee Mountains are a mountain range mostly in British Columbia, Canada, extending into the U.S. state of Washington. They stretch from north to south and from east to west. They are a subrange of the Columbia 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 | AK | gap | Wiseman A-1 | 67.182ºN | 150.011ºW | |
Sitkum Plateau | " | Gold Range Gold Range The Gold Range is a subrange of the Monashee Mountains in the southern British Columbia Interior. Originally a term used to describe all of the Monashees between the Arrow Lakes and the Okanagan, the term today only applies to a narrow stretch of the Monashee Mountains' eastern flank adjoining... , Monashee Mountains Monashee Mountains The Monashee Mountains are a mountain range mostly in British Columbia, Canada, extending into the U.S. state of Washington. They stretch from north to south and from east to west. They are a subrange of the Columbia 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 Coos County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siskiyou National Forest *Siuslaw National Forest - Incorporated cities:- Unincorporated communities and CDPs:-See also:... |
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 | AK | bay | Seward D-2 | 60.955ºN | 147.651ºW | see Siwash Siwash Siwash may refer to:* Siwash College, a fictional school in the stories of George H. Fitch*Siwash Rock, a rock outcropping in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada*USS Siwash , a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919... |
Siwash Bay | " | Knight Inlet Knight Inlet Knight Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast, and the largest of the major inlets in the southern part of the Coast... |
BC | bay | 92K/12 | 50 40 0 N | 125 47 0 W | " |
Siwash Cove | " | Flores Island, Clayoquot Sound Clayoquot Sound Clayoquot Sound is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is bordered by the Esowista Peninsula to the south, and the Hesquiaht Peninsula to the North. It is a body of water with many inlets and islands. Major inlets include Sydney Inlet,... |
BC | cove | 92E/8 | 49 16 0 N | 126 11 0 W | " |
Siwash Creek | " | Matanuska-Susitna Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Chugach National Forest * Denali National Park and Preserve ** Denali Wilderness * Lake Clark National Park and Preserve ** Lake Clark Wilderness -Demographics:... |
AK | stream | Talkeetna C-3 | 62.571ºN | 151.069ºW | " |
Siwash Creek | " | Yukon–Koyukuk | AK | stream | Chandalar A-6 | 67.126ºN | 149.557ºW | " |
Siwash Creek | " | Yukon–Koyukuk | AK | stream | Black River A-2 NW | 66.233ºN | 141.833ºW | " |
Siwash Creek | " | Thompson Plateau Thompson Plateau The Thompson Plateau, also known as the Okanagan-Thompson Plateau, forms the southern portion of the Interior Plateau of British Columbia, Canada, lying to the west of Okanagan Lake, south of the Thompson River and to the east of the Fraser River... |
BC | stream | 92H/9 | 49 40 0 N | 120 20 0 W | " 25 km NNE of Princeton Princeton, British Columbia Princeton is a small town in the Similkameen region of southern British Columbia, Canada. It lies just east of the Cascade Mountains, which continue south into Washington, Oregon and California. The Tulameen and Similkameen Rivers converge here... |
Siwash Creek | " | Fraser Canyon Fraser Canyon The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley... |
BC | stream | 92H/11 | 49 35 0 N | 121 24 0 W | " 5 km NE of Yale Yale, British Columbia Yale is an unincorporated town in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was founded in 1848 by the Hudson's Bay Company as Fort Yale by Ovid Allard, the appointed manager of the new post, who named it after his superior, James Murray Yale, then Chief Factor of the Columbia District... |
Siwash Creek | " | Monashee Mountains Monashee Mountains The Monashee Mountains are a mountain range mostly in British Columbia, Canada, extending into the U.S. state of Washington. They stretch from north to south and from east to west. They are a subrange of the Columbia Mountains... , Canoe Reach, Kinbasket Lake Kinbasket Lake Kinbasket Lake is a reservoir on the Columbia River in southeast British Columbia, north of the city of Revelstoke and the town of Golden. The reservoir was created by the construction of the Mica Dam. The lake includes two reaches, Columbia Reach and Canoe Reach , referring to the river valleys... |
BC | stream | 83D/7 | 2 15 0 N | 118 48 0 W | " 45 km NE of Blue River Blue River, British Columbia Blue River is a small community in British Columbia, situated on the Yellowhead Highway about halfway between Kamloops and Jasper, Alberta, located at the confluence of the Blue and North Thompson Rivers. It currently has 260 residents... |
Siwash Creek | " | Fraser Canyon Fraser Canyon The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley... |
BC | stream | 92I/4 | 50 6 0 N | 121 34 0 W | " 15 km S of Lytton Lytton, British Columbia Lytton in British Columbia, Canada, sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River on the east side of the Fraser. The location has been inhabited by the Nlaka'pamux people for over 10,000 years, and is one of the earliest locations settled by non-natives in the Southern Interior of... |
Siwash Creek | " | Clearwater Clearwater County, Idaho Clearwater County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Established in 1911, the county was named after the Clearwater River. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 8,930 . The county seat is Orofino.... |
ID | stream | Clarke Mountain | 46.671ºN | 115.550ºW | " |
Siwash Creek | " | Shoshone Shoshone County, Idaho Shoshone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county was established in 1864, named for the Native American Shoshone tribe. The population was 12,765 at the 2010 census. Shoshone County is commonly referred to as the Silver Valley, due to its century-old mining history... |
ID | stream | Three Sisters | 47.232ºN | 115.745ºW | " |
Siwash Creek | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | stream | Steamboat | 43.369ºN | 122.671ºW | " |
Siwash Creek | " | Clallam | WA | stream | Dickey Lake | 48.058ºN | 124.617ºW | " |
Siwash Creek | " | Lewis Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | stream | Blue Lake | 121.693ºW | " | |
Siwash Creek | " | Okanogan | WA | stream | Tonasket | 48.713ºN | 119.437ºW | " |
Siwash Gulch | " | Siskiyou Siskiyou County, California Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. Yreka is the county seat. Because of its substantial natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Gold Rush era history, it is an important... |
CA | valley | Indian Creek Baldy | 41.686ºN | 122.814ºW | " |
Siwash Island | " | Valdez–Cordova | AK | island | Seward D-2 | 60.961ºN | 147.614ºW | " |
Siwash Island | " | Pitt River Pitt River The Pitt River in British Columbia, Canada is a large tributary of the Fraser River, entering it a few miles upstream from New Westminster and about 25 km ESE of Downtown Vancouver. The river, which begins in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains, is in two sections above and below Pitt... (Pitt Polder) |
BC | island | 92G/7 | 49 20 0 N | 122 39 0 W | " |
Siwash Lake | " | Quesnel Highland Quesnel Highland The Quesnel Highland is a geographic area in the Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. As defined by BC government geographer in Landforms of British Columbia, an account and analysis of British Columbia geography that is often cited as authoritative... |
BC | lake | 82F/6 | 53 31 5 N | 121 59 55 W | " 60 km SE of Prince George Prince George, British Columbia Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"... |
Siwash Lake | " | Thompson Plateau Thompson Plateau The Thompson Plateau, also known as the Okanagan-Thompson Plateau, forms the southern portion of the Interior Plateau of British Columbia, Canada, lying to the west of Okanagan Lake, south of the Thompson River and to the east of the Fraser River... |
BC | lake | 93H/12 | 49 50 0 N | 120 18 0 W | " 45 km SE of Merritt Merritt, British Columbia Merritt is a city in the Nicola Valley of the south-central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Situated at the confluence of the Nicola and Coldwater rivers, it is the first major community encountered after travelling along Phase One of the Coquihalla Highway and acts as the gateway to all... |
Siwash Lake | " | Bonnington Range Bonnington Range The Bonnington Range is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located between Salmo River and Columbia River south of Nelson.-References:* in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia... |
BC | lake | 82H/16 | 49 22 0 N | 117 28 0 W | " 15 km NE of Castlegar Castlegar, British Columbia Castlegar is the second largest city in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located within the Selkirk Mountains at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers. It is a regional trade and transportation centre, with a local economy fueled by forestry, mining and tourism... , near Siwash Mountain |
Siwash Mountain | " | Bonnington Range Bonnington Range The Bonnington Range is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located between Salmo River and Columbia River south of Nelson.-References:* in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia... |
BC | summit | 82F/6 | 49 21 24 N | 117 27 3 W | " 15 km NE of Castlegar Castlegar, British Columbia Castlegar is the second largest city in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located within the Selkirk Mountains at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers. It is a regional trade and transportation centre, with a local economy fueled by forestry, mining and tourism... , near Siwash Lake |
Siwash Pass | " | Yukon–Koyukuk | AK | gap | Chandalar B-3 | 67.315ºN | 148.379ºW | " |
Siwash Peak | " | Shoshone Shoshone County, Idaho Shoshone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county was established in 1864, named for the Native American Shoshone tribe. The population was 12,765 at the 2010 census. Shoshone County is commonly referred to as the Silver Valley, due to its century-old mining history... |
ID | summit | Three Sisters | 47.205ºN | 115.741ºW | " |
Siwash Point | " | Okanagan Lake Okanagan Lake Okanagan Lake is a large, deep lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. The lake is 135 km long, between 4 and 5 km wide, and has a surface area of 351 km². The lake's maximum depth is 232 meters near Grant Island... |
BC | point | 982E/13 | 49 53 0 N | 119 31 0 W | " W. end Kelowna Kelowna, British Columbia Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"... -Westbank Westbank, British Columbia Westbank is one of the communities within the district municipality of West Kelowna in the province of British Columbia. It is 12 km to the west of Kelowna. Other communities in West Kelowna include Casa Loma, West Kelowna Estates, Shannon Lake, Smith Creek, Glenrosa, Rose Valley and Lakeview... bridge |
Siwash Reservoir | " | Phillips Phillips County, Montana -National protected areas:* Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge* Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge * Hewitt Lake National Wildlife Refuge* UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge* Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument -Demographics:... |
MT | reservoir | Pea Ridge | 47.748ºN | 107.933ºW | " |
Siwash Rock Siwash Rock Siwash Rock is a famous rock outcropping in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's Stanley Park. A legend among the Indigenous Squamish surrounds the of the rock... |
" | Stanley Park Stanley Park Stanley Park is a 404.9 hectare urban park bordering downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was opened in 1888 by David Oppenheimer in the name of Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor-General of Canada.... , Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... |
BC | rock | 92G/6 | 49 18'32"N | 123 9'11"W | " NB see Siwash Rock Siwash Rock Siwash Rock is a famous rock outcropping in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's Stanley Park. A legend among the Indigenous Squamish surrounds the of the rock... |
Siwash Rock | " | Johnstone Strait Johnstone Strait Johnstone Strait is a channel along the north east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Opposite the Vancouver Island coast, running north to south, are Hanson Island, West Cracroft Island, the mainland British Columbia Coast, Hardwick Island, West Thurlow Island and East... |
BC | rock | 92K/6 | 50 21'0"N | 125 28'0"W | " off S shore East Thurlow Island |
Siwash Rock Mountain | " | Shuswap Highland Shuswap Highland The Shuswap Highland is a plateau-like hilly area of in British Columbia, Canada. It spans the upland area between the Bonaparte and Thompson Plateaus from the area of Mahood Lake, at the southeast corner of the Cariboo Plateau, southeast towards the lower Shuswap River east of Vernon in the... -Salmon River |
BC | summit | 82L/5 | 50 23'44"N | 119 32'28"W | " 25 km WSW of Armstrong, British Columbia Armstrong, British Columbia The City of Armstrong is located in the North Okanagan of the Canadian province of British Columbia, between Vernon and Enderby. It overlooks the Spallumcheen Valley, which forms a broad pass between the Okanagan Valley to the south and the Shuswap Country to the north, and is about from each of... |
Siwash Slough | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | gut | Bow | 48.563ºN | 122.491ºW | " |
Skook Creek | see Skookum Skookum Skookum is a Chinook jargon word that has come into general use in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.The word skookum has three meanings:# a word in regional English that has a variety of positive connotations;... |
Lewis Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | stream | Toledo | 46.464ºN | 122.770ºW | Skook is a short form of Skookum Skookum Skookum is a Chinook jargon word that has come into general use in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.The word skookum has three meanings:# a word in regional English that has a variety of positive connotations;... |
Skook Davidson, Mount | " | Kechika Ranges Kechika Ranges The Kechika Ranges are a subrange of the Cassiar Mountains subdivision of the Interior Mountains in far northern British Columbia, Canada, lying west of the Rocky Mountain Trench between the Rainbow and Deadwood Rivers .-References:*... , 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 Alaska Highway The Alaska Highway was constructed during World War II for the purpose of connecting the contiguous U.S. to Alaska through Canada. It begins at the junction with several Canadian highways in Dawson Creek, British Columbia and runs to Delta Junction, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon... |
Skook Jim, Mount | " | Stein River Stein River The Stein River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.The name is derived from the Nlaka'pamux word Stagyn, meaning "hidden place", referring to the fact that the size and extent of the Stein River valley is not very noticeable from the river's confluence... , Lillooet Ranges Lillooet Ranges The Lillooet Ranges are the southeasternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. They are located between the drainage of the Lillooet River and Harrison Lake on the west and the canyon of the Fraser River on the east, and by the lowland coastal valley of... |
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 Skookum Skookum is a Chinook jargon word that has come into general use in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.The word skookum has three meanings:# a word in regional English that has a variety of positive connotations;... |
Rabbit River at confluence Liard River Liard River The Liard River flows through Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada. Rising in the Saint Cyr Range of the Pelly Mountains in southeastern Yukon, it flows southeast through British Columbia, marking the northern end of the Rocky Mountains and then curving northeast back... |
BC | landing | 94M/11 | 59°37'56"N | 127°7'12"W | Skook is a short form of Skookum Skookum Skookum is a Chinook jargon word that has come into general use in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.The word skookum has three meanings:# a word in regional English that has a variety of positive connotations;... ; word may be in local native language instead of Chinook |
Skookoleel Creek | "big berries"? | Flathead Flathead County, Montana -National protected areas:* Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail * Flathead National Forest * Glacier National Park * Kootenai National Forest * Lolo National Forest * Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:... |
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 Skookum Skookum is a Chinook jargon word that has come into general use in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.The word skookum has three meanings:# a word in regional English that has a variety of positive connotations;... |
Lake Lake County, Michigan -Highways:* US 10* M-37-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,333 people, 4,704 households, and 3,052 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 13,498 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile... |
MI | town/city | Luther | 44.081ºN | 85.644ºW | |
Skookum (historical) | " | Flathead Flathead County, Montana -National protected areas:* Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail * Flathead National Forest * Glacier National Park * Kootenai National Forest * Lolo National Forest * Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:... |
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 Lander County, Nevada Lander County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,794. Its county seat is Battle Mountain.-History:... |
NV | town/city | Vigus Butte | 39.538ºN | 117.175ºW | |
Skookum Bay | " | Red Lake Red Lake, Ontario Population trend:* Population in 2006: 4526* Population in 2001: 4233* Population total in 1996: 4778** Golden : 2248** Red Lake : 2277* Population in 1991:** Golden : 2355** Red Lake : 2268-Climate:... , near Kenora |
ON | bay | 52 N/4 | 51°01'18"N | 93°52'12"W | |
Skookum Bridge | " | Lake Lake County, Michigan -Highways:* US 10* M-37-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,333 people, 4,704 households, and 3,052 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 13,498 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile... |
MI | bridge | Luther | 44.079ºN | 85.643ºW | |
Skookum Butte | " | Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | summit | West Fork Butte | 46.665ºN | 114.394ºW | |
Skookum Butte | " | Missoula Missoula County, Montana -National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:... |
MT | summit | West Fork Butte | 46.665ºN | 114.394ºW | |
Skookum Butte | " | Klamath Klamath County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge* Crater Lake National Park * Deschutes National Forest * Fremont National Forest * Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge* Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge... |
OR | summit | Walker Mountain | 43.254ºN | 121.655ºW | |
Skookum Butte Lookout | " | Missoula Missoula County, Montana -National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:... |
MT | locale | West Fork Butte | 46.665ºN | 114.394ºW | |
Skookum Canyon | " | Shoshone Shoshone County, Idaho Shoshone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county was established in 1864, named for the Native American Shoshone tribe. The population was 12,765 at the 2010 census. Shoshone County is commonly referred to as the Silver Valley, due to its century-old mining history... |
ID | valley | Three Sisters | 47.231ºN | 115.711ºW | |
Skookum Canyon | " | Harney Harney County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Malheur National Forest *Malheur National Wildlife Refuge*Ochoco National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,609 people, 3,036 households, and 2,094 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile... |
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 Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | locale | Acker Rock | 43.019ºN | 122.671ºW | |
Skookum Chuck Creek | " | Baker Baker County, Oregon Baker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. It is named for Edward Dickinson Baker, a senator from Oregon who was killed at Ball's Bluff, a battle of the Civil War in Virginia in 1861. It was split from the eastern part... |
OR | stream | Sturgill Creek | 44.685ºN | 117.079ºW | |
Skookum Community Center | " | Pend Oreille | WA | locale | Skookum Creek | 48.257ºN | 117.220ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States... |
AK | stream | Seward D-6 SE | 60.786ºN | 148.996ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome Nome Census Area, Alaska Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome.... |
AK | stream | Solomon D-6 | 64.850ºN | 164.550ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome Nome Census Area, Alaska Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome.... |
AK | stream | Nome C-1 | 64.640ºN | 165.216ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome Nome Census Area, Alaska Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome.... |
AK | stream | Teller A-3 | 65.099ºN | 166.247ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome Nome Census Area, Alaska Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome.... |
AK | stream | Teller A-3 | 65.031ºN | 166.196ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome Nome Census Area, Alaska Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome.... |
AK | stream | Bendeleben C-5 | 65.652ºN | 164.421ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome Nome Census Area, Alaska Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome.... |
AK | stream | Teller C-5 | 65.631ºN | 167.435ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome Nome Census Area, Alaska Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome.... |
AK | stream | Bendeleben C-5 | 65.516ºN | 164.269ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Prince of Wales – Hyder | AK | stream | Ketchikan D-1 | 55.984ºN | 130.052ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Valdez–Cordova | AK | stream | Nabesna A-2 | 62.109ºN | 141.835ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Valdez–Cordova | AK | stream | Nabesna B-4 | 62.401ºN | 142.973ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Yukon–Koyukuk | AK | stream | Medfra A-4 | 63.097ºN | 154.925ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Yukon–Koyukuk | AK | stream | Tanana A-1 | 65.199ºN | 150.144ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Mamquam River Mamquam River The Mamquam River is a c.35 km tributary of the Squamish River.- Course :The Mamquam River originates at Mamquam Pass and starts off by flowing northwest for about 7.5 km. Shortly below its source, the river picks up the waters of the stream draining November Lake... , Squamish Squamish, British Columbia Squamish is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway... |
BC | stream | 92G/10 | 49°43'7"N | 122°59'35"W | |
Skookum Creek | " | Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | stream | Holly Creek | 46.422ºN | 115.147ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Kootenai Kootenai County, Idaho Kootenai County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county was established in 1864, named after Kootenai tribe. The entire county comprises the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 138,494 at the 2010 census... |
ID | stream | Skitwish Peak | 47.739ºN | 116.469ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Shoshone Shoshone County, Idaho Shoshone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county was established in 1864, named for the Native American Shoshone tribe. The population was 12,765 at the 2010 census. Shoshone County is commonly referred to as the Silver Valley, due to its century-old mining history... |
ID | stream | Three Sisters | 47.228ºN | 115.707ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Baker Baker County, Oregon Baker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. It is named for Edward Dickinson Baker, a senator from Oregon who was killed at Ball's Bluff, a battle of the Civil War in Virginia in 1861. It was split from the eastern part... |
OR | stream | Bennet Peak | 45.004ºN | 117.426ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Clatsop Clatsop County, Oregon Clatsop County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for the Clatsop tribe of Native Americans, who lived along the coast of the Pacific Ocean prior to European settlement. As of 2010, the population was 37,039. The county seat is Astoria.-Economy:The principal... |
OR | stream | Gearhart | 46.033ºN | 123.908ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Douglass Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | stream | Hamaker Butte | 43.131ºN | 122.349ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Grant Grant County, Oregon Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. In 2010, its population was 7,445. It is named for President Ulysses S. Grant, who served as an army officer in the Oregon Territory, and at the time of the county's creation... |
OR | stream | Johnny Cake Mountain | 44.969ºN | 119.433ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Harney Harney County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Malheur National Forest *Malheur National Wildlife Refuge*Ochoco National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,609 people, 3,036 households, and 2,094 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile... |
OR | stream | Dollar Basin | 44.040ºN | 118.538ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Jackson Jackson County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument* Crater Lake National Park * Klamath National Forest * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Umpqua National Forest -Demographics:... |
OR | stream | Cascade Gorge | 42.714ºN | 122.543ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Jackson Jackson County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument* Crater Lake National Park * Klamath National Forest * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Umpqua National Forest -Demographics:... |
OR | stream | Parker Mountain | 42.023ºN | 122.360ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
OR | stream | Waldo Mountain | 43.856ºN | 122.063ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Umatilla Umatilla County, Oregon Umatilla County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. The county is named for the Umatilla River. In 2010, its population was 75,889... |
OR | stream | Jubilee Lake | 45.867ºN | 117.983ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Wallowa Wallowa County, Oregon Wallowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the origins of the county's name are uncertain, with the most likely explanation being that it is derived from the Nez Perce term for a... |
OR | stream | Duck Creek | 45.109ºN | 116.939ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Wasco Wasco County, Oregon Wasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who lived on the south side of the Columbia River. In 2010, its population was 25,213... |
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 Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | stream | Sun Top | 47.054ºN | 121.573ºW | |
Skookum Creek | " | Whatcom Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city... |
WA | stream | Acme | 48.671ºN | 122.140ºW | |
Skookum Creek Camp | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | locale | Acker Rock | 43.020ºN | 122.670ºW | |
Skookum Creek Recreation Site | " | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
OR | locale | Waldo Mountain | 43.861ºN | 122.044ºW | |
Skookum Flat | " | Klickitat | WA | flat | Klickitat | 45.805ºN | 121.176ºW | |
Skookum Game Exclosure | " | Morrow Morrow County, Oregon Morrow County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon, on the south side of the Columbia River. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. The county is named for one of its first white settlers, Jackson L. Morrow, who was a member of the state legislature when the county... |
OR | locale | Madison Butte | 45.016ºN | 119.412ºW | |
Skookum Glacier | " | Kenai Peninsula Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Chiswell Islands** Tuxedni Wilderness* Chugach National Forest * Katmai National Park and Preserve ** Katmai Wilderness... |
AK | glacier | Seward C-6 | 60.730ºN | 148.896ºW | |
Skookum Gorge | " | Jackson Jackson County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument* Crater Lake National Park * Klamath National Forest * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Umpqua National Forest -Demographics:... |
OR | valley | Cascade Gorge | 42.713ºN | 122.544ºW | |
Skookum Gulch | " | Yukon–Koyukuk | AK | valley | Iditarod D-1 NW | 62.985ºN | 156.383ºW | |
Skookum Gulch | " | Sooke Sooke, British Columbia Sooke is a district municipality situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada. About a 45 minute drive from the city of Victoria , Sooke is considered the westernmost of the Greater Victoria region's "Western Communities." It is situated to the north and west of the Sooke... , Greater Victoria Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... |
BC | locale | 92B/5 | 48°22'56"N | 123°51'28"W | |
Skookum Gulch | " | Siskiyou Siskiyou County, California Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. Yreka is the county seat. Because of its substantial natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Gold Rush era history, it is an important... |
CA | valley | Gazelle Mountain | 41.493ºN | 122.693ºW | |
Skookum Gulch | " | Stewart River Stewart River The Stewart River is a long river in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It originates in the Selwyn Mountains, which stand on the border between the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory. From there, the Stewart flows west, past the village of Mayo... , NE of Mayo Mayo, Yukon Mayo is a village in the Yukon, Canada, along the Silver Trail and the Stewart River. The population was 248 in 2006. It is also the home of the First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun, whose primary language is Northern Tutchone. Nacho Nyak Dun translates into "big river people". It is serviced by Mayo... |
YT | river | 106D/6 | 64°29'58"N | 135°14'40"W | |
Skookum Gulch | " | Yukon River Yukon River The Yukon River is a major watercourse of northwestern North America. The source of the river is located in British Columbia, Canada. The next portion lies in, and gives its name to Yukon Territory. The lower half of the river lies in the U.S. state of Alaska. The river is long and empties into... , near Dawson City |
YT | valley | 115O/14 | 63°55'04"N | 139°20'20"W | |
Skookum Island | " | Skookumchuck Narrows Skookumchuck Narrows Skookumchuck Narrows forms the entrance of Sechelt Inlet on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast in Canada. Before broadening into Sechelt Inlet, all of its tidal flow together with that of Salmon Inlet and Narrows Inlet must pass through Sechelt Rapids. At peak flows, whitecaps and whirlpools form at... , Sechelt Inlet Sechelt Inlet Sechelt Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast and the third of such inlets north from the 49th parallel north, the first of which is Burrard Inlet, Vancouver's harbour. The inlet is significant in that it almost makes an island of what is instead the Sechelt Peninsula,... |
BC | island | 92G/12 | 49°43'28"N | 123°52'36"W | |
Skookum Jim Mountain | " | Peel River Peel River (Canada) The Peel River is a tributary of the Mackenzie River in the Yukon and Northwest Territories in Canada. Its source is in the Ogilvie Mountains in the central Yukon at the confluence of the Ogilvie River and Blackstone 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 Klondike Gold Rush The Klondike Gold Rush, also called the Yukon Gold Rush, the Alaska Gold Rush and the Last Great Gold Rush, was an attempt by an estimated 100,000 people to travel to the Klondike region the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1897 and 1899 in the hope of successfully prospecting for gold... ; not to be confused with namesake of Mount Skook Jim (q.v.) |
Skookum Joe Canyon | " | Sweet Grass Sweet Grass County, Montana -National protected areas:*Custer National Forest *Gallatin National Forest *Lewis and Clark National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 3,609 people, 1,476 households, and 987 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile... |
MT | valley | Enos Mountain | 45.542ºN | 110.041ºW | |
Skookum Lake | " | Kenai Peninsula Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Chiswell Islands** Tuxedni Wilderness* Chugach National Forest * Katmai National Park and Preserve ** Katmai Wilderness... |
AK | lake | Kenai C-2 NW | 60.688ºN | 150.749ºW | |
Skookum Lake | " | Deadman River Deadman River The Deadman River, also known as the Deadman's River, Deadman Creek or Deadman's Creek, is a tributary of the Thompson River in the British Columbia Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is about in length.-Name:... , Bonaparte Plateau Bonaparte Plateau The Bonaparte Plateau, in British Columbia, Canada, 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. The Cariboo Plateau is a subarea of the Interior Plateau, aka the Fraser Plateau... |
BC | lake | 92P/2 | 51°6'37"N | 120°52'52"W | |
Skookum Lake | " | Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | lake | Dick Creek | 46.636ºN | 114.363ºW | |
Skookum Lake | " | Flathead Flathead County, Montana -National protected areas:* Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail * Flathead National Forest * Glacier National Park * Kootenai National Forest * Lolo National Forest * Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:... |
MT | lake | Marion | 48.023ºN | 114.743ºW | |
Skookum Lake | " | Mississagi River Mississagi River The Mississagi River is a river in Algoma and Sudbury Districts, Ontario, Canada, that originates in Sudbury District and flows to Lake Huron at Blind River, Algoma District.-Etymology:... , near Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in... |
ON | lake | 41J/12 | 46°31'30"N | 83°35'50"W | |
Skookum Lake | " | Clackamas Clackamas County, Oregon Clackamas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan people. As of 2010, the population was 375,992... |
OR | lake | Bagby Hot Springs | 44.998ºN | 122.162ºW | |
Skookum Lake | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | lake | Garwood Butte | 43.167ºN | 122.334ºW | |
Skookum Lake | " | Lake Lake County, Oregon Lake County is a county in the high desert south central region of the U.S. state of Oregon, so named for the many lakes found within its boundaries, including Lake Abert, Hart Lake Reservoir, and Goose Lake. While Lake is among Oregon's largest counties, it is sparsely populated with 7,895... |
OR | lake | Commodore Ridge | 42.712ºN | 120.072ºW | |
Skookum Lake | " | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
OR | lake | Waldo Mountain | 43.865ºN | 122.032ºW | |
Skookum Lake | " | Tillamook Tillamook County, Oregon Tillamook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for the Tillamook, a Native American tribe who were living in the area in the early 19th century at the time of European American settlement. In 2010, the county's population was 25,250... |
OR | reservoir | Blaine | 45.373ºN | 123.701ºW | |
Skookum Lake Campground | " | Clackamas Clackamas County, Oregon Clackamas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan people. As of 2010, the population was 375,992... |
OR | locale | Bagby Hot Springs | 44.998ºN | 122.164ºW | |
Skookum Lake Dam | " | Tillamook Tillamook County, Oregon Tillamook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for the Tillamook, a Native American tribe who were living in the area in the early 19th century at the time of European American settlement. In 2010, the county's population was 25,250... |
OR | dam | Blaine | 45.373ºN | 123.697ºW | |
Skookum Lake Waterhole | " | Lake Lake County, Oregon Lake County is a county in the high desert south central region of the U.S. state of Oregon, so named for the many lakes found within its boundaries, including Lake Abert, Hart Lake Reservoir, and Goose Lake. While Lake is among Oregon's largest counties, it is sparsely populated with 7,895... |
OR | reservoir | Commodore Ridge | 42.708ºN | 120.068ºW | |
Skookum Lakes | " | Marion Marion County, Oregon Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was originally named the Champooick District, after Champoeg, a meeting place on the Willamette River. On September 3, 1849, the territorial legislature renamed it in honor of Francis Marion, a Continental Army general of the... |
OR | lake | Newberg | 45.263ºN | 122.959ºW | |
Skookum Meadow | " | Skamania | WA | flat | Lone Butte | 46.096ºN | 121.844ºW | |
Skookum Mine | " | Summit Summit County, Colorado Summit County is the 19th most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 23,538 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Breckenridge... |
CO | mine | Dillon | 39.629ºN | 106.098ºW | |
Skookum Mine | " | Lander Lander County, Nevada Lander County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,794. Its county seat is Battle Mountain.-History:... |
NV | mine | Vigus Butte | 39.541ºN | 117.178ºW | |
Skookum Mine | " | Kittitas | WA | mine | Mount Stuart | 47.411ºN | 120.975ºW | |
Skookum Mining District | " | Lander Lander County, Nevada Lander County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,794. Its county seat is Battle Mountain.-History:... |
NV | civil | Vigus Butte | 39.558ºN | 117.179ºW | |
Skookum Mountain | " | Lincoln Lincoln County, Montana -National protected areas:* Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail *Flathead National Forest *Kaniksu National Forest *Kootenai National Forest -Demographics:... |
MT | summit | Sylvanite | 48.715ºN | 115.790ºW | |
Skookum Peak | " | Pend Oreille | WA | summit | Skookum Creek | 48.303ºN | 117.189ºW | |
Skookum Peninsula | " | Red Lake Red Lake, Ontario Population trend:* Population in 2006: 4526* Population in 2001: 4233* Population total in 1996: 4778** Golden : 2248** Red Lake : 2277* Population in 1991:** Golden : 2355** Red Lake : 2268-Climate:... , near Kenora |
ON | cape | 52N/4 | 51°01'39"N | 93°51'44"W | |
Skookum Point | " | Pelican Lake Pelican Lake (Manitoba) Pelican Lake is the largest navigable lake in south western Manitoba, Canada. It is 14 miles long and 1 1/2 miles wide. The lake is suitable for sailing, water activities, cottagers and home owners. The town of Ninette is at the north end of the lake. Ninette is less than a one hour drive to... , SE of Brandon Brandon, Manitoba Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance... |
MB | cape | 62G/12 | 49°30'21"N | 99°40'32"W | |
Skookum Point | " | Sanders Sanders County, Montana Sanders County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2010, the population was 11,413. Its county seat is Thompson Falls.-Geography:According to the U.S... |
MT | summit | Bend | 47.968ºN | 115.020ºW | |
Skookum Point | " | Mason | WA | cape | Shelton | 47.205ºN | 123.009ºW | |
Skookum Portage | " | Churchill River Churchill River (Hudson Bay) The Churchill River is a major river in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada. From the head of the Churchill Lake it is 1,609 km long. It was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1685 to 1691... , between Nelson and Granville Lakes |
MB | portage | 63N/16 | 55°59'42"N | 100°28'26"W | |
Skookum Pond | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | lake | Buckeye Lake | 43.009ºN | 122.596ºW | |
Skookum Prairie | " | Humboldt Humboldt County, California Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located on the far North Coast 200 miles north of San Francisco. According to 2010 Census Data, the county’s population was 134,623... |
CA | area | French Camp Ridge | 41.159ºN | 123.867ºW | |
Skookum Prairie | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | flat | Garwood Butte | 43.146ºN | 122.325ºW | |
Skookum Prairie Lookout | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
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 Skookum Skookum is a Chinook jargon word that has come into general use in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.The word skookum has three meanings:# a word in regional English that has a variety of positive connotations;... |
Delta Delta County, Colorado Delta County is the 17th most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 27,834 in the 2000 U.S. Census. The county seat is the City of Delta... |
CO | reservoir | Grand Mesa | 39.062ºN | 107.880ºW | |
Skookum River | " | Nome Nome Census Area, Alaska Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome.... |
AK | stream | Solomon C-4 | 64.663ºN | 163.799ºW | |
Skookum Rock | " | Crook Crook County, Oregon -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,182 people, 7,354 households, and 5,427 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 8,264 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile... |
OR | pillar | Opal Mountain | 44.548ºN | 120.586ºW | |
Skookum Saddle | " | Kootenai Kootenai County, Idaho Kootenai County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The county was established in 1864, named after Kootenai tribe. The entire county comprises the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 138,494 at the 2010 census... |
ID | gap | Skitwish Peak | 47.706ºN | 116.432ºW | |
Skookum Spring | " | Grant Grant County, Oregon Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. In 2010, its population was 7,445. It is named for President Ulysses S. Grant, who served as an army officer in the Oregon Territory, and at the time of the county's creation... |
OR | spring | Dollar Basin | 44.052ºN | 118.502ºW | |
Skookum Spring | " | Harney Harney County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Malheur National Forest *Malheur National Wildlife Refuge*Ochoco National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,609 people, 3,036 households, and 2,094 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile... |
OR | spring | Van | 43.939ºN | 118.699ºW | |
Skookum Spring | " | Harney Harney County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Malheur National Forest *Malheur National Wildlife Refuge*Ochoco National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,609 people, 3,036 households, and 2,094 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile... |
OR | spring | Round Top Butte | 43.401ºN | 119.889ºW | |
Skookum Spring | " | Klamath Klamath County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge* Crater Lake National Park * Deschutes National Forest * Fremont National Forest * Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge* Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge... |
OR | spring | Walker Mountain | 43.260ºN | 121.697ºW | |
Skookum Spring | " | Morrow Morrow County, Oregon Morrow County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon, on the south side of the Columbia River. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. The county is named for one of its first white settlers, Jackson L. Morrow, who was a member of the state legislature when the county... |
OR | spring | Madison Butte | 45.014ºN | 119.408ºW | |
Skookum Spring | " | Umatilla Umatilla County, Oregon Umatilla County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. The county is named for the Umatilla River. In 2010, its population was 75,889... |
OR | spring | Jubilee Lake | 45.842ºN | 117.984ºW | |
Skookum Tum Tum Park | "brave", "stalwart" or "big/powerful waterfall" |
Marion Marion County, Oregon Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was originally named the Champooick District, after Champoeg, a meeting place on the Willamette River. On September 3, 1849, the territorial legislature renamed it in honor of Francis Marion, a Continental Army general of the... |
OR | park | Drake Crossing | 44.961ºN | 122.631ºW | |
Skookumchuck | "rapids" ("strong water"); See Skookumchuck Skookumchuck Skookumchuck is a word in the Chinook Jargon that is in common use in British Columbia English and occurs in Pacific Northwest English. Skookum means "strong" or "powerful", and "chuck" means water, so skookumchuck means "rapids" or "whitewater"... |
Prince of Wales – Hyder | AK | channel | Craig D-4 | 55.915ºN | 133.313ºW | |
Skookumchuck | " | Lillooet River Lillooet River The Lillooet River is a major river of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. It begins at Silt Lake, on the southern edge of the Lillooet Crown Icecap about 80 kilometres northwest of Pemberton and about 85 kilometres northwest of Whistler... |
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 Columbia River The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state... , 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 Grafton County, New Hampshire Grafton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2010 census, the population was 89,118. Its county seat is North Haverhill, which is a village within the town of Haverhill. Until 1972, the county courthouse and other offices were located in downtown Woodsville, a... |
NH | stream | Franconia | 44.194ºN | 71.694ºW | |
Skookumchuck Campground | " | Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | locale | Slate Creek | 45.703ºN | 116.314ºW | |
Skookumchuck Canyon | " | Douglas | WA | valley | Palisades | 47.421ºN | 119.925ºW | |
Skookumchuck Creek | " | Columbia River Columbia River The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state... , 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 Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
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 Purcell Mountains The Purcell Mountains are a mountain range in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. They are a subrange of the Columbia Mountains, which includes the Selkirk, Monashee, and Cariboo Mountains. They are located on the west side of the Rocky Mountain Trench in the area of the Columbia Valley, and on... , East Kootenay |
BC | summit | 82F/16 | 49°50'38"N | 116°13'38"W | name derives from Skookumchuck Rapids on Columbia River |
Skookumchuck Narrows Skookumchuck Narrows Skookumchuck Narrows forms the entrance of Sechelt Inlet on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast in Canada. Before broadening into Sechelt Inlet, all of its tidal flow together with that of Salmon Inlet and Narrows Inlet must pass through Sechelt Rapids. At peak flows, whitecaps and whirlpools form at... |
" | Sechelt Inlet Sechelt Inlet Sechelt Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast and the third of such inlets north from the 49th parallel north, the first of which is Burrard Inlet, Vancouver's harbour. The inlet is significant in that it almost makes an island of what is instead the Sechelt Peninsula,... |
BC | saltwater rapids | 92G/12 | 49°44'13"N | 123°53'35"W | |
Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park | " | Sechelt Inlet Sechelt Inlet Sechelt Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast and the third of such inlets north from the 49th parallel north, the first of which is Burrard Inlet, Vancouver's harbour. The inlet is significant in that it almost makes an island of what is instead the Sechelt Peninsula,... |
BC | park | 92G/12 | 49°44'0"N | 123°54'0"W | |
Skookumchuck Rapids | " | Columbia River Columbia River The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state... , East Kootenay |
BC | rapids | 82L/10 | 49°55'26"N | 115°45'22"W | earliest documented use of "Skookumchuck", by explorer David Thompson David Thompson (explorer) David Thompson was an English-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker, known to some native peoples as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer"... ; location is approximate as uncharted in BC Basemap |
Skookumchuck Rapids | " | Shuswap River Shuswap River The basin of the Shuswap River lies northeast of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. It is the upper part of the drainage better known to British Columbians as belonging to Shuswap Lake and the South Thompson River... , just downstream from Mabel Lake Mabel Lake Mabel Lake is a lake located in southern Interior British Columbia, Canada, that is fed by and drained by the Shuswap River. It is located southeast of Shuswap Lake, northeast of Okanagan Lake, and west of the Monashee Mountains, and is popular for camping and fishing.The lake is oriented roughly... |
BC | rapids | 82L/10 | 49°50'38"N | 116°13'38"W | also Skookumchuck Rapids Provincial Park |
Skookumchuck Rapids | " | Jefferson Jefferson County, Washington Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Thomas Jefferson. As of 2010, the population was 29,872. The county seat is at Port Townsend, which is also the county's only incorporated city.... |
WA | rapids | Kalaloch Ridge | 47.644ºN | 124.250ºW | |
Skookumchuck Reservoir | " | Thurston | WA | reservoir | Vail | 46.785ºN | 122.717ºW | |
Skookumchuck River Skookumchuck River The Skookumchuck River is a long river located in southwest Washington, USA. It is a tributary of the Chehalis River and thence to the Pacific Ocean. The Skookumchuck Dam was built in 1970, creating the Skookumchuck Reservoir. The dam provides water supply for the 1400-megawatt Centralia Steam... |
" | Lewis Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | stream | Centralia | 46.720ºN | 122.981ºW | |
Skookumchuck Spring | " | Douglas | WA | spring | Palisades | 47.422ºN | 119.925ºW | |
Skookumchuck Trail | " | Grafton Grafton County, New Hampshire Grafton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2010 census, the population was 89,118. Its county seat is North Haverhill, which is a village within the town of Haverhill. Until 1972, the county courthouse and other offices were located in downtown Woodsville, a... |
NH | trail | Franconia | 44.186ºN | 71.658ºW | |
Skookumchuck Work Center | " | Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | locale | Dairy Mountain | 45.696ºN | 116.123ºW | |
Skookumhouse Butte | "prison", "jail" | Curry Curry County, Oregon Curry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 22,364. The county is named for George Law Curry, a governor of the Oregon Territory. The seat of the county is Gold Beach.-Economy:... |
OR | summit | Quosatana Butte | 42.480ºN | 124.212ºW | |
Skookumhouse Canyon | " | Curry Curry County, Oregon Curry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 22,364. The county is named for George Law Curry, a governor of the Oregon Territory. The seat of the county is Gold Beach.-Economy:... |
OR | valley | Quosatana Butte | 42.488ºN | 124.206ºW | |
Skookumhouse Prairie | " | Curry Curry County, Oregon Curry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 22,364. The county is named for George Law Curry, a governor of the Oregon Territory. The seat of the county is Gold Beach.-Economy:... |
OR | flat | Soldier Camp Mountain | 42.519ºN | 124.202ºW | |
Skookumschuck | " | Prince of Wales – Hyder | AK | gut | Craig D-4 | 55.913ºN | 133.313ºW | |
Skukum Creek | see Skookum Skookum Skookum is a Chinook jargon word that has come into general use in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.The word skookum has three meanings:# a word in regional English that has a variety of positive connotations;... |
Southeast Fairbanks Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 6,174. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
AK | stream | Eagle A-1 | 64.077ºN | 141.218ºW | |
Slatechuck Creek Slatechuck Creek Slatechuck Creek is a short but culturally important stream on Graham Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands of the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Only 6.7 km in length , it is located on the south flank of the small range including Slatechuck Mountain, to the north of which is... |
"slate creek" | Queen Charlotte Islands Queen Charlotte Islands Haida Gwaii , formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands, is an archipelago on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Haida Gwaii consists of two main islands: Graham Island in the north, and Moresby Island in the south, along with approximately 150 smaller islands with a total landmass of... |
BC | stream | 103F1 | 53.24ºN | 132.25ºW | the slate referred to is black argillite Argillite An argillite is a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed predominantly of indurated clay particles. Argillaceous rocks are basically lithified muds and oozes. They contain variable amounts of silt-sized particles. The argillites grade into shale when the fissile layering typical of shale is... , used in Haida carving and found only in this creek basin |
Slatechuck Mountain Slatechuck Mountain Slatechuck Mountain, known as Kaagan in the Haida language, is a summit on south-central Graham Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands of the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada... |
" | Queen Charlotte Islands Queen Charlotte Islands Haida Gwaii , formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands, is an archipelago on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Haida Gwaii consists of two main islands: Graham Island in the north, and Moresby Island in the south, along with approximately 150 smaller islands with a total landmass of... |
BC | summit | 103F4 | 53.25ºN | 132.25ºW | |
Snass Creek | "rain" | Manning Park | BC | creek | ||||
Snass Mountain | Manning Park | BC | mountain | |||||
Spatsum | "basket-making grass" | Thompson Thompson River The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River, flowing through the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches called the South Thompson and the North Thompson... |
BC | rail siding | 50° 33.56'N | 121° 17.75'W | ||
Spuzzum Spuzzum, British Columbia Spuzzum is an unincorporated settlement in British Columbia, Canada. Because it is on the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately 50 km north of the community of Hope, it is often referred to as being "beyond Hope"... |
"basket-making grass" (usually spatsum) |
Fraser Canyon Fraser Canyon The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley... |
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 Fraser Canyon The Fraser Canyon is an 84 km landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley... |
BC | stream | 92H/11 | 49°39'54"N | 121°24'38"W | |
Spuzzum Mountain | " | Lillooet Ranges Lillooet Ranges The Lillooet Ranges are the southeasternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. They are located between the drainage of the Lillooet River and Harrison Lake on the west and the canyon of the Fraser River on the east, and by the lowland coastal valley of... |
BC | stream | 92H/11 | 49°43'12"N | 121°29'30"W | |
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Taghum Taghum, British Columbia Taghum, originally Williams Siding, is an unincorporated community and railway point on the north side of the west arm of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of the southeastern Interior of British Columbia, Canada.... |
"six" | West Kootenay West Kootenay West Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was formed along with East Kootenay from a redistribution of the old Kootenay riding, which was one of the province's original twelve.- Demographics :... |
BC | community | six miles from the confluence of the Slocan and Kootenay Rivers and/or six miles (10 km) west of Nelson, British Columbia Nelson, British Columbia Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,... |
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Tamanawas Falls | "spirit, power, sorcerer" | Hood River Hood River County, Oregon -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 20,411 people, 7,248 households, and 5,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 7,818 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile... |
OR | falls | Dog River | 45.401ºN | 121.588ºW | ||
Tamanos Mountain | "spirit, power" | Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
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 Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska As of the census of 2000, there were 14,070 people, 5,399 households, and 3,633 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile... |
AK | island | Ketchikan C-6 | 55.522ºN | 131.841ºW | ||
Tatoosh Creek | " | Lewis Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | stream | Mount Rainier West | 46.766ºN | 121.763ºW | ||
Tatoosh Lakes | " | Lewis Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | lake | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.715ºN | 121.677ºW | ||
Tatoosh Lookout | " | Lewis Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | locale | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.706ºN | 121.663ºW | ||
Tatoosh Point | " | Ketchikan Gateway Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska As of the census of 2000, there were 14,070 people, 5,399 households, and 3,633 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile... |
AK | cape | Ketchikan C-6 SE | 55.529ºN | 131.824ºW | ||
Tatoosh Range Tatoosh Range The Tatoosh Range is a mountain range located in Mount Rainier National Park and the adjacent Tatoosh Wilderness in the state of Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The range runs roughly east–west, beginning with the southeastern Tatoosh Peak and concluding with the... |
" | Lewis Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | range | Mount Rainier East | 46.757ºN | 121.719ºW | ||
Tatoosh Ridge | " | Lewis Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | ridge | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.723ºN | 121.661ºW | ||
Tatoosh Ridge Lookout | " | Lewis Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | locale | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.706ºN | 121.663ºW | ||
Tatoosh Rocks | " | Ketchikan Gateway Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska As of the census of 2000, there were 14,070 people, 5,399 households, and 3,633 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile... |
AK | area | Ketchikan C-6 | 55.533ºN | 131.849ºW | ||
Tatoosh Trail | " | Lewis Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | trail | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.673ºN | 121.664ºW | ||
Tatoosh Trailhead | " | Lewis Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | locale | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.669ºN | 121.633ºW | ||
Tatoosh Wilderness Tatoosh Wilderness The Tatoosh Wilderness, located in Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, is managed by the U.S. Forest Service and protects . In 1984 it was officially designated as wilderness by Congress.... |
" | Lewis Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | park | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.700ºN | 121.668ºW | ||
Tenas Camp (historical) | "small, little, young" | Hood River Hood River County, Oregon -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 20,411 people, 7,248 households, and 5,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 7,818 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile... |
OR | locale | Tanner Butte | 45.604ºN | 121.879ºW | ||
Tenas Creek | " | Valdez–Cordova | AK | stream | Valdez B-2 | 61.434ºN | 144.446ºW | ||
Tenas Creek | " | Birkenhead River Birkenhead River The Birkenhead River, formerly known as the Portage River, the Pole River and the Mosquito River, is a major tributary of the Lillooet River, which via Harrison Lake and the Harrison River is one of the major tributaries of the lower Fraser River... , near Pemberton Pemberton, British Columbia Pemberton is a village north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley of British Columbia in Canada, with a population of 2,192. Until the 1960s the village could be accessed only by train but that changed when Highway 99 was built through Whistler and Pemberton.-Climate:The climate of Pemberton is... |
BC | stream | 92J/7 | ||||
Tenas Creek | " | Bulkley River Bulkley River The Bulkley River in British Columbia is a major tributary of the Skeena River. The Bulkley is 257 km long with a drainage basin covering 12,400 km².... , near Smithers Smithers, British Columbia Smithers is a town located in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, approximately halfway between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Smithers is located in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako.... |
BC | stream | 93L/11 | ||||
Tenas Creek | " | Benewah Benewah County, Idaho Benewah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Established on January 23, 1915, from sections of Kootenai County, it was named for a chief of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. As of the 2010 census the county had a population of 9,285. The county seat and largest city is St... |
ID | stream | Sanders | 47.073ºN | 116.765ºW | ||
Tenas Creek | " | Chelan | WA | stream | Pinnacle Mountain | 48.188ºN | 120.684ºW | ||
Tenas Creek | " | Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | stream | Sawtooth Ridge | 46.748ºN | 121.937ºW | ||
Tenas Creek | " | Skagit Skagit County, Washington Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
WA | stream | Prairie Mountain | 48.324ºN | 121.439ºW | ||
Tenas Creek | " | Ross River Ross River (Yukon) The Ross River in the Yukon, Canada is one of the main tributaries of the Pelly River. It rises in the Mackenzie Mountains and the community of Ross River can be found where it joins the Pelly.-External links:* at the Atlas of Canada... , near Faro Faro, Yukon Faro is a small town in the central Yukon, Canada, formerly the home of the largest open pit lead–zinc mine in the world as well as a significant producer of silver and other natural resource ventures. The mine was built by the Ralph M. Parsons Construction Company of the USA with General... |
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 Skeena River The Skeena River is the second longest river entirely within British Columbia, Canada . The Skeena is an important transportation artery, particularly for the Tsimshian and the Gitxsan - whose names mean "inside the Skeena River" and "people of the Skeena River" respectively, and also during the... , near Hazelton Hazelton, British Columbia Hazelton is a small town located at the junction of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers in northern British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1866 and has a population of 293... |
BC | summit | 93M/5 | ||||
Tenas Island | " | Tolmie Channel, between Princess Royal Island Princess Royal Island Princess Royal Island is the largest island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is located amongst the isolated inlets and islands east of Hecate Strait on the British Columbia Coast. At , it is the fourth largest island in British Columbia... and Sarah Island |
BC | island | 103A/10 | ||||
Tenas Lake | " | Matanuska-Susitna Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Chugach National Forest * Denali National Park and Preserve ** Denali Wilderness * Lake Clark National Park and Preserve ** Lake Clark Wilderness -Demographics:... |
AK | lake | Healy A-1 | 63.187ºN | 147.189ºW | ||
Tenas Lake | " | Atnarko River Atnarko River The Atnarko River is a river in the Canadian province of British Columbia.-Course:The Atnarko River flows originates at Charlotte Lake. It flows generally west for approximately , joining the Telchako River to form the Bella Coola River. For much of its length the river flows through Tweedsmuir... , near Bella Coola Bella Coola, British Columbia Bella Coola is a community of approximately 600 at the western extremity of the Bella Coola Valley. Bella Coola usually refers to the entire valley, encompassing the settlements of Bella Coola proper , Lower Bella Coola, Hagensborg, Saloompt, Nusatsum, Firvale and Stuie... |
BC | lake | 93C/4 | ||||
Tenas Lake | " | Birkenhead River Birkenhead River The Birkenhead River, formerly known as the Portage River, the Pole River and the Mosquito River, is a major tributary of the Lillooet River, which via Harrison Lake and the Harrison River is one of the major tributaries of the lower Fraser River... , near Pemberton Pemberton, British Columbia Pemberton is a village north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley of British Columbia in Canada, with a population of 2,192. Until the 1960s the village could be accessed only by train but that changed when Highway 99 was built through Whistler and Pemberton.-Climate:The climate of Pemberton is... |
BC | lake | 93C/4 | 52°9'35"N | 125°42'45"W | ||
Tenas Lake | " | Lillooet River Lillooet River The Lillooet River is a major river of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. It begins at Silt Lake, on the southern edge of the Lillooet Crown Icecap about 80 kilometres northwest of Pemberton and about 85 kilometres northwest of Whistler... , just downstream from Lillooet Lake Lillooet Lake Lillooet Lake is a lake in British Columbia, Canada about 25 km in length and about 33.5 square kilometres in area. It is about 95 km downstream from the source of the Lillooet River, which resumes its course after leaving Little Lillooet Lake, aka Tenas 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 Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
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 Lillooet River The Lillooet River is a major river of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. It begins at Silt Lake, on the southern edge of the Lillooet Crown Icecap about 80 kilometres northwest of Pemberton and about 85 kilometres northwest of Whistler... , between Lillooet Lake Lillooet Lake Lillooet Lake is a lake in British Columbia, Canada about 25 km in length and about 33.5 square kilometres in area. It is about 95 km downstream from the source of the Lillooet River, which resumes its course after leaving Little Lillooet Lake, aka Tenas Lake... and Tenas Lake, which is a.k.a Little Lillooet Lake) |
BC | narrows | 92J/2 | ||||
Tenas Peak | " | Garibaldi Ranges Garibaldi Ranges The Garibaldi Ranges are the next-to-southwesternmost subdivision of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains; only the North Shore Mountains are farther south. They lie between the valley formed by the pass between the Cheakamus River and Green River on the west and the valley of the Lillooet... -Lillooet River Lillooet River The Lillooet River is a major river of the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia. It begins at Silt Lake, on the southern edge of the Lillooet Crown Icecap about 80 kilometres northwest of Pemberton and about 85 kilometres northwest of Whistler... |
BC | summit | 92G/15 | ||||
Tenas Peak | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | summit | Tolo Mountain | 43.324ºN | 122.035ºW | ||
Tenas Peak Lookout Station | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
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 Clatsop County, Oregon Clatsop County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for the Clatsop tribe of Native Americans, who lived along the coast of the Pacific Ocean prior to European settlement. As of 2010, the population was 37,039. The county seat is Astoria.-Economy:The principal... |
OR | island | Cathlamet | 46.229ºN | 123.455ºW | ||
Tenaskli Creek | "little joy", "small joke" | Bowron River Bowron River The Bowron River, also formerly named the Bear River and Reid Creek, originates in Bowron Lake Provincial Park of east central British Columbia and flows northwest from the outlet of the Bowron Lakes, then northeast, to join the Fraser 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 – Hyder | AK | island | Craig D-4 | 55.998ºN | 133.296ºW | ||
Tenass Lake | " | Mississagi River Mississagi River The Mississagi River is a river in Algoma and Sudbury Districts, Ontario, Canada, that originates in Sudbury District and flows to Lake Huron at Blind River, Algoma District.-Etymology:... , near Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in... |
ON | lake | 041J/5 | 46°26'38"N | 83°37'13"W | ||
Tenass Pass | "little, small", i.e. "island" | Prince of Wales – Hyder | AK | island | Petersburg A-5 | 56.000ºN | 133.342ºW | ||
Tillicum | "friend, kin" | The Gorge, Victoria Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... |
BC | community | 92B/6 | 48°27'5"N | 123°24'3"W | also Tillicum Mall | |
Tillicum Tillicum, Lakewood Tillicum is a neighborhood located in the southern part of Washington bordered by the Tacoma Country and Golf Club to the north, Camp Murray to the south, Fort Lewis to the East, and American Lake to the west... |
" | Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | town/city | Fort Lewis | 47.124ºN | 122.556ºW | ||
Tillicum Beach | " | Lincoln Lincoln County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge*Siuslaw National Forest -Demographics:... |
OR | town/city | Yachats | 44.363ºN | 124.092ºW | ||
Tillicum Beach | " | Island Island County, Washington Island County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. In 2010 census, its population was 78,506. Its county seat is Coupeville, while its largest city is Oak Harbor.... |
WA | locale | Langley | 48.103ºN | 122.399ºW | ||
Tillicum Beach Recreation Site | " | Lincoln Lincoln County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge*Siuslaw National Forest -Demographics:... |
OR | locale | Yachats | 44.366ºN | 124.091ºW | ||
Tillicum Campground | " | Skamania | WA | locale | Lone Butte | 46.123ºN | 121.779ºW | ||
Tillicum Bay | " | Sechelt Inlet Sechelt Inlet Sechelt Inlet is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast and the third of such inlets north from the 49th parallel north, the first of which is Burrard Inlet, Vancouver's harbour. The inlet is significant in that it almost makes an island of what is instead the Sechelt Peninsula,... |
BC | bay | 92G/12 | 49°32'0"N | 123°46'0"W | in "Greater Sechelt Sechelt, British Columbia The District Municipality of Sechelt is on the lower Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Approximately 50 km northwest of Vancouver, Sechelt is accessible to the mainland of British Columbia via a 40 minute ferry trip between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale, and a 25 minute drive from Langdale... " |
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Tillicum Bay | " | Parry Sound Parry Sound Parry Sound is a sound or bay of Georgian Bay, in Ontario, Canada. It is highly irregularly shaped with many deep bays and islands. Killbear Provincial Park is located on the large peninsula that separates the sound from Georgian Bay, while it is bordered on the south side by Parry Island, home of... |
ON | bay | 31L/3 | 46°12'23"N | 79°29'19"W | near North Bay North Bay, Ontario North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:... |
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Tillicum Creek | " | Pend-d'Oreille River Pend Oreille River The Pend Oreille River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately long, in northern Idaho and northeastern Washington in the United States, as well as southeastern British Columbia in Canada. In its passage through British Columbia its name is spelled Pend-d'Oreille River... |
BC | bay | 82F/3 | 49°2'0"N | 117°25'0"W | 14 km E of Trail Trail, British Columbia Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada.-Geography:Trail has an area of . The city is located on both banks of the Columbia River, approximately 10 km north of the United States border. This section of the Columbia River valley is located between the... |
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Tillicum Creek | " | Umatilla Umatilla County, Oregon Umatilla County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. The county is named for the Umatilla River. In 2010, its population was 75,889... |
OR | stream | Huron | 45.481ºN | 118.304ºW | ||
Tillicum Creek | " | Chelan | WA | stream | Huckleberry Mountain | 43.794ºN | 122.295ºW | ||
Tillicum Creek | " | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
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 | " | Victoria School District 61 Greater Victoria School District 61 Greater Victoria is a school district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This includes the municipalities of Victoria, Esquimalt, Oak Bay, View Royal, and parts of Saanich.-History:... |
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Tillicum Elementary School | " | Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | school | Steilacoom | 47.126ºN | 122.552ºW | ||
Tillicum Junior High School | " | King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | school | Issaquah | 47.599ºN | 122.124ºW | ||
Tillicum Mine | " | Grant Grant County, Oregon Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. In 2010, its population was 7,445. It is named for President Ulysses S. Grant, who served as an army officer in the Oregon Territory, and at the time of the county's creation... |
OR | mine | Granite | 44.857ºN | 118.381ºW | ||
Tillicum Peak | " | Pend Oreille | WA | summit | Monumental Mountain | 48.729ºN | 117.152ºW | ||
Tillicum Point | " | Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | summit | Mowich Lake | 46.906ºN | 121.827ºW | ||
Tillicum Rock | " | Mason | WA | pillar | Shelton | 47.155ºN | 123.008ºW | ||
Tillicum Siding | " | Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | locale | Steilacoom | 47.130ºN | 122.538ºW | ||
Tillicum Village | " | Kitsap Kitsap County, Washington Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. As of 2011 state estimate, its population was 253,900. Its county seat is at Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton.... |
WA | locale | Duwamish Head | 47.541ºN | 122.482ºW | ||
Tillicum Lake | " | Cariboo Cariboo District Cariboo District was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872.... |
BC | lake | 93A/3 | 52º6'0"N | 121º26'0"W | 50 km E of Wiliams Lake Williams Lake, British Columbia Williams Lake, is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo, it is the largest urban centre between Kamloops and Prince George, with a population of 11,150 in city limits.... |
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Tillicum Mountain | " | Dickson Range Dickson Range The Dickson Range is a subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges subset of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwest-central British Columbia. It is located just west of the town of Gold Bridge between the valley of Slim Creek to the north and Downton Lake Reservoir to the south... , Bridge River Country Bridge River The Bridge River is, or was, a major tributary of British Columbia's Fraser River, entering that stream about six miles upstream from the town of Lillooet.-Name:Its name in the Lillooet language is Xwisten , sometimes spelled Nxwisten or Nxo-isten)... |
BC | summit | 92J/14 | 50°52'39" N | 123°15'32"W | ||
Tillicum Mountain | " | Valhalla Range, Slocan Valley Slocan Valley The Slocan Valley is a valley in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada.The valley is home to the villages of Slocan City, New Denver, Silverton, as well as the unincorporated communities of Crescent Valley, Slocan Park, Passmore, Vallican, Winlaw, Appledale, Perry Siding, Lemon... |
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 | "white" | Tatshenshini-Alsek | BC | stream | 114P/55 | issues from Tkope Glacier | |||
Tkope Glacier | "white: | Tatshenshini-Alsek | BC | glacier | 114P/36 | ||||
Tokatee Klootchman State Natural Site Tokatee Klootchman State Natural Site Tokatee Klootchman State Natural Site is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon. Administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, it offers wildlife, bird, and marine-mammal watching, and it has a beach. The park is north of Florence on U.S. Route 101.... |
"pretty woman" | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
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Toketic | "pretty" | Thompson Thompson Country The Thompson Country, also referred to as The Thompson and in some ways as the Thompson Valley and historically known as the Couteau Country or Couteau District, is a historic geographic region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, based around the basin of the Thompson River, a tributary... |
BC | whistlestop | 50° 32.06'ºN | 121° 16.94' | |||
Toketie Creek | "pretty" | Chelan | WA | stream | Leavenworth | 47.522ºN | 120.717ºW | ||
Toketie Lake | " | Chelan | WA | lake | Leavenworth | 47.510ºN | 120.743ºW | ||
Tolo Tolo, Oregon Tolo is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States, located north of Interstate 5, between Central Point and Gold Hill, south of Sams Valley. Originally named Willow Springs, the town was envisioned to be one of the biggest cities of Southern Oregon. Tolo was platted in... |
"win", "earn", "pay" (as in paycheque) | Jackson Jackson County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument* Crater Lake National Park * Klamath National Forest * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Umpqua National Forest -Demographics:... |
OR | town/city | Sams Valley | 42.424ºN | 122.970ºW | ||
Tolo | " | Kitsap Kitsap County, Washington Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. As of 2011 state estimate, its population was 253,900. Its county seat is at Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton.... |
WA | town/city | Suquamish | 47.655ºN | 122.584ºW | ||
Tolo Creek | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | stream | Tolo Mountain | 43.299ºN | 122.057ºW | ||
Tolo Creek | " | Hood River Hood River County, Oregon -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 20,411 people, 7,248 households, and 5,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 7,818 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile... |
OR | stream | Badger Lake | 45.311ºN | 121.504ºW | ||
Tolo Creek | " | Chelan | WA | stream | Goode Mountain | 48.425ºN | 120.911ºW | ||
Tolo Lake | " | Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | lake | Grangeville West | 45.916ºN | 116.235ºW | ||
Tolo Lake Access Area | " | Idaho Idaho County, Idaho Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville... |
ID | lake | Grangeville West | 45.914ºN | 116.238ºW | ||
Tolo Mountain | " | Orford-Southgate Southgate River The Southgate River is a river in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, entering the head of Bute Inlet, on that province's South Coast, just east of the mouth of the Homathko River at Waddington Harbour. The lower reaches of the river's course are flat-bottomed... Divide |
British Columbia | 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 Compton Névé The Compton Névé is an icefield in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located east of the Homathko Icefield and Mount Gilbert and to the south of the Bishop River... |
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Tolo Mountain | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | summit | Tolo Mountain | 43.319ºN | 122.012ºW | ||
Tolo Mountain | " | Chelan | WA | summit | Goode Mountain | 48.395ºN | 120.894ºW | ||
Tolo Lake Access Area | " | Jackson Jackson County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument* Crater Lake National Park * Klamath National Forest * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Umpqua National Forest -Demographics:... |
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 Shalalth, British Columbia Shalalth, pop. c. 400, is one of the main communities of the Seton Lake Band of the St'at'imc Nation and location of the two main powerhouses of the Bridge River Power Project.... |
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 | |||
Tukwila Tukwila, Washington Tukwila is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The northern edge of Tukwila borders the city of Seattle. The population was 19,107 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
"nut", "hazelnut" | King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
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Tum Lake | "heart, heartbeat, soul/mind, feeling" | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | lake | Broken Top | 44.034ºN | 121.638ºW | tum is possibly short for tumwater ("waterfall") rather than tumtum | |
Tumtum, Washington Tumtum, Washington Tumtum is an unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington, United States. Tumtum is located along the Spokane River and Washington State Route 291 northwest of Spokane. Tumtum has a post office with ZIP code 99034.... |
"heart, heartbeat, soul/mind, feeling" | Stevens | WA | town/city | Tumtum | 47.892ºN | 117.682ºW | ||
Tumtum Creek | " | North Thompson River | BC | stream | 82M/14 | 55 km NE of Clearwaterf Clearwater, British Columbia Clearwater is a district municipality in the North Thompson River valley in British Columbia, Canada, north of Kamloops. The largest community in the valley, with a population of 4,960, Clearwater is predominantly employed by the forestry industry. Tourism is also a major industry, with Wells Gray... |
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Tumtum Lake | " | Adams River Adams River (British Columbia) The Adams River is a tributary of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. Beginning in the Monashee Mountains to the north, the Upper Adams River flows mainly southward and eventually reaches Adams Lake. The Lower Adams River begins at the southern end of the lake and flows into the extreme... |
BC | llake | 82M/14 | 70 km NE of Clearwater, British Columbia Clearwater, British Columbia Clearwater is a district municipality in the North Thompson River valley in British Columbia, Canada, north of Kamloops. The largest community in the valley, with a population of 4,960, Clearwater is predominantly employed by the forestry industry. Tourism is also a major industry, with Wells Gray... ; not connected to Tumtum Creek but nearby) |
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Tumtum Lake | " | Harney Harney County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Malheur National Forest *Malheur National Wildlife Refuge*Ochoco National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,609 people, 3,036 households, and 2,094 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile... |
OR | lake | Tumtum Lake | 42.140ºN | 118.585ºW | ||
Tumtum Mountain | " | Clark Clark County, Washington Clark County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington, across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon.Clark County was the first county of Washington, named after William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition... |
WA | summit | Yale Dam | 45.935ºN | 122.335ºW | ||
Tumtum Peak | " | Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | summit | Wahpenayo Peak | 46.750ºN | 121.868ºW | ||
Tumtum River Tumtum River The Tumtum River is a tributary of the Marys River in Benton and Lincoln counties of the U.S. state of Oregon, rising in the Central Oregon Coast Range west of Burnt Woods and draining into the Marys River north of Alder... |
" | Lincoln Lincoln County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge*Siuslaw National Forest -Demographics:... |
OR | stream | Marys Peak | 44.589ºN | 123.511ºW | ||
Tumwata Creek | "waterfall" | Jefferson Jefferson County, Washington Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Thomas Jefferson. As of 2010, the population was 29,872. The county seat is at Port Townsend, which is also the county's only incorporated city.... |
WA | stream | Hunger Mountain | 47.883ºN | 124.105ºW | ||
Tumwater (historical) | "waterfall" | Wasco Wasco County, Oregon Wasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who lived on the south side of the Columbia River. In 2010, its population was 25,213... |
OR | locale | Wishram | 45.648ºN | 120.963ºW | ||
Tumwater Tumwater, Washington Tumwater is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. It lies near where the Deschutes River enters Budd Inlet, the southernmost point of Puget Sound. The population was 17,371 at the 2010 census... |
"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 Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | stream | Cowlitz Falls | 46.467ºN | 122.112ºW | ||
Tumwater Creek | " | Okanogan | WA | stream | Stubblefield Point | 48.080ºN | 119.460ºW | ||
Tumwater Falls | " | Sherman Sherman County, Oregon Sherman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for William Tecumseh Sherman, a Union general in the American Civil War. In 2010, its population was 1,765. The seat of the county is Moro. The largest city is Wasco.... |
OR | falls | Quinton | 45.659ºN | 120.501ºW | ||
Tumwater Falls Dam | " | Thurston | WA | dam | Tumwater | 47.015ºN | 122.903ºW | ||
Tumwater Lake | " | King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
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 Lewis County, Washington Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of 2010, the population was 75,455. The county seat is at Chehalis, and its largest city is Centralia.... |
WA | summit | Cowlitz Falls | 46.428ºN | 122.103ºW | ||
Tyee | "chief, big, boss" | Skagway Skagway, Alaska Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. It was formerly a city first incorporated in 1900 that was re-incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 862... -Hoonah–Angoon |
AK | town/city | Sitka A-2 | 57.041ºN | 134.543ºW | ||
Tyee | " | Skeena Estuary Skeena River The Skeena River is the second longest river entirely within British Columbia, Canada . The Skeena is an important transportation artery, particularly for the Tsimshian and the Gitxsan - whose names mean "inside the Skeena River" and "people of the Skeena River" respectively, and also during the... , near Prince Rupert Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:... |
BC | railway point | 103I/4 | 54º12'0"N | 129º57'0"W | opposite Port Essington Port Essington, British Columbia Port Essington was a cannery town on the south bank of the Skeena River estuary in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, between Prince Rupert and Terrace, and at the confluence of the Skeena and Ecstall Rivers. It was founded in 1871 by Robert Cunningham and Thomas Hankin and was for a time... |
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Tyee | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | town/city | Tyee | 43.444ºN | 123.550ºW | ||
Tyee Bank | " | Skeena Estuary Skeena River The Skeena River is the second longest river entirely within British Columbia, Canada . The Skeena is an important transportation artery, particularly for the Tsimshian and the Gitxsan - whose names mean "inside the Skeena River" and "people of the Skeena River" respectively, and also during the... , near Prince Rupert Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:... |
BC | bank | 103I/4 | 54º11'0"N | 129º59'0"W | opposite Port Essington Port Essington, British Columbia Port Essington was a cannery town on the south bank of the Skeena River estuary in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, between Prince Rupert and Terrace, and at the confluence of the Skeena and Ecstall Rivers. It was founded in 1871 by Robert Cunningham and Thomas Hankin and was for a time... |
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Tyee Bar | " | Josephine Josephine County, Oregon Josephine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the county is probably named after a stream in the area called Josephine Creek, which in turn is probably named after Virginia Josephine Rollins Ort. In 2010, its population was 82,713... |
OR | bar | Bunker Creek | 42.658ºN | 123.656ºW | ||
Tyee Beach | " | Island Island County, Washington Island County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. In 2010 census, its population was 78,506. Its county seat is Coupeville, while its largest city is Oak Harbor.... |
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 Wallowa County, Oregon Wallowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the origins of the county's name are uncertain, with the most likely explanation being that it is derived from the Nez Perce term for a... |
OR | summit | Lick Creek | 45.177ºN | 117.014ºW | ||
Tyee Camp | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | locale | Tyee | 43.439ºN | 123.575ºW | ||
Tyee City | " | Humboldt Humboldt County, California Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located on the far North Coast 200 miles north of San Francisco. According to 2010 Census Data, the county’s population was 134,623... |
CA | town/city | Tyee City | 40.923ºN | 124.126ºW | ||
Tyee Cove | " | Clark Clark County, Nevada -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,375,765 people, 512,253 households, and 339,693 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 71.6% White , 9.1% Black, 5.7% Asian, 0.8% American Indian and 12.8% of other or mixed race. 22.0% were Hispanic of any race... |
NV | bay | Mount Davis | 35.619ºN | 114.669ºW | ||
Tyee Creek | " | Wrangell Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell is a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 2,308.Its Tlingit name is Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw . The Tlingit people residing in the Wrangell area, who were there centuries before Europeans, call themselves the Shtaxʼhéen Ḵwáan after the nearby Stikine... -Petersburg Census Area |
AK | stream | Bradfield Canal A-5 | 56.213ºN | 131.526ºW | ||
Tyee Creek | " | Ruby Range Ruby Range (Valhalla Ranges) The Ruby Range is a subrange of the Valhalla Ranges of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located west of the northern end of Slocan Lake.-References:* in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia... , near Bonanza Pass Bonanza Pass Bonanza Pass, also known as the Blueberry-Paulson, is mountain pass in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is utilized by the Crowsnest Highway to traverse the Monashees, and informally separates the Kootenays to the east from the Boundary Country to the west.-External links:*... |
BC | stream | 82K/4 | 44.918ºN | 116.000ºW | S of Nakusp-Slocan divide (Bonanza Pass) | |
Tyee Creek | " | Ladysmith Ladysmith, British Columbia Ladysmith is a town located on the 49th parallel on the east coast of Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada. The local economy is based on forestry, tourism and agriculture. A hillside location adjacent to a sheltered harbour form the natural characteristics of the community., the population... |
BC | stream | 92G/4 | 49º0"N | 123º49'0"W | ||
Tyee Creek | " | Valley Valley County, Idaho Valley County is a rural county located in west central Idaho in the United States. Established in 1917, it was named after the Long Valley of the North Fork of the Payette River, which extends over 30 miles from Payette Lake at McCall south to Cascade to Round Valley.The valley was formerly a... |
ID | stream | McCall | 44.918ºN | 116.000ºW | ||
Tyee Creek | " | Deschutes Deschutes County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Deschutes National Forest * Newberry National Volcanic Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,367 people, 45,595 households, and 31,962 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 54,583... |
OR | stream | South Sister | 44.036ºN | 121.763ºW | ||
Tyee Creek | " | Wallowa Wallowa County, Oregon Wallowa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8 county definition of Eastern Oregon. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the origins of the county's name are uncertain, with the most likely explanation being that it is derived from the Nez Perce term for a... |
OR | stream | Lick Creek | 45.220ºN | 117.004ºW | ||
Tyee Creek | " | Chelan | WA | stream | Tyee Mountain | 47.829ºN | 120.415ºW | ||
Tyee Glacier | " | Mamquam Mountain Mamquam Mountain Mamquam Mountain is a mountain in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Eanastick Meadows and east of Brackendale. It represents the highest summit of the Mamquam Icefield and lies at the southern end of Garibaldi Provincial Park.... , near Squamish Squamish, British Columbia Squamish is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway... |
BC | glacier | 92G/15 | 49º48'18"N | 122º53'36"W | ||
Tyee High School | " | King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | school | Des Moines | 47.436ºN | 122.276ºW | ||
Tyee Hill | " | Clallam | WA | summit | Lake Pleasant | 48.086ºN | 124.343ºW | ||
Tyee Lake | " | Wrangell Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell is a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 2,308.Its Tlingit name is Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw . The Tlingit people residing in the Wrangell area, who were there centuries before Europeans, call themselves the Shtaxʼhéen Ḵwáan after the nearby Stikine... -Petersburg Census Area |
AK | lake | Bradfield Canal A-5 | 56.191ºN | 131.481ºW | ||
Tyee Lake | " | Cariboo Cariboo District Cariboo District was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1872.... , N of Wiliams Lake Williams Lake, British Columbia Williams Lake, is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo, it is the largest urban centre between Kamloops and Prince George, with a population of 11,150 in city limits.... |
BC | lake | 93B/8 | 52°22'34"N | 122°4'49"W | ||
Tyee Lake | " | 40 km NW of Summit Lake Summit Lake, British Columbia Summit Lake is the name of an unincorporated community in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located north of the City of Prince George on the John Hart Highway at the lake of the same name. The community of McLeod Lake is a few miles further to the north... |
BC | lake | 93B/8 | 54°33'15" N | 123°2'22"W | 75 km NNW of Prince George Prince George, British Columbia Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"... |
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Tyee Lakes | " | Inyo Inyo County, California -National protected areas:* Death Valley National Park * Inyo National Forest * Manzanar National Historic Site-Major highways:* U.S. Route 6* U.S. Route 395* State Route 127* State Route 136* State Route 168* State Route 178... |
CA | lake | Mount Thompson | 37.181ºN | 118.578ºW | ||
Tyee Middle School | " | King King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | school | Mercer Island | 47.574ºN | 122.156ºW | ||
Tyee Mine | " | Stevens | WA | mine | Deep Lake | 48.858ºN | 117.619ºW | ||
Tyee Mountain | " | Gold River Gold River, British Columbia Gold River is a village located close to the geographic centre of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. In terms of the Island's human geography it is considered to be part of the "North Island", even though it technically is on the Island's west coast.... , W of Campbell River Campbell River, British Columbia Campbell River is a coastal city in British Columbia on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the important coastal Inside Passage shipping route... |
BC | summit | 92F/13 | 49°58'46"N | 125°53'39"W | on divide between Gold, Heber and Salmon Rivers. | |
Tyee Mountain | " | Boise Boise County, Idaho Boise County is a rural mountain county in the U.S. state of Idaho. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census; it was estimated at 7,571 in 2007... |
ID | summit | Tyee Mountain | 44.018ºN | 115.303ºW | ||
Tyee Mountain | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | summit | Tyee Mountain | 43.433ºN | 123.460ºW | ||
Tyee Mountain | " | Chelan | WA | summit | Tyee Mountain | 47.855ºN | 120.470ºW | ||
Tyee Mountain Recreation Area | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | locale | Tyee Mountain | 43.486ºN | 123.483ºW | ||
Tyee Park Elementary School | " | Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
WA | school | Steilacoom | 47.149ºN | 122.507ºW | ||
Tyee Peak | " | Pierce Pierce County, Washington right|thumb|[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] - Seat of Pierce CountyPierce County is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of Washington. Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory... |
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 West Thurlow Island West Thurlow Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Discovery Islands, an archipelago between Vancouver Island and the mainland, whose waters connect the Strait of Georgia with Johnstone Strait and Queen Charlotte Strait.... , Johnstone Strait Johnstone Strait Johnstone Strait is a channel along the north east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Opposite the Vancouver Island coast, running north to south, are Hanson Island, West Cracroft Island, the mainland British Columbia Coast, Hardwick Island, West Thurlow Island and East... |
BC | cape | 92K/5 | 50°23'16"N | 125°47'3"W | ||
Tyee Pool Camp | " | Snohomish Snohomish County, Washington Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Snohomish tribe. Since 2000, the county's population has grown from 606,024 to 713,335 residents , making it one of the fastest-growing in the state, ranking third in overall population after King and... |
WA | locale | Bedal | 48.068ºN | 121.407ºW | ||
Tyee Post Office (historical) | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | po | Tyee | 43.444ºN | 123.550ºW | ||
Tyee Prairie | " | Clallam | WA | flat | Lake Pleasant | 48.051ºN | 124.358ºW | ||
Tyee Rapids | " | Josephine Josephine County, Oregon Josephine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the county is probably named after a stream in the area called Josephine Creek, which in turn is probably named after Virginia Josephine Rollins Ort. In 2010, its population was 82,713... |
OR | rapids | Bunker Creek | 42.656ºN | 123.663ºW | ||
Tyee Recreation Site | " | Lane Lane County, Oregon -National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:... |
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 Kitsap County, Washington Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. As of 2011 state estimate, its population was 253,900. Its county seat is at Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton.... |
WA | bar | Duwamish Head | 47.611ºN | 122.485ºW | ||
Tyee Split | " | Campbell River Campbell River, British Columbia Campbell River is a coastal city in British Columbia on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the important coastal Inside Passage shipping route... |
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 King County, Washington King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States.... |
WA | locale | Des Moines | 47.428ºN | 122.310ºW | ||
Tyee View Cemetery | " | Douglas Douglas County, Oregon -National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -... |
OR | cemetery | Tyee Mountain | 43.404ºN | 123.426ºW | ||
Tyeen Glacierl | " | Skagway Skagway, Alaska Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. It was formerly a city first incorporated in 1900 that was re-incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 862... -Hoonah–Angoon |
AK | glacier | Mount Fairweather D-4 | 58.868ºN | 137.179ºW | probably Tlingit Tlingit language The Tlingit language ) is spoken by the Tlingit people of Southeast Alaska and Western Canada. It is a branch of the Na-Dené language family. Tlingit is very endangered, with fewer than 140 native speakers still living, all of whom are bilingual or near-bilingual in English... , but possibly Chinook adaptation |
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Tyhee | "chief, big, boss" | Bannock Bannock County, Idaho Bannock County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It was established in 1893 and named after the local Bannock tribe. It is part of the Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Bannock and Power counties. As of the 2000 Census... |
ID | town/city | Pocatello North | 42.952ºN | 112.466ºW | ||
Tyhee Creek | " | Telkwa Telkwa, British Columbia Telkwa is a village located along British Columbia Highway 16, nearly 15 km southeast of the town of Smithers and 350 km west of the city of Prince George, in northwest British Columbia, Canada.... |
BC | stream | 93L/11 | 54°41'2"N | 127°1'44"W | ||
Tyhee Elementary School | " | Bannock Bannock County, Idaho Bannock County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It was established in 1893 and named after the local Bannock tribe. It is part of the Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Bannock and Power counties. As of the 2000 Census... |
ID | school | Pocatello North | 42.949ºN | 112.470ºW | ||
Tyhee Lake | " | Telkwa Telkwa, British Columbia Telkwa is a village located along British Columbia Highway 16, nearly 15 km southeast of the town of Smithers and 350 km west of the city of Prince George, in northwest British Columbia, Canada.... |
BC | lake | 93L/11 | 54°42'59"N | 127°2'35"W | Aso Tyhee Lake Provincial Park Tyhee Lake Provincial Park Tyhee Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located near the town of Smithers in the Bulkley Valley.-External links:* *... |
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Tyhee Lateral | " | Bannock Bannock County, Idaho Bannock County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It was established in 1893 and named after the local Bannock tribe. It is part of the Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Bannock and Power counties. As of the 2000 Census... |
ID | canal | Michaud | 42.950ºN | 112.508ºW | ||
Tyhee Wasteway | " | Bannock Bannock County, Idaho Bannock County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It was established in 1893 and named after the local Bannock tribe. It is part of the Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Bannock and Power counties. As of the 2000 Census... |
ID | canal | Pocatello North | 42.962ºN | 112.465ºW | ||
Tzum Point | "painted, marked, spotted" | Bear Lake, Takla Country Takla Lake Takla Lake is the fifth largest natural lake in British Columbia, Canada. It is a deep fjord-like lake with the Swannell Ranges to the east, the Driftwood River flowing into it from the north, and the Middle River draining it. It is the terminus of the early Stuart-Takla sockeye salmon run, and... |
ID | canal | Pocatello North | 56°5'24"N | 126°47'27"W | 110 km NE of Hazelton Hazelton, British Columbia Hazelton is a small town located at the junction of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers in northern British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1866 and has a population of 293... ;tzum is often spelled chum (q.v.) |
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Wake Creek | "not, nothing" | Tillamook Tillamook County, Oregon Tillamook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for the Tillamook, a Native American tribe who were living in the area in the early 19th century at the time of European American settlement. In 2010, the county's population was 25,250... |
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 |
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Yakawawa Canyon | "it talks" | Whitman Whitman County, Washington Whitman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 44,776, with the majority living in its largest city, Pullman, home to Washington State University, the state's land-grant university. The county seat is at Colfax.Whitman County was... |
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 Linn County, Oregon Linn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is named in honor of Lewis F. Linn, a U.S. Senator from Missouri who advocated the American occupation of the Oregon Country. By the 2010 US census the population of Linn county was 116,672 showing a 13.2% growth since the 2000 census... |
OR | locale | Upper Soda | 44.400ºN | 122.337ºW | usually yukwa |
See also
- Chinook JargonChinook JargonChinook Jargon originated as a pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest, and spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then British Columbia and as far as Alaska, sometimes taking on characteristics of a creole language...
- Chinook Jargon use by English Language speakers
- OwyheeOwyheeOwyhee is an older English spelling of Hawaii, used in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is found in the names of certain locations in the American Pacific Northwest, which were explored and mapped by expeditions whose members included native Hawaiians:*Owyhee, Nevada, a community in...
- KanakaKanakaKanaka may refer to:* Kanaka, a word, meaning 'people' or 'person', used by various Polynesian people to refer to themselves; shortened to Kanak in some Melanesian countries such as New Caledonia...
- SkookumchuckSkookumchuckSkookumchuck is a word in the Chinook Jargon that is in common use in British Columbia English and occurs in Pacific Northwest English. Skookum means "strong" or "powerful", and "chuck" means water, so skookumchuck means "rapids" or "whitewater"...
- SkookumSkookumSkookum is a Chinook jargon word that has come into general use in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.The word skookum has three meanings:# a word in regional English that has a variety of positive connotations;...
- TillicumTillicumTillicum or tilikum or similar may refer to:* Tilikum , a bull Orca, owned by SeaWorld Orlando, that has been involved in several human deaths* Trillium ovatum var...