List of Chinook Jargon place names

The following is a listing of placenames from the Chinook Jargon, generally from the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, the Canadian Yukon Territory and the U.S. 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.

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Alki | "soon", "the future" | West Seattle, King | WA | neighborhood | Duwamish Head | 47.576°N | 122.409°W | The earliest American settlers in the Seattle area called their settlement "New York Alki." "Alki" is the state motto of Washington.
Alki Beach | " | West Seattle, King | WA | beach | Duwamish Head | 47.579°N | 122.409°W |
Alki Creek | " | St. Mary Lake, W of Cranbrook | BC | stream | 82F/9 | 49°36′57″N | 116°12′58″W |
Alki Creek | " | near Dawson City | YT | stream | 116B/2 | 64°03′55″N | 138°59′15″W |
Alkie Creek | " | Tatshenshini-Alsek | BC | stream | 114P/11 | 59°41′33″N | 137°12′55″W |
Alki Crest | " | Pierce | WA | summit | Golden Lakes | 46.964°N | 121.893°W |
Alki Elementary | " | King | WA | school | Duwamish Head | 47.578°N | 122.406°W |
Alki Point | " | West Seattle, King | WA | cape | Duwamish Head | 47.576°N | 122.419°W |
Alki Point Lighthouse | " | West Seattle, King | WA | locale | Duwamish Head | 47.574°N | 122.418°W |

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Big Mowich Mountain | mowich="deer" | Harney | OR | summit | Big Mowich Mountain | 43.952°N | 119.564°W | also indexed under "M"
Big Mowich Reservoir | " | Grant | OR | reservoir | Suplee Butte | 44.224°N | 119.608°W | also indexed under "M"
Boston Bar | "American"[1]: 2 (as opposed to British which was "King George") | Fraser Canyon | BC | community & bar | 92H/14 | 49°51′58″N | 121°26′31″W | also Boston Bar Indian Reserves nos. 1A, 8, 9, 11. "Bar" means sandy riverbank.
Boston Bar Creek | " | Coquihalla River,
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 | OR | cliff | Devils Peak | 42.678°N | 122.226°W |
Boston Brook | " | Shoshone | ID | stream | Steamboat Creek | 47.719°N | 116.209°W |
Boston Canyon | " | Umatilla | OR | valley | Gibbon | 45.684°N | 118.362°W |
Boston Creek | " | Comox Lake | BC | stream | 92H/6 | 49°38′10″N | 125°8′2″W |
Boston Drain | " | Malheur | OR | canal | Vale West | 43.932°N | 117.319°W |
Boston Flats | " | Cache Creek-Ashcroft junction | BC | locality & flat | 92I/14 | 50°45′57″N | 121°18′40″W |
Boston Gulch | " | Boise | ID | valley | Placerville | 43.896°N | 115.902°W |
Boston Harbor | " | Thurston | WA | bay | Squaxin Island | 47.142°N | 122.902°W |
Boston Harbor | " | Thurston | WA | town/city | Squaxin Island | 47.139°N | 122.900°W | also Boston Harbor Elementary School
Boston Hill | " | NE of Red Deer | AB | summit | 83A/6 | 52°28′00″N | 113°26′00″W | Alberta location code 29 and 30-40-24-W4; presumably of Chinook origin, but possibly not
Boston Horse Camp | " | Malheur | OR | locale | Brogan | 44.128°N | 117.608°W |
Boston Islands | " | Wales Island, Tongass Pass/Chatham Sound | BC | islands | 103J/10 | 54°42′0″N | 130°34′0″W |
Boston Lake | " | N of Comox Lake | BC | islands | 92F/11 | 49°39′3″N | 125°12′44″W | source of Boston Creek
Boston Mills (historical) | " | Linn | OR | locale | Halsey | 44.461°N | 123.081°W |
Boston Mills Post Office (historical) | " | Linn | OR | locale | Halsey | 44.461°N | 123.081°W |
Boston Mountain | " | Idaho | ID | summit | Boston Mountain | 45.646°N | 115.188°W |
Boston Mountain Lake | " | Idaho | ID | lake | Boston Mountain | 45.642°N | 115.181°W |
Boston Point | " | Cook Channel, Nootka Island, Nootka Sound | BC | cape | 92e/10 | 49°39′376″N | 126°36′53″W |
Boston Point | " | Jefferson | WA | cape | Brinnon | 47.665°N | 122.903°W |
Boston Ridge | " | N side Comox Lake | BC | ridge | 92F/11 | 49°38′18″N | 125°11′53″W | flanks Boston Creek
Boston Sink | " | Crook | OR | flat | Hardin Ranch | 43.882°N | 119.926°W |
Boston Tunnel | " | Grant | OR | mine | Granite | 44.864°N | 118.389°W |

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Chack Chack Lake | "bald eagle" | Desolation Sound | 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")"[2]
Chako Creek | "come", "become" | Lane | OR | stream | Groundhog Mountain | 43.519°N | 122.284°W |
Chickaman Gulch | "metal, ore" | Missoula | MT | valley | Carlton Lake | 46.746°N | 114.193°W | usually spelled "chikamin" or "chickaman"
Chickaman Mine | " | Missoula | MT | mine | Blue Mountain | 46.751°N | 114.193°W |
Chikamin Bay | "metal, ore" | Chikamin Range,
Hazelton Mountains | BC | bay | 93E/7 | 53°28′00″N | 126°56′0″W |
Chikamin Creek | " | Chikamin Range,
Hazelton Mountains | BC | stream | 93E/7 | 53°28′00″N | 126°59′0″W |
Chikamin Creek | " | Chelan | WA | stream | Chikamin Creek | 47.904°N | 120.729°W |
Chikamin Creek | " | Grays Harbor | WA | stream | Mount Hoquiam | 47.503°N | 123.541°W |
Chikamin Creek | " | Snohomish | WA | stream | Glacier Peak West | 48.033°N | 121.198°W |
Chikamin Lake | " | Kittitas | WA | lake | Chikamin Peak | 47.481°N | 121.305°W |
Chikamin Mountain | " | Chikamin Range,
Hazelton Mountains | BC | summit | 93E/7 | 53°23′19″N | 127°3′2″W |
Chikamin Peak | " | King | WA | summit | Chikamin Peak | 47.480°N | 121.315°W |
Chikamin Range | " | Hazelton Mountains | BC | range | 93E/6 | 53°24′0″N | 127°5′0″W | Tahtsa Lake;
Chikamin Ridge | " | Chelan | WA | ridge | Chikamin Creek | 47.973°N | 120.688°W |
Chikamin Ridge | " | Kittitas | WA | ridge | Chikamin Peak | 47.458°N | 121.293°W |
Chinook | see Chinook wind | Deer River,
N of Brooks | AB | unincorporated area | 72M/7 | 51°27′00″N | 110°55′00″W | Alberta location code 4-29-7-W4
Chinook | " | Blaine | MT | town/city & locale | Chinook | 48.590°N | 109.231°W | also Chinook Alliance Church, Chinook Cemetery, Chinook Fire Department, Chinook Golf Club, Chinook High School, Chinook Police Department, Chinook Post Office
Chinook | see Chinook salmon | Pacific | WA | town/city | Chinook | 46.273°N | 123.944°W |
Chinook Bay Campground | see Chinook salmon | Custer | ID | locale | Stanley | 44.159°N | 114.912°W |
Chinook Bend | see Chinook salmon | Lincoln | ID | bend | Devils Lake | 44.881°N | 123.960°W |
Chinook Campground | see Chinook salmon | Idaho | ID | locale | Loon Lake | 45.213°N | 115.809°W |
Chinook Cove | see Chinook salmon | North Thompson River,
N of Barriere | BC | unincorporated area | 92P/1 and 92P/8 | 51°14′00″N | 120°10′00″W |
Chinook Creek | see Chinook salmon | Matanuska-Susitna | AK | stream | Talkeetna Mountains D-5 | 62.803°N | 149.163°W |
Chinook Creek | see Chinook wind | Wapiti River | AB | stream | 83L/12 | 54°44′00″N | 119°57′00″W | Alberta location code 66-13-W6
Chinook Creek | see Chinook salmon | North Thompson River,
N of Barriere | BC | stream | 92B/8 | 51°16′00″N | 120°11′00″W |
Chinook Creek | see Chinook salmon | Pierce | WA | stream | Chinook Pass | 46.800°N | 121.558°W |
Chinook Creek | see Chinook salmon | Skamania | WA | stream | Bare Mountain | 45.961°N | 122.114°W |
Chinook Creek | " | Teslin Lake,
near Carcross | YT | stream | 105D/8 | 60°31P0621'00"N | 134°13′00″W |
Chinook Elementary School | see Chinook salmon | King | WA | school | Auburn | 47.290°N | 122.180°W |
Chinook Elementary School | see Chinook wind and Chinook salmon | Cayuga | NY | locale | Fair Haven | 43.317°N | 76.718°W |
Chinook Jetty | see Chinook salmon | Pacific | WA | locale | Chinook | 46.254°N | 123.946°W |
Chinook, Lac | see Chinook wind | Riviere St.-Maurice, near La Tuque,
Mauricie | QC | lake | 31P/6 | 47°17′00″N | 73°01′00″W |
Chinook, Lac du | " | Duhamel, Papineau | QC | lake | 31J/3 | 46°00′00″N | 75°16′00″W |
Chinook, Lac du | " | Riviere de Sault aux Cochons,
near Lac-au-Brochet,
La Haute-Côte-Nord | QC | lake | 22F/4 | 49°03′00″N | 69°51′00″W |
Chinook, Lac du | " | Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Le Domaine-du-Roy | QC | lake | 32A/12 | 48°40′00″N | 73°58′00″W |
Chinook Lake | see Chinook salmon | Flathead | MT | lake | Tally Lake | 48.433°N | 114.528°W |
Chinook Lake | " | Etamami River | SK | lake | 63D/8 | 52°23′00″N | 102°28′00″W | Saskatchewan location code 39-4-W2
Chinook Lake | " | Wapiti River | AB | lake | 83L/12 | 54°38′00″N | 119°56′00″W | Alberta location code 65-13-W6
Chinook Middle School | see Chinook salmon | King | WA | school | Clyde Hill | 43.37°N | 122.126°W |
Chinook Middle School | see Chinook salmon | King | WA | school | Kirkland | 47.628°N | 122.210°W |
Chinook Middle School | see Chinook salmon | King | WA | school | Des Moines | 47.435°N | 122.279°W |
Chinook Middle School | see Chinook salmon | Thurston | WA | school | Lacey | 47.054°N | 122.826°W |
Chinook Mountain | see Chinook salmon | Shuswap Highland, NE of Barriere | BC | summit | 92P/8 | 51°18′00″N | 120°07′00″W |
Chinook Mountain | see Chinook salmon | Valley | ID | summit | Chinook Mountain | 44.733°N | 115.352°W |
Chinook Park | see Chinook wind | Calgary | AB | unincorporated area | 82J/16 | 50°59′00″N | 114°05′00″W |
Chinook Park | see Chinook salmon | Josephine | OR | park | Grants Pass | 42.429°N | 123.259°W |
Chinook Pass | see Chinook | Yakima | WA | gap | Chinook Pass | 46.872°N | 121.514°W |
Chinook Pass Work Center | see Chinook | Yakima | WA | locale | Cliffdell | 46.902°N | 121.016°W |
Chinook Peak | see Chinook wind | Crowsnest Pass | AB | summit | 82J/16 | 49°35′00″N | 114°37′00″W | Alberta location code 27-5-7-W5
Chinook, Petit lac du | " | Riviere de Sault aux Cochons,
near Lac-au-Brochet,
La Haute-Côte-Nord | QC | lake | 22F/4 | 49°04′00″N | 69°51′00″W |
Chinook Point | see Chinook salmon | Pacific | WA | cape | Chinook | 46.252°N | 123.921°W |
Chinook Ridge | see Chinook Salmon | Wapiti River | AB/BC | summit | 83L/12 | 54°39′00″N | 120°00′00″W |
Chinook River | see Chinook salmon | Pacific | WA | cape | Chinook | 46.302°N | 123.971°W |
Chinook School | see Chinook salmon | Anchorage | AK | cape | Anchorage A-8 NW | 61.142°N | 149.937°W |
Chinook Valley | " | Peace River | AB | unincorporated area | 83L/12 | 56°29′00″N | 117°39′00″W | Alberta location code 24-86-24-W5
Chum Creek | "painted, marked" | Little Shuswap Lake | BC | stream | 83L/13 | 50°51′54″N | 119°35′52″W | Chum (sometimes spelled tzum often means the chum salmon - i.e. spotted salmon (or dog salmon), which may be the case here; given the location (near Chase) it could just as easily have to do with coloured stones, or availability of ochre or other pigments. Also Chum Creek Indian Reserve No. 2 at same location
Chum Lake | " | S of Little Shuswap Lake | BC | lake | 83L/13 | 50°49′0″N | 119°35′0″W | source of Chum Creek
Chum Point | " | Salmon Inlet | BC | lake | 83L/13 | 49°39′12″N | 123°37′57″W | at this location probably refers to salmon; the point opposite is Steelhead Point, and this is Salmon Inlet (an arm of Sechelt Inlet)
Chumstick | "painted/marked wood/tree" | Chelan | WA | town/city | Winton | 47.688°N | 120.638°W | 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 | 47.603°N | 120.643°W |
Chumstick Mountain | s" | Chelan | WA | summit | Chumstick Mountain | 47.651°N | 120.450°W |
Colchuck Glacier | "cold water" i.e. "ice" | Chelan | WA | glacier | Enchantment Lakes | 47.480°N | 120.839°W | Cole \+ chuck
Colchuck Lake | " | Chelan | WA | glacier | Enchantment Lakes | 47.480°N |
Colchuck Lake Dam | " | Chelan | WA | dam | Enchantment Lakes | 47.495°N | 120.835°W |
Colchuck Pass | " | Chelan | WA | gap | Enchantment Lakes | 47.481°N | 120.819°W |
Colchuck Peak | " | Chelan | WA | summit | Enchantment Lakes | 47.477°N | 120.844°W |
Colchuck Trail | " | Chelan | WA | trail | Enchantment Lakes | 47.498°N | 120.838°W |
Cosho Peak | "hog, pig, swine" | Skagit | WA | summit | Mount Logan | 48.589°N | 120.926°W | 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 | 48.692°N | 119.757°W | Coxit is usually kokshut
Coxit Creek Trail (historical) | " | Okanogan | WA | trail | Coxit Mountain | 48.688°N | 119.799°W |
Coxit Mountain | " | Okanogan | WA | ridge | Coxit Mountain | 48.690°N | 119.843°W |
Cultus Bay | "bad, worthless" | Island | WA | bay | Maxwelton | 47.919°N | 122.396°W |
Cultus Corral Horse Camp | " | Deschutes | OR | locale | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.822°N | 121.800°W |
Cultus Creek | " | Kootenay Lake | BC | stream | 82F/7 | 49°20′0″N | 116°48′0″W | 35 km NW of Creston
Cultus Creek | " | Upper Elk River,
Rocky Mountains | BC | stream | 82J/7 | 50°30′0″N | 114°59′0″W | 85 km N of Sparwood
Cultus Creek | " | Thompson Plateau | BC | stream | 92I/8 | 50°19′0″N | 120°27′0″W | just north of Nicola Lake
Cultus Creek | " | Valley | ID | stream | Big Baldy | 44.813°N | 115.176°W |
Cultus Creek | " | Clackamas | OR | stream | Bedford Point | 45.147°N | 122.206°W |
Cultus Creek | " | Deschutes | OR | stream | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.802°N | 121.805°W |
Cultus Creek | " | Douglas | OR | stream | Red Butte | 43.144°N | 122.951°W |
Cultus Creek | " | Jefferson | OR | stream | Axehandle Butte | 44.707°N | 120.743°W |
Cultus Creek | " | Marion | OR | stream | Mother Lode Mountain | 44.779°N | 122.058°W |
Cultus Creek | " | Jefferson | WA | stream | Indian Pass | 47.880°N | 124.175°W |
Cultus Creek | " | Skamania | WA | stream | Sleeping Beauty | 46.079°N | 121.681°W |
Cultus Creek Campground | " | Skamania | WA | locale | Lone Butte | 46.047°N | 121.754°W |
Cultus Creek Station | " | Skamania | WA | locale | Lone Butte | 46.047°N | 121.754°W |
Cultus Hole | " | Yakima | WA | area | Fairview Ridge | 46.479°N | 121.127°W |
Cultus Lake | " | Chilliwack,
Sardis | BC | community | 92H/4 | 49°4′0″N | 121°58′0″W |
Cultus Lake | " | Chilliwack,
Sardis | BC | lake | 92H/4 | 49°3′0″N | 121°59′0″W |
Cultus Lake | " | Arrowstone Hills,
Bonaparte Plateau | BC | lake | 92I/14 | 50°52′0″N | 121°3′0″W | 15 km NW of Savona
Cultus Lake Park | " | Chilliwack,
Sardis | BC | lake | 92H/4 | 49°3′0″N | 121°58′0″W |
Cultus Lake | " | Deschutes | OR | lake | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.839°N | 121.853°W |
Cultus Lake | " | Douglas | OR | lake | Deadman Mountain | 43.119°N | 122.960°W |
Cultus Lake | " | Skamania | WA | lake | Lone Butte | 46.029°N | 121.772°W |
Cultus Lake Recreation Site | " | Deschutes | OR | locale | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.836°N | 121.833°W |
Cultus Lake Resort | " | Deschutes | OR | locale | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.829°N | 121.837°W |
Cultus Lake Trail | " | Deschutes | OR | trail | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.867°N | 121.859°W |
Cultus Mountain | " | Deschutes | OR | summit | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.819°N | 121.869°W |
Cultus Mountain | " | Skagit | WA | summit | Sedro-Woolley South | 48.425°N | 122.141°W |
Cultus Mountain Reservoir | " | Skagit | WA | summit | Sedro-Woolley South | 48.393°N | 122.187°W |
Cultus Mountain Reservoir Dam A | " | Skagit | WA | dam | Sedro-Woolley South | 48.395°N | 122.188°W |
Cultus Mountain Reservoir Dam B | " | Skagit | WA | dam | Sedro-Woolley South | 48.393°N | 122.187°W |
Cultus Mountain Reservoir Dam C | " | Skagit | WA | dam | Sedro-Woolley South | 48.387°N | 122.185°W |
Cultus Mountains | " | Skagit | WA | range | Haystack Mountain | 48.421°N | 122.114°W |
Cultus North Shore Recreation Site | " | Skagit | WA | locale | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.844°N | 121.848°W | "North Shore" is or Cultus Lake on same quad
Cultus River | " | Deschutes | OR | stream | Crane Prairie Reservoir | 43.772°N | 121.803°W |
Cultus Sound | " | Hunter Island,
Queen Charlotte Sound | BC | stream | 102P/16 | 51°54′0″N | 128°13′0″W |

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Delate Creek | "straight" | Oregon | OR | stream |  |  |  |
Delate Creek | "straight" | Idaho | ID | stream |  |  |  |
Delate Road | "straight" | Poulsbo | WA | stream |  |  |  |

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

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Ikt Butte | "one" | Deschutes | OR | summit |  | 43.858°N | 121.276°W | Lava Cast Forest
Ikt Glacier | " | Tatshenshini-Alsek | BC | glacier | 114P/6 |  |  | Moxt Glacier ("two"), Kloon Glacier ("three"), Lahkit Glacier ("four"), Kwinnum Glacier ("five"), Taghum Glacier ("six"), Sinnamoxt Glacier ("seven"), Stotekin Glacier ("eight") are nearby
Ikt Lake | " | nr Ocean Falls | BC | lake | 93D/5 |  |  | Mokst Lake (from "two") is immediately upstream
Illahee | "land, grassland" | Curry | OR | community |  |  |  |
Illahee | "  | Kitsap | WA  | community  |  |  |  | The state park of the same name is nearby
Illahee Meadows | " | Bonaparte Plateau | BC | flat | 92P/3 | 51°10′0″N | 121°17′0″W | 22 km NE of Clinton, British Columbia
Illahee State Park | "  | Kitsap | WA  | park  | Bremerton East  | 47°35'49"N  | 122°35'55"W  | An unincorporated community with the same name is nearby
Illahee Xing | " | Marion | OR | overpass |  |  |  | Named overpass S of Salem, OR crossing Interstate 5
Inati Creek | "across" | Parsnip Reach, Williston Lake | BC | stream | 93O/12 | 55°44′22″N | 123°31′23″W |
Ipsoot Butte | "hidden" | Klamath | OR | summit | Spring Butte | 43.553°N | 121.354°W |
Ipsoot Creek | "hidden" | Rutherford Creek, W of Pemberton and N of Whistler | BC | stream | 92P/8 | 51°15′56″N | 120°10′37″W | there are two Ipsoot Creeks coming of the Ipsoot Glacier, this one on the NE flank of the Ipsoot massif, the other on its south. This one comes from the main toe of the Ipsoot Glacier.
Ipsoot Creek | "hidden" | Lillooet River, NW of Pemberton | BC | stream | 92J/7 | 50°17′6″N | on S flank of Ipsoot massif
Ipsoot Creek | " | Latah | ID | stream | Sand Mountain | 46.928°N | 116.542°W |
Ipsoot Glacier | " | Pemberton Icecap-Rutherford Creek | BC | glacier | 92J/6  | 50°19′59″N | 123°0′10″W |
Ipsoot Lake | " | Whatcom | WA | lake | Bacon Peak | 48.713°N | 1121.539°W |
Ipsoot Mountain | " | SE Pemberton Icecap-Rutherford Creek | BC | summit | 92J/7 | 50°19′36″N | 122°59′30″W | W of Pemberton, N of Whistler
Ipsut Creek | " | Pierce | WA | stream | Mowich Lake | 46°58′47″N | 121°40′56″W |

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Kahkwa Creek | "like", "as", "similar to" | Jefferson | WA | stream | Indian Pass | 47.881°N | 124.248°W |
Kahkawa Lake | "similar to" | Upper Fraser Valley | BC | lake |
Kalahin Mountain | poss. var. of kullaghan — "fence, fenced enclosure" | Boundary Ranges,
just S of Iskut River | BC | summit | 104B/11 | 56°34′43″N | 131°0′32″W | maybe Tahltan in origin
Kaleetan Peak | "arrow" | King | WA | summit | Snoqualmie Pass | 47°27′45″N | 121°48′42″W |
Kalitan Creek | "arrow", also means "shot-ball", i.e. for a musket, or "bullet" | Kitimat Ranges,
Kitlope River basin | BC | stream | 93E/4 | 53°03′10″N | 127°48′55″W | pron. "Kuh-LIE-tun". see BCGNIS "Kalitan Creek" for more
Kalitan Peak |  |  | Three Sisters Wilderness | OR | south of S. Sister
Kanaka Bar | "Hawaiian man";
see also Owyhee | Fraser Canyon | BC | bar & locality | 92I/4 | 50°7′0″N | 121°34′0″W | Kanaka is also name of CNR railway point here; also Kanaka Bar Indian Reserves 1A and 2; Kanaka Bar Tunnel on TransCanada Highway Kanaka Mountain is nearby
Kanaka Bar | " | Butte | CA | bar | Forbestown | 39.601°N | 121.317°W | more southerly Californian Kanaka placenames not necessarily Chinook in origin, could be direct into local English from Hawaiian
Kanaka Bar | " | Siskiyou | CA | bar | Badger Mountain | 41.865°N | 122.726°W |
Kanaka Bay | " | San Juan | WA | bay | False Bay | 48.485°N | 123.083°W |
Kanaka Bluff | " | W tip Portland Island,
off Swartz Bay | BC | bluff | False Bay | 48°43′32″N | 123°23′12″W | SW of Fulford Harbour, Saltspring Island
Kanaka Cemetery | " | Siskiyou | CA | cemetery | Badger Mountain | 41.864°N | 122.722°W |
Kanaka Creek | " | Maple Ridge,
just east of Haney | BC | stream & neighbourhood | 92G/2 | 49°12′0″N | 122°35′0″W |
Kanaka Creek | " | Butte | CA | stream | Stirling City | 39.943°N | 121.575°W |
Kanaka Creek | " | Butte | CA | stream | Forbestown | 39.600°N | 121.313°W |
Kanaka Creek | " | Shasta | CA | stream | Igo | 40.542°N | 122.532°W |
Kanaka Creek | " | Sierra | CA | stream | Pike | 39.420°N | 120.942°W |
Kanaka Creek | " | Siskiyou | CA | stream | Clear Creek | 41.745°N | 123.399°W |
Kanaka Creek | " | Tuolumne | CA | stream | Moccasin | 37.844°N | 120.356°W |
Kanaka Creek | " | Skamania | WA | stream | Bonneville Dam | 45.696°N | 121.876°W |
Kanaka Cutoff | " | Yolo | CA | canal | Knights Landing | 38.768°N | 121.637°W |
Kanaka Flat | " | San Diego | CA | flat | Julian | 33.107°N | 116.616°W |
Kanaka Glade | " | Lake | CA | flat | Hough Springs | 39.207°N | 122.579°W |
Kanaka Gulch | " | Amador | CA | valley | Amador City | 38.422°N | 120.813°W |
Kanaka Gulch | " | El Dorado | CA | valley | Georgetown | 38.996°N | 120.798°W |
Kanaka Gulch | " | Siskiyou | CA | valley | Sawyers Bar | 41.300°N | 123.220°W |
Kanaka Gulch | " | Jackson | OR | valley | Squaw Lakes | 42.067°N | 123.113°W |
Kanaka Hill Mine | " | Siskiyou | CA | mine | Clear Creek | 41.744°N | 123.399°W |
Kanaka Lake | " | Shuswap Highland,
12 km SE of Sicamous | BC | lake | 82L/10 | 50°44′25″N | 118°55′6″W |
Kanaka Lake | " | Tooele | UT | reservoir | Salt Mountain | 40.562°N | 112.744°W |
Kanaka Mine | " | Tuolumne | CA | mine | Groveland | 37.870°N | 120.161°W |
Kanaka Mountain | " | Canadian Cascades,
Fraser Canyon | BC | summit | 92I/3 | 50°6′57″N | 121°29′11″W | near Kanaka Bar
Kanaka Peak | " | Butte | CA | summit | Forbestown | 39.583°N | 121.303°W |
Kanaka Peak | " | Shasta | CA | summit | Igo | 40.562°N | 122.554°W |
Kanaka Rapids | " | Gooding | ID | rapids | Thousand Springs | 42.665°N | 114.802°W |
Katsuk Butte | "middle", "in the middle of" | Deschutes | OR | summit | South Sister | 44.017°N | 121.756°W |
Katsuk Butte | " | Lane | OR | summit | Harvey Mountain | 44.110°N | 122.283°W |
Katsuk Creek | " | Thompson Canyon | BC | summit | 92I/6 | 50°22′0″N | 121°22′0″W | 7 km SW of Spences Bridge, British Columbia
Katsuk Glacier | " | Skagit | WA | glacier | Mount Logan | 48.583°N | 120.895°W |
Katsuk Peak | " | Skagit | WA | summit | Mount Logan | 48.579°N | 120.887°W | Katsuk Peak is on Ragged Ridge, which also includes other Jargon-named peaks: Kimtah Peak, Cosho Peak, Mesahchie Peak (q.v.)
Kilpill Mountain | "hard blood", "hard red" | Murtle Lake,
Shuswap Highland | BC | stream | 104H/8 | 52°6′2″N | 119°55′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 | WA | glacier | Mount Logan | 48.589°N | 120.916°W |
Kimtah Peak | " | Skagit | WA | summit | Mount Logan | 48.585°NN | 120.909°W | Kimtah Peak is on Ragged Ridge, which also includes other Jargon-named peaks: Katsuk Peak, Cosho Peak, Mesahchie Peak (q.v.)
Kitling Peak | "kettle" | Washington | WA | mountain |  |  |  |
Kitling Creek | "kettle" | Washington | WA | stream |  |  |  |
Kettle Falls | "kettle" | Stevens | WA | town, waterfall |  |  |  |
Kettle River | "kettle" | Washington | WA, BC | river |  |  |  |
Kettle Valley | "kettle" | British Columbia | BC | town, rainroad |  |  |  |
Klahanie | "outside", "the outdoors" | King | WA | town/city | Vashon | 47.431°N | 122.435°W |
Klahanie Campground | "outside", "the outdoors" | Clallam | WA | locale | Reade Hill | 47.964°N | 124.304°W |
Klahhane Ridge | " | Clallam | WA | ridge | Mount Angeles | 47.995°N | 123.439°W | var. of klahanie
Klahn Creek | "wide" | Tillamook | OR | stream | Cedar Butte | 45.554°N | 123.676°W | klahn may not be Chinook, but possibly var. of klah
Klahowya Campground | equiv. to "hello", "howdy" | Clallam | WA | stream | Snider Peak | 48.066°N | 124.113°W |
Klahowya Creek | " | Spatsizi Plateau | BC | stream | 104H/8 | 57°21′0″N | 128°29′0″W |
Klahowya Creek | " | Pend Oreille | WA | stream | Gleason Mountain | 48.508°N | 117.054°W |
Klahowya Lake | " | Spatsizi Plateau | BC | lake | 104H/8 | 58°19′0″N | 128°24′0″W | source of Klahowya Creek
Klahowya Mountain | " | Purcell Mountains | BC | summit | 82F/16 | 49°59′0″N | 116°27′35″W | 80 km NE of Nelson BC)
Klak Butte | "wide, open" | Deschutes | OR | summit | Pistol Butte | 43.867°N | 121.610°W |
Klak Creek | " | Bethel | AK | stream | Goodnews Bay D-5 | 59.786°N | 160.756°W |
Klak Lake | " | Bethel | AK | lake | Goodnews Bay C-4 | 59.727°N | 160.458°W |
Klipsan Beach | "sunset", variant of klip sun | Pacific | WA | populated place | Ocean Park | 46.466°N | 124.053°W |
Klonas Lake | "maybe" (der. from klone="three") | Sandell River, Rivers Inlet | BC | lake | 92M/11 | 51°35′0″N | 127°17′0″W | 11 km S of Rivers Inlet, British Columbia
Klone Butte | "three" | Deschutes | OR | summit | Lava Cast Forest | 43.815°N | 121.277°W |
Klone Creek | " | Chelan | WA | stream | Pinnacle Mountain | 48.188°N | 120.663°W |
Klone Lakes | " | Grays Harbor | WA | lakes | Wynoochee Lake | 47.474°N | 123.542°W |
Klone Meadow | " | Chelan | WA | flat | Chikamin Creek | 47.955°N | 120.631°W |
Klone Peak | " | Chelan | WA | summit | Silver Falls | 47.962°N | 120.620°W |
Klooch, Mount | "woman, wife" | Hoonah–Angoon | AK | summit | Mount Fairweather C-4 | 58.609°N | 137.270°W |
Kloochman Rock | "woman, wife"  | Yakima | WA  | summit  | Tieton Basin  | 46.631°N  | 121.092°W  |
Kloosh Creek | "good" | Nelson Range | BC | stream | 82F/7 | 49°18′1″N | 116°56′0″W | 40 km NW of Creston, British Columbia)
Klootch Canyon | *from Klootchman — "woman, female" | Skeena | BC | canyon | 103I/16 | 54°55′N | 128°33′W | originally Klootchman Canyon
Klootch Mountain | " | Boundary | ID | summit | Priest Lake NE | 48.720°N | 116.756°W |
Klootchie Creek | " | Clatsop | OR | stream | Tillamook Head | 45.911°N | 123.882°W |
Klootchie Creek Campground | " | Clatsop | OR | locale | Tillamook Head | 45.921°N | 123.892°W |
Klootchlimmis Creek | " | Quatsino Sound | BC | stream | 92L/5 |  |  | "limmis" unknown meaning; possibly from Kwak'wala or Nuu-chah-nulth
Klootchman Canyon | " | Stikine River | BC | canyon | 104G/12 |  |  |
Klootchman Creek | " | Crook | OR | stream | Pringle Flat | 43.985°N | 120.452°W |
Klootchman Creek Dam | " | Crook | OR | dam | Pringle Flat | 43.992°N | 120.463°W |
Klootchman Creek Reservoir | " | Crook | OR | reservoir | Pringle Flat | 43.992°N | 120.463°W |
Klootchman Rock | " | Island | WA | bar | Oak Harbor | 48.252°N | 122.651°W |
Klootchville Creek | " | Thompson River | BC | stream | 92I/11 |  |  | near Ashcroft, British Columbia
Konamoxt Glacier | "together" or "to meet, a meeting" | Boundary Ranges,
Juneau Icefield | AK | glacier | Skagway B-1 | 59°22′59″N | 135°01′36″W | 25 km SE of Skagway
Konamoxt Glacier | " | Tatshenshini-Alsek | BC | glacier | 114P/32 |  |  |
Kula Kula Peak | "geese" | Orford-Southgate Divide | BC | summit | 92K/9 | 50°44′31″N | 124°28′13″W | to the north of Nanitch Peak (q.v.); Kula Kula Peak is to the west of the Compton Neve
Kulla Kulla Creek | "geese" | King | WA | stream | Bandera | 47.451°N | 121.524°W | "geese" or any other large flying bird; usually kalakala (onomatopoeic)
Kulla Kulla Lake | "geese" | King | WA | lake | Bandera | 47.001°N | 121.050°W | Source of Kulla Kulla Creek
Kullagh Creek | "fence",
"fenced enclosure" | Stump Lake, Nicola Valley | BC | stream | 92I/8 | 50°23′0″N | 120°20′34″W | usually kullaghan; may be otherwise Nlaka'pamux, Shuswap or Okanagan in origin.
Kullagh Creek | " | Stump Lake, Nicola Valley | BC | stream | 92I/8 | 50°23′49″N | 120°21′30″W | Source of Kullagh Creek.
Kumtux | "to know", "to understand" | Clark | WA | town/city | Battle Ground | 45.789°N | 122.520°W |

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Lapie Creek | "foot" | Liard Country | BC | stream | 94M/8 | 59°28′N | 126°23′W | from the Chinook for "foot" and/or "feet" from fr. le pied
La Push | "mouth" | Clallam | WA | town/city | La Push | 47.909°N | 124.635°W | from the Chinook for "mouth" from fr. la bouche
Latah | "tooth", "teeth" | Spokane | WA | town/city | Latah | 47.282°N | 117.154°W | from fr. les dents, le dent
Latah Cemetery | " | Spokane | WA | cemetery | Latah | 47.282°N | 117.126°W |
Latah County | " | Latah | ID | civil | Tekoa | 47.125°N | 117.000°W |
Lebahdo | "shingle" | Slocan | BC | locality & rail siding | 82F/12 | 49.6°N | 117.600°W | from fr. le bardeau. There had been a shingle mill here.
Lemah Mountain | "hand" | King | WA | mountain | Chikamin Peak | 47.5°N | 121.3°W | from fr. le main.
Lemolo Lake | "wild", "untamed"  | Douglas | OR  | lake  | Lemolo Lake  | 43.313°N  | 122.185°W  | from fr. le moron.
Lolo | "to carry" | Missoula | MT | town/city and locale | Southwest Missoula | 46.759°N | 114.080°W | poss. from fr la-là (idiomatic for "get/do that!", "that there")
Lolo Butte | " | Deschutes | OR | summit | Pistol Butte | 43.853°N | 121.607°W |
Lolo Creek | " | Benewah | ID | stream | Tensed | 47.186°N | 116.974°W |
Lolo Creek | " | Idaho | ID | stream | Sixmile Creek | 46.372°N | 116.171°W |
Lolo Creek | " | Lake | MT | stream | Woods Bay | 47.879°N | 114.033°W |
Lolo Creek | " | Missoula | MT | stream | Florence | 46.743°N | 114.061°W |
Lolo Creek | " | Clallam | WA | stream | Slide Peak | 47.925°N | 123.966°W |
Lolo Creek Campground | " | Idaho | ID | locale | Brown Creek Ridge | 46.293°N | 115.751°W |
Lolo Creek Mine | " | Missoula | MT | mine | Camp Creek | 46.768°N | 114.340°W |
Lolo Hot Springs | " | Missoula | MT | town/city | Lolo Hot Springs | 46.728°N | 114.530°W |
Lolo, Mount | " | Kamloops | BC | summit |  | 50°48′01″N | 120°07′06″W | also Lolo Creek in same area; named for Jean-Baptiste Lolo, aka Chief Lolo
Lolo, Mount |  | Quadra Island | BC | summit |  | 50°08′52″N | 125°20′39″W |
Lolo National Forest | " | Sanders | MT | forest | Driveway Peak | 47.583°N | 115.583°W |
Lolo Pass | " | Benewah | ID | gap | Benewah | 47.220°N | 116.835°W |
Lolo Pass | " | Clearwater | ID | gap | Lolo Hot Springs | 46.635°N | 114.579°W |
Lolo Pass | " | Missoula | MT | gap | Lolo Hot Springs | 46.635°N | 114.579°W | same as Lolo Pass, Clearwater County, ID (previous)
Lolo Pass | " | Hood River | OR | gap | Bull Run Lake | 45.427°N | 121.795°W |
Lolo Pass Ski Area | " | Idaho | ID | locale | Lolo Hot Springs | 46.637°N | 114.576°W |
Lolo Pass Winter Sports Area | " | Missoula | MT | locale | Lolo Hot Springs | 46.637°N | 114.579°W |
Lolo Peak | " | Missoula | MT | summit | Carlton Lake | 46.675°N | 114.244°W |
Lolo Peak Trailer Court | " | Missoula | MT | town/city | Florence | 46.749°N | 114.093°W |
Lolo Ranger Station | " | Missoula | MT | locale | Garden Point | 46.774°N | 114.433°W |

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Malakwa | "mosquito"
from Fr. maringouin | Shuswap | BC | community | 82L/15 | 50°56′0″N | 118°48′0″W | 18 km NE of Sicamous
Melakwa Lake | "mosquito" | King | WA | lake | Snoqualmie Pass | 47°27′1.16″N | 121°28′8.27″W |
Memaloose | "dead, to die, dead person/thing" | Clackamas | OR | locale | Bedford Point | 45.196°N | 122.214°W |
Memaloose Airstrip | " | Wallowa | OR | airport | Hat Point | 45.433°N | 116.696°W |
Memaloose Creek | " | Manning Park | BC | stream | 92H/2 | 49°6′0″N | 121°51′0″W |
Memaloose Creek | " | Clackamas | OR | stream | Bedford Point | 45.191°N | 122.225°W |
Memaloose Creek | " | Tillamook | OR | stream | Netarts | 45.469°N | 123.886°W |
Memaloose Guard Station | " | Wallowa | OR | locale | Hat Point | 45.437°N | 116.688°W |
Memaloose Island | " | Bonner | ID | island | Hope | 48.204°N | 116.296°W |
Memaloose Island | " | Klickitat | WA | island | Petersburg | 45.619°N | 121.118°W |
Memaloose Island (historical) | " | Umatilla | OR | island | Hat Rock | 45.922°N | 119.192°W |
Memaloose Island (historical) | " | Wasco | OR | island | Lyle | 45.703°N | 121.341°W |
Memaloose Island Light | " | Klickitat | WA | locale | Stacker Butte | 45.653°N | 121.078°W |
Memaloose Lake | " | Clackamas | OR | lake | Wanderers Peak | 45.098°N | 122.236°W |
Memaloose Lake | " | Lane | OR | lake | Huckleberry Mountain | 43.849°N | 122.315°W |
Memaloose Overlook | " | Wasco | OR | locale | Lyle | 45.694°N | 121.350°W |
Memaloose Point | " | Tillamook | OR | cape | Netarts | 45.471°N | 123.888°W |
Memaloose Ridge | " | Chelan | WA | ridge | Goode Mountain | 48.475°N | 120.886°W |
Memaloose Rock | " | Cowlitz | WA | bar | Oak Point | 46.191°N | 123.166°W |
Memaloose State Park | " | Wasco | OR | park | Lyle | 45.696°N | 121.332°W |
Memaloose Trail | " | Clackamas | OR | trail | Bedford Point | 45.160°N | 122.211°W |
Mesachie Lake | "evil",
"nasty",
"malign" | Cowichan | BC | lake | 92C16 | 48°49′N | 124°06′W |
Mesachie Lake | " | Cowichan | BC | community | 92C16 | 48°49′N | 124°07′W |
Mesachie Nose | " | Dean Channel | BC | point | 93D6 | 52°30′25″N | 127°09′45″W |
Mesahchie Glacier | "evil",
"nasty",
"malign" | Skagit | WA | glacier | Mount Arriva | 48.583°N | 120.864°W | Mesahchie, usually mesachie, can mean "naughty" or "mischievous" for a child, but the more devilish implication seems clear here, as with the Pass and Peak.
Mesahchie Pass | " | Skagit | WA | gap | Mount Logan | 48.598°N | 120.864°W |
Mesahchie Peak | " | Skagit | WA | summit | Mount Logan | 48.579°N | 120.879°W | Mesahchie Peak is on Ragged Ridge, which also includes other Jargon-named peaks: Kimtah Peak, Katsuk Peak, Cosho Peak (q.v.)
Mesatchee Creek | var. mesachie, mesahchie, "evil"
"nasty"
"malign" | Lewis | WA | stream | Sawtooth Ridge | 46°42'N | 121° 54'W |
Mesatchee Creek | " | Yakima | WA | stream | Norse Peak | 46.901 | -121.415 |
Mimulus Creek | var. of memaloose (dead, dead man) | Garibaldi Park | BC | creek | 92G14 | 59°57′00″N | 123°03′00″W |
Mimulus Lake | " | Garibaldi Park | BC | lake | 93G14 | 52°30′25″N | 123°02′00″W |
Mokst Lake | "two" | Ocean Falls | BC | lake | 93D/5 |  |  | Ikt Lake (from "one" is immediately downstream
Moolack Beach | "elk" | Lincoln | OR | beach | Newport North | 44.700°N | 124.064°W |
Moolack Butte | " | Deschutes | OR | summit | Elk Lake | 43.988°N | 121.787°W |
Moolack Creek | " | Boise | ID | stream | Warbonnet Peak | 44.121°N | 115.084°W |
Moolack Creek | " | Lane | OR | stream | Chucksney Mountain | 43.879°N | 122.117°W |
Moolack Creek | " | Lincoln | OR | stream | Newport North | 44.703°N | 124.063°W |
Moolack Flat | " | Lane | OR | flat | Waldo Mountain | 43.838°N | 122.085°W |
Moolack Lake | " | Lane | OR | lake | Waldo Mountain | 43.823°N | 122.070°W |
Moolack Mountain | " | Lane | OR | summit | Waldo Mountain | 43.850°N | 122.094°W |
Moolack Spring | " | Columbia | WA | spring | Oregon Butte | 46.121°N | 117.726°W |
Mowich | "deer" | Klamath | OR | locale | Muttonchop Butte | 43.372°N | 123°1′0″W |
Mowich Butte | " | Skamania | WA | summit | Lookout Mountain | 45.799°N | 122.029°W |
Mowich Butte Lookout | " | Skamania | WA | locale | Lookout Mountain | 45.800°N | 122.029°W |
Mowich Camp | " | Skamania | WA | locale | Lookout Mountain | 45.793°N | 122.042°W |
Mowich Creek | " | Shoshone | ID | stream | Monumental Buttes | 47.071°N | 115.753°W |
Mowich Creek | " | Douglas | OR | stream | Potter Mountain | 43.251°N | 122.338°W |
Mowich Creek | " | Lillooet River
NW of Pemberton | BC | stream | 92J/11 | 50°30′0″N | 123°1′0″W |
Mowich Creek | " | Manning Park
near the Lightning Lakes | BC | stream | 92H/2 | 49°0′0″N | 120°59′0″W |
Mowich Face | " | Pierce | WA | cliff | Mount Rainier West | 46.868°N | 121.791°W |
Mowich Flats | " | Birkenhead Ranges
N of Pemberton | BC | flat | 92J/10 | 50°33′0″N | 122°55′0″W | just E of Tenquille Mountain
Mowich Illahee | "deer pasture"
"place you'll find deer" | Okanogan | WA | town/city | Buck Mountain | 48.398°N | 119.813°W |
Mowich Lake | " | Deadman River
Bonaparte Plateau | BC | lake | 92P/2 | 51°1′0″N | 121°54′0″W |
Mowich Lake | " | Linn | OR | lake | Marion Forks | 44.503°N | 121.880°W |
Mowich Lake | " | Pierce | WA | lake | Mowich Lake | 46.939°N | 121.860°W |
Mowich Lake Entrance | " | Pierce | WA | locale | Golden Lakes | 46.927°N | 121.914°W |
Mowich Park | " | Douglas | OR | flat | Potter Mountain | 43.258°N | 122.269°W |
Mowich Post Office (historical) | " | Klamath | OR | po | Muttonchop Butte | 43.372°N | 121.828°W |
Mowich Recreation Site | " | Baker | OR | locale | Phillips Lake | 44.692°N | 118.068°W |
Mowich River | " | Pierce | WA | stream | Le Dout Creek | 46.901°N | 122.029°W |
Mowich Spring | " | Harney | OR | spring | Big Mowich Mountain | 43.952°N | 119.581°W |
Mowich Spring Butte | " | Klamath | OR | summit | Big Hole | 43.378°N | 121.369°W |
Mowich Mountain, Big | " | Harney | OR | summit | Big Mowich Mountain | 43.952°N | 119.564°W | also indexed under "B"
Mowich Reservoir, Big | " | Grant | OR | reservoir | Suplee Butte | 44.224°N | 119.608°W | also indexed under "B"
Mowitch Basin | "deer" | Pondera | MT | basin | Mitten Lake | 48.252°N | 112.970°W |
Mowitch Creek | " | Snake Indian River
Jasper National Park | AB | stream | 83E/8 | 53°25′00″N | 118°29′00″W | Alberta location code 51-4-W6
Mowitch Creek | " | Valley | ID | stream | Pungo Mountain | 44.779°N | 115.124°W |
Mowitch Lake | " | King | WA | lake | Lake Philippa | 47.597°N | 121.548°W |
Mowitch Point | " | Skeena estuary
near Prince Rupert | BC | cape | 103J/1 | 54°10′00″N | 130°01′00″W | opposite Port Essington
Mox Chehalis Creek | "two Chehalis", "No. 2 Chehalis" | Grays Harbor | WA | stream | Malone | 46.966°N | 123.361°W | mox is a variant of moxt or mokst for "two"
Mox Chuck Slough | "two water(s)" | Grays Harbor | WA | stream | Central Park | 46.958°N |
Mox Chuck Truck Trail | "two water(s)" | Grays Harbor | WA | trail | Kamilche Valley | 123.240°W|
Mox Creek | "two" | Idaho | ID | stream | Hemlock Butte | 46.384°N | 115.679°W |
Mox Creek | "two" | Price | WI | stream | Jump River Fire Tower NW | 45.427°N | 90.641°W | As this is in Wisconsin, the origin may not be Chinook; but it wouldn't be the only Chinook word to migrate to the eastern Plains, via fur trade usage perhaps.
Mox Lake | "two" | Kenai Peninsula | AK | lake | Kenai C-1 SW | 60.513°N | 150.308°W |
Mox Peaks | "two" | Whatcom | WA | summit | Mount Redoubt | 48.948°N | 121.254°W | 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 | 48.554°N | 119.844°W |
Muckamuck Hill | " | Okanogan | WA | summit | Conconully West | 48.603°N | 119.798°W |
Muckamuck Mountain | " | Okanogan | WA | summit | Conconully West | 48.611°N | 119.855°W |
Muckamuck Pass | " | Okanogan | WA | gap | Conconully West | 48.588°N | 119.811°W |
Muckamuck Trail | " | Clackamas | OR | trail | Coxit Mountain | 48.634°N | 119.842°W |

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Nanitch Campground | "lookout", "guard" | Clackamas | OR | locale | Mount Hood South | 45.310°N | 121.734°W | nanitch means to watch, to see, to look out.
Nanitch Peak | "to watch", "to see", "to guard", "to look out" | Orford-Southgate Divide | BC | locale | 92K/9 | 50°43′37″N | 124°28′29″W | Nanitch Peak is to the west of the Compton Neve
Nowitka Lake | "indeed, verily" | Purcell Mountains/East Kootenay | BC | lake |  | 49°55′00″N | 115°22′00″W |
Nowitka Lake | "indeed, verily" | Purcell Mountains/East Kootenay | BC | lake |  | 49°55′12″N | 116°24′08″W |

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Olalla | "berries" | Similkameen-Okanagan | BC | community | 82E/5 | 49°15′56″N | 119°49′40″W | on Hwy 3A between Keremeos and Okanagan
Olalla | "berries" | Kitsap | WA | community |  | 47°25′45″N | 122°32′44″W |
Ollala Creek | " | Similkameen-Okanagan | BC | stream | 82E/5 | 49°15′52″N | 119°49′45″W | at Olalla, BC
Ollala Creek | " | Douglas County, Oregon | OR | Stream |  | 43°00′23″N | 123°35′13″W |
Ollala Canyon | " | Chelan | WA | valley | Peshastin | 47.539°N | 120.541°W |
Ollala Dam | " | Lincoln | OR | dam | Toledo North | 44.682°N | 123.930°W |
Ollala Lake | " | Lincoln | OR | reservoir | Toledo North | 44.682°N | 123.930°W |
Olallie Creek | "berry" | Lewis County, Washington | WA | stream | Chinook Pass | 46.77425 N | 121.55494 W | [3] |
Olo Mountain | "hunger", "to be hungry" | Snohomish | WA | summit | Meadow Mountain | 48.158°N | 121.859°W | (or thirsty)

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

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Saltchuck | "salt water" | the sea, the ocean, the Pacific
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 | CA | county | Yreka | 41.59°N | 122.53°W |
Sitkum | "half", "halfway", "halfbreed" | Coos | OR | town/city | Sitkum | 43.148°N | 123.860°W |
Sitkum Butte | " | Deschutes | OR | summit | Pistol Butte | 43.827°N | 121.545°W |
Sitkum Creek | " | Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | stream | Petersburg D-6 | 56.932°N | 133.868°W |
Sitkum Creek | " | Kootenay Lake | BC | creek | 82F/11 | 49°36′0″N | 117°10′0″W | halfway along west arm of lake, and halfway between Nelson and Balfour
Sitkum Creek | " | Shuswap River | BC | stream | 82L/8 | 50°23′0″N | 118°28′0″W | Halfway down east side of Sugar Lake
Sitkum Creek | " | Lane | OR | stream | Huckleberry Mountain | 43.794°N | 122.297°W |
Sitkum Creek | " | Snohomish | WA | stream | Glacier Peak West | 48.104°N | 121.184°W |
Sitkum Glacier | " | Snohomish | WA | glacier | Glacier Peak West | 48.109°N | 121.130°W |
Sitkum Lake | " | Gold Range,
Monashee Mountains | BC | lake | 82L/8 | 50°26′0″N | 118°17′0″W | at head of Sitkum Creek and halfway between Sugar Lake and Arrow Lake, and on Sitkum Plateau
Sitkum Pass | " | Yukon–Koyukuk | AK | gap | Wiseman A-1 | 67.182°N | 150.011°W |
Sitkum Plateau | " | Gold Range,
Monashee Mountains | BC | plateau | 82L/8 | 50°25′0″N | 118°15′0″W | halfway between Sugar Lake and Arrow Lake
Sitkum Post Office (historical) | " | Coos | OR | town/city | Sitkum | 43.148°N | 123.860°W |
Sitkum River | " | Clallam | WA | stream | Indian Pass | 47.953°N | 124.242°W |
Sitkum Shelter | " | Clallam | WA | locale | Indian Pass | 47.945°N | 124.169°W |
Siwash Bay | "Indian/First Nations/Native American male" | Valdez–Cordova | AK | bay | Seward D-2 | 60.955°N | 147.651°W | see Siwash
Siwash Bay | " | Knight Inlet | BC | bay | 92K/12 | 50°40′0″N | 125°47′0″W | "
Siwash Cove | " | Flores Island,
Clayoquot Sound | BC | cove | 92E/8 | 49°16′0″N | 126°11′0″W | "
Siwash Creek | " | Matanuska-Susitna | AK | stream | Talkeetna C-3 | 62.571°N | 151.069°W | "
Siwash Creek | " | Yukon–Koyukuk | AK | stream | Chandalar A-6 | 67.126°N | 149.557°W | "
Siwash Creek | " | Yukon–Koyukuk | AK | stream | Black River A-2 NW | 66.233°N | 141.833°W | "
Siwash Creek | " | Thompson Plateau | BC | stream | 92H/9 | 49°40′0″N | 120°20′0″W | "
25 km NNE of Princeton
Siwash Creek | " | Fraser Canyon | BC | stream | 92H/11 | 49°35′0″N | 121°24′0″W | "
5 km NE of Yale
Siwash Creek | " | Monashee Mountains,
Canoe Reach, Kinbasket Lake | BC | stream | 83D/7 | 2°15′0″N | 118°48′0″W | "
45 km NE of Blue River
Siwash Creek | " | Fraser Canyon | BC | stream | 92I/4 | 50°6′0″N | 121°34′0″W | "
15 km S of Lytton
Siwash Creek | " | Clearwater | ID | stream | Clarke Mountain | 46.671°N | 115.550°W | "
Siwash Creek | " | Shoshone | ID | stream | Three Sisters | 47.232°N | 115.745°W | "
Siwash Creek | " | Douglas | OR | stream | Steamboat | 43.369°N | 122.671°W | "
Siwash Creek | " | Clallam | WA | stream | Dickey Lake | 48.058°N | 124.617°W | "
Siwash Creek | " | Lewis | WA | stream | Blue Lake | 121.693°W | "
Siwash Creek | " | Okanogan | WA | stream | Tonasket | 48.713°N | 119.437°W | "
Siwash Gulch | " | Siskiyou | CA | valley | Indian Creek Baldy | 41.686°N | 122.814°W | "
Siwash Island | " | Valdez–Cordova | AK | island | Seward D-2 | 60.961°N | 147.614°W | "
Siwash Island | " | Pitt River
(Pitt Polder) | BC | island | 92G/7 | 49°20′0″N | 122°39′0″W | "

Siwash Lake | " | Quesnel Highland | BC | lake | 82F/6 | 53°31′5″N | 121°59′55″W | "
60 km SE of Prince George
Siwash Lake | " | Thompson Plateau | BC | lake | 93H/12 | 49°50′0″N | 120°18′0″W | "
45 km SE of Merritt
Siwash Lake | " | Bonnington Range | BC | lake | 82H/16 | 49°22′0″N | 117°28′0″W | "
15 km NE of Castlegar, near Siwash Mountain
Siwash Mountain | " | Bonnington Range | BC | summit | 82F/6 | 49°21′24″N | 117°27′3″W | "
15 km NE of Castlegar, near Siwash Lake
Siwash Pass | " | Yukon–Koyukuk | AK | gap | Chandalar B-3 | 67.315°N | 148.379°W | "
Siwash Peak | " | Shoshone | ID | summit | Three Sisters | 47.205°N | 115.741°W | "
Siwash Point | " | Okanagan Lake | BC | point | 982E/13 | 49°53′0″N | 119°31′0″W | "
W. end Kelowna-Westbank bridge
Siwash Reservoir | " | Phillips | MT | reservoir | Pea Ridge | 47.748°N | 107.933°W | "
Siwash Rock | " | Stanley Park,
Vancouver | BC | rock | 92G/6 | 49°18′32″N | 123°9′11″W | "
NB see Siwash Rock
Siwash Rock | " | Johnstone Strait | BC | rock | 92K/6 | 50°21′0″N | 125°28′0″W | "
off S shore East Thurlow Island
Siwash Rock Mountain | " | Shuswap Highland
-Salmon River | BC | summit | 82L/5 | 50°23′44″N | 119°32′28″W | "
25 km WSW of Armstrong, British Columbia
Siwash Slough | " | Skagit | WA | gut | Bow | 48.563°N | 122.491°W | "
Skook Creek | see Skookum | Lewis | WA | stream | Toledo | 46.464°N | 122.770°W | Skook is a short form of Skookum
Skook Davidson, Mount | " | Kechika Ranges,
Northern Rockies | BC | summit | 94L/11 | 58°40′55″N | 127°19′57″W | "
Named for John "Skook" Davidson who was an outfitter and rancher in this region, and a contractor on the Alaska Highway. The mountain overlooks his Flying J Ranch
Skook Jim, Mount | " | Stein River,
Lillooet Ranges | BC | summit | 94J/1 | 50°7′12″N | 122°13′20″W | "
Skook Jim or Skookum Jim, aka 25-Mile Jim, was a pioneer in the Pemberton-Birken area
Skooks Landing | see Skookum | Rabbit River
at confluence Liard River | BC | landing | 94M/11 | 59°37′56″N | 127°7′12″W | Skook is a short form of Skookum; named in reference to "Skook" Davidson
Skookoleel Creek | "big berries"? | Flathead | MT | stream | Skookoleel Creek | 48.571°N | 114.313°W | possibly not of Chinook origin, but if so "oleel" may be from "olallie" ("berry")
Skookum | see Skookum | Lake | MI | town/city | Luther | 44.081°N | 85.644°W |
Skookum (historical) | " | Flathead | MT | locale | Somers | 48.014°N | 114.217°W | Usages of Skookum in Montana, Idaho and points east and south may derive from the "monster" meaning, rather than the usual "strong, capable, genuine" context more familiar nearer the Pacific Coast.
Skookum (historical) | " | Lander | NV | town/city | Vigus Butte | 39.538°N | 117.175°W |
Skookum Bay | " | Red Lake,
near Kenora | ON | bay | 52 N/4 | 51°01′18″N | 93°52′12″W |
Skookum Bridge | " | Lake | MI | bridge | Luther | 44.079°N | 85.643°W |
Skookum Butte | " | Idaho | ID | summit | West Fork Butte | 46.665°N | 114.394°W |
Skookum Butte | " | Missoula | MT | summit | West Fork Butte | 46.665°N | 114.394°W |
Skookum Butte | " | Klamath | OR | summit | Walker Mountain | 43.254°N | 121.655°W |
Skookum Butte Lookout | " | Missoula | MT | locale | West Fork Butte | 46.665°N | 114.394°W |
Skookum Canyon | " | Shoshone | ID | valley | Three Sisters | 47.231°N | 115.711°W |
Skookum Canyon | " | Harney | OR | valley | Dollar Basin | 44.040°N | 118.539°W |
Skookum Canyon | " | Franklin | WA | valley | Monumental Rock | 46.595°N | 118.440°W |
Skookum Canyon | " | Klickitat | WA | valley | Wahkiacus | 45.818°N | 121.124°W |
Skookum Chuck Camp (historical) | " | Douglas | OR | locale | Acker Rock | 43.019°N | 122.671°W |
Skookum Chuck Creek | " | Baker | OR | stream | Sturgill Creek | 44.685°N | 117.079°W |
Skookum Community Center | " | Pend Oreille | WA | locale | Skookum Creek | 48.257°N | 117.220°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Anchorage | AK | stream | Seward D-6 SE | 60.786°N | 148.996°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome | AK | stream | Solomon D-6 | 64.850°N | 164.550°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome | AK | stream | Nome C-1 | 64.640°N | 165.216°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome | AK | stream | Teller A-3 | 65.099°N | 166.247°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome | AK | stream | Teller A-3 | 65.031°N | 166.196°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome | AK | stream | Bendeleben C-5 | 65.652°N | 164.421°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome | AK | stream | Teller C-5 | 65.631°N | 167.435°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Nome | AK | stream | Bendeleben C-5 | 65.516°N | 164.269°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Prince of Wales – Hyder | AK | stream | Ketchikan D-1 | 55.984°N | 130.052°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Valdez–Cordova | AK | stream | Nabesna A-2 | 62.109°N | 141.835°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Valdez–Cordova | AK | stream | Nabesna B-4 | 62.401°N | 142.973°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Yukon–Koyukuk | AK | stream | Medfra A-4 | 63.097°N | 154.925°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Yukon–Koyukuk | AK | stream | Tanana A-1 | 65.199°N | 150.144°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Mamquam River,
Squamish | BC | stream | 92G/10 | 49°43′7″N | 122°59′35″W |
Skookum Creek | " | Idaho | ID | stream | Holly Creek | 46.422°N | 115.147°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Kootenai | ID | stream | Skitwish Peak | 47.739°N | 116.469°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Shoshone | ID | stream | Three Sisters | 47.228°N | 115.707°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Baker | OR | stream | Bennet Peak | 45.004°N | 117.426°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Clatsop | OR | stream | Gearhart | 46.033°N | 123.908°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Douglass | OR | stream | Hamaker Butte | 43.131°N | 122.349°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Grant | OR | stream | Johnny Cake Mountain | 44.969°N | 119.433°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Harney | OR | stream | Dollar Basin | 44.040°N | 118.538°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Jackson | OR | stream | Cascade Gorge | 42.714°N | 122.543°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Jackson | OR | stream | Parker Mountain | 42.023°N | 122.360°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Lane | OR | stream | Waldo Mountain | 43.856°N | 122.063°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Umatilla | OR | stream | Jubilee Lake | 45.867°N | 117.983°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Wallowa | OR | stream | Duck Creek | 45.109°N | 116.939°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Wasco | OR | stream | Kaskela | 44.922°N | 121.080°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Clallam | WA | stream | Mount Zion | 47.930°N | 123.092°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Mason | WA | stream | Shelton | 47.133°N | 123.087°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Pend Oreille | WA | stream | Cusick | 48.299°N | 117.251°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Pierce | WA | stream | Sun Top | 47.054°N | 121.573°W |
Skookum Creek | " | Whatcom | WA | stream | Acme | 48.671°N | 122.140°W |
Skookum Creek Camp | " | Douglas | OR | locale | Acker Rock | 43.020°N | 122.670°W |
Skookum Creek Recreation Site | " | Lane | OR | locale | Waldo Mountain | 43.861°N | 122.044°W |
Skookum Flat | " | Klickitat | WA | flat | Klickitat | 45.805°N | 121.176°W |
Skookum Game Exclosure | " | Morrow | OR | locale | Madison Butte | 45.016°N | 119.412°W |
Skookum Glacier | " | Kenai Peninsula | AK | glacier | Seward C-6 | 60.730°N | 148.896°W |
Skookum Gorge | " | Jackson | OR | valley | Cascade Gorge | 42.713°N | 122.544°W |
Skookum Gulch | " | Yukon–Koyukuk | AK | valley | Iditarod D-1 NW | 62.985°N | 156.383°W |
Skookum Gulch | " | Sooke,
Greater Victoria | BC | locale | 92B/5 | 48°22′56″N | 123°51′28″W |
Skookum Gulch | " | Siskiyou | CA | valley | Gazelle Mountain | 41.493°N | 122.693°W |
Skookum Gulch | " | Stewart River,
NE of Mayo | YT | river | 106D/6 | 64°29′58″N | 135°14′40″W |
Skookum Gulch | " | Yukon River,
near Dawson City | YT | valley | 115O/14 | 63°55′04″N | 139°20′20″W |
Skookum Island | " | Skookumchuck Narrows,
Sechelt Inlet | BC | island | 92G/12 | 49°43′28″N | 123°52′36″W |
Skookum Jim Mountain | " | Peel River,
N of Dawson City
Ogilvie Range | YT | summit | 116G/3 | 65°10′35″N | 139°02′20″W | named for Skookum Jim, co-discoverer of Klondike goldfields; not to be confused with namesake of Mount Skook Jim (q.v.)
Skookum Joe Canyon | " | Sweet Grass | MT | valley | Enos Mountain | 45.542°N | 110.041°W |
Skookum Lake | " | Kenai Peninsula | AK | lake | Kenai C-2 NW | 60.688°N | 150.749°W |
Skookum Lake | " | Deadman River,
Bonaparte Plateau | BC | lake | 92P/2 | 51°6′37″N | 120°52′52″W |
Skookum Lake | " | Idaho | ID | lake | Dick Creek | 46.636°N | 114.363°W |
Skookum Lake | " | Flathead | MT | lake | Marion | 48.023°N | 114.743°W |
Skookum Lake | " | Mississagi River,
near Sault Ste. Marie | ON | lake | 41J/12 | 46°31′30″N | 83°35′50″W |
Skookum Lake | " | Clackamas | OR | lake | Bagby Hot Springs | 44.998°N | 122.162°W |
Skookum Lake | " | Douglas | OR | lake | Garwood Butte | 43.167°N | 122.334°W |
Skookum Lake | " | Lake | OR | lake | Commodore Ridge | 42.712°N | 120.072°W |
Skookum Lake | " | Lane | OR | lake | Waldo Mountain | 43.865°N | 122.032°W |
Skookum Lake | " | Tillamook | OR | reservoir | Blaine | 45.373°N | 123.701°W |
Skookum Lake Campground | " | Clackamas | OR | locale | Bagby Hot Springs | 44.998°N | 122.164°W |
Skookum Lake Dam | " | Tillamook | OR | dam | Blaine | 45.373°N | 123.697°W |
Skookum Lake Waterhole | " | Lake | OR | reservoir | Commodore Ridge | 42.708°N | 120.068°W |
Skookum Lakes | " | Marion | OR | lake | Newberg | 45.263°N | 122.959°W |
Skookum Meadow | " | Skamania | WA | flat | Lone Butte | 46.096°N | 121.844°W |
Skookum Mine | " | Summit | CO | mine | Dillon | 39.629°N | 106.098°W |
Skookum Mine | " | Lander | NV | mine | Vigus Butte | 39.541°N | 117.178°W |
Skookum Mine | " | Kittitas | WA | mine | Mount Stuart | 47.411°N | 120.975°W |
Skookum Mining District | " | Lander | NV | civil | Vigus Butte | 39.558°N | 117.179°W |
Skookum Mountain | " | Lincoln | MT | summit | Sylvanite | 48.715°N | 115.790°W |
Skookum Peak | " | Pend Oreille | WA | summit | Skookum Creek | 48.303°N | 117.189°W |
Skookum Peninsula | " | Red Lake,
near Kenora | ON | cape | 52N/4 | 51°01′39″N | 93°51′44″W |
Skookum Point | " | Pelican Lake,
SE of Brandon | MB | cape | 62G/12 | 49°30′21″N | 99°40′32″W |
Skookum Point | " | Sanders | MT | summit | Bend | 47.968°N | 115.020°W |
Skookum Point | " | Mason | WA | cape | Shelton | 47.205°N | 123.009°W |
Skookum Portage | " | Churchill River, between Nelson and Granville Lakes | MB | portage | 63N/16 | 55°59′42″N | 100°28′26″W |
Skookum Pond | " | Douglas | OR | lake | Buckeye Lake | 43.009°N | 122.596°W |
Skookum Prairie | " | Humboldt | CA | area | French Camp Ridge | 41.159°N | 123.867°W |
Skookum Prairie | " | Douglas | OR | flat | Garwood Butte | 43.146°N | 122.325°W |
Skookum Prairie Lookout | " | Douglas | OR | locale | Garwood Butte | 43.138°N | 122.328°W |
Skookum Puss Mountain | "strong cat" (big cougar) | Chelan | WA | summit | Prince Creek | 48.199°N | 120.480°W |
Skookum Reservoir | see Skookum | Delta | CO | reservoir | Grand Mesa | 39.062°N | 107.880°W |
Skookum River | " | Nome | AK | stream | Solomon C-4 | 64.663°N | 163.799°W |
Skookum Rock | " | Crook | OR | pillar | Opal Mountain | 44.548°N | 120.586°W |
Skookum Saddle | " | Kootenai | ID | gap | Skitwish Peak | 47.706°N | 116.432°W |
Skookum Spring | " | Grant | OR | spring | Dollar Basin | 44.052°N | 118.502°W |
Skookum Spring | " | Harney | OR | spring | Van | 43.939°N | 118.699°W |
Skookum Spring | " | Harney | OR | spring | Round Top Butte | 43.401°N | 119.889°W |
Skookum Spring | " | Klamath | OR | spring | Walker Mountain | 43.260°N | 121.697°W |
Skookum Spring | " | Morrow | OR | spring | Madison Butte | 45.014°N | 119.408°W |
Skookum Spring | " | Umatilla | OR | spring | Jubilee Lake | 45.842°N | 117.984°W |
Skookum Tum Tum Park | "brave",
"stalwart"
or "big/powerful waterfall" | Marion | OR | park | Drake Crossing | 44.961°N | 122.631°W |
Skookumchuck | "rapids"
("strong water");
See Skookumchuck | Prince of Wales – Hyder | AK | channel | Craig D-4 | 55.915°N | 133.313°W |
Skookumchuck | " | Lillooet River | BC | locality | 92G/16 | 49°56′14″N | 122°24′29″W | (Skookumchuck Hot Springs/Skatin); name derives from "Falls of the Lillooet", which are shallow rapids in this area, although implies also the hot spring as well; Skookumchuck Indian Reserves Nos. 4 and 4A, and Skookumchuck SB 27 Indian Government District, are same area
Skookumchuck | " | Columbia River,
East Kootenay | BC | community | 82G/13 | 49°54′50″N | 115°45′35″W | name derives from Skookumchuck Rapids on Columbia River in this area
Skookumchuck | " | Thurston | WA | town/city | East Olympia | 46.906°N | 122.770°W |
Skookumchuck Brook | " | Grafton | NH | stream | Franconia | 44.194°N | 71.694°W |
Skookumchuck Campground | " | Idaho | ID | locale | Slate Creek | 45.703°N | 116.314°W |
Skookumchuck Canyon | " | Douglas | WA | valley | Palisades | 47.421°N | 119.925°W |
Skookumchuck Creek | " | Columbia River,
East Kootenay | BC | stream | 82G/13 | 49°55′50″N | 115°46′17″W | name derives from Skookumchuck Rapids on the Columbia River
Skookumchuck Creek | " | Idaho | ID | stream | Slate Creek | 45.700°N | 116.317°W |
Skookumchuck Creek | " | Kittitas | WA | stream | Cape Horn SE | 47.039°N | 120.023°W |
Skookumchuck Dam | " | Thurston | WA | dam | Vail | 46.785°N | 122.717°W |
Skookumchuck Heights Spring | " | Kittitas | WA | spring | Whiskey Dick Mountain | 47.046°N | 120.199°W |
Skookumchuck Mountain | " | Purcell Mountains,
East Kootenay | BC | summit | 82F/16 | 49°50′38″N | 116°13′38″W | name derives from Skookumchuck Rapids on Columbia River
Skookumchuck Narrows | " | Sechelt Inlet | BC | saltwater rapids | 92G/12 | 49°44′13″N | 123°53′35″W |
Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park | " | Sechelt Inlet | BC | park | 92G/12 | 49°44′0″N | 123°54′0″W |
Skookumchuck Rapids | " | Columbia River,
East Kootenay | BC | rapids | 82L/10 | 49°55′26″N | 115°45′22″W | earliest documented use of "Skookumchuck", by explorer David Thompson; location is approximate as uncharted in BC Basemap
Skookumchuck Rapids | " | Shuswap River,
just downstream from Mabel Lake | BC | rapids | 82L/10 | 49°50′38″N | 116°13′38″W | also Skookumchuck Rapids Provincial Park
Skookumchuck Rapids | " | Jefferson | WA | rapids | Kalaloch Ridge | 47.644°N | 124.250°W |
Skookumchuck Reservoir | " | Thurston | WA | reservoir | Vail | 46.785°N | 122.717°W |
Skookumchuck River | " | Lewis | WA | stream | Centralia | 46.720°N | 122.981°W |
Skookumchuck Spring | " | Douglas | WA | spring | Palisades | 47.422°N | 119.925°W |
Skookumchuck Trail | " | Grafton | NH | trail | Franconia | 44.186°N | 71.658°W |
Skookumchuck Work Center | " | Idaho | ID | locale | Dairy Mountain | 45.696°N | 116.123°W |
Skookumhouse Butte | "prison", "jail" | Curry | OR | summit | Quosatana Butte | 42.480°N | 124.212°W |
Skookumhouse Canyon | " | Curry | OR | valley | Quosatana Butte | 42.488°N | 124.206°W |
Skookumhouse Prairie | " | Curry | OR | flat | Soldier Camp Mountain | 42.519°N | 124.202°W |
Skookumschuck | " | Prince of Wales – Hyder | AK | gut | Craig D-4 | 55.913°N | 133.313°W |
Skukum Creek | see Skookum | Southeast Fairbanks | AK | stream | Eagle A-1 | 64.077°N | 141.218°W |
Skukum Group | see Skookum |  | BC/YT | volcanic group |  | 60°N | 134°W |
Slatechuck Creek | "slate creek" | Haida Gwaii | BC | stream | 103F1 | 53.24°N | 132.25°W | the slate referred to is black argillite, used in Haida carving and found only in this creek basin
Slatechuck Mountain | " | Haida Gwaii | BC | summit | 103F4 | 53.25°N | 132.25°W |
Snass Creek | "rain" | Manning Park | BC | creek |  |  |  |
Snass Mountain |  | Manning Park | BC | mountain |  |  |  |
Spatsum | "basket-making grass" | Thompson | BC | rail siding |  | 50° 33.56'N | 121° 17.75'W |

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Taghum | "six" | West Kootenay | BC | community |  |  |  | six miles from the confluence of the Slocan and Kootenay Rivers and/or six miles (10 km) west of Nelson, British Columbia
Tamanawas Falls | "spirit, power, sorcerer" | Hood River | OR | falls | Dog River | 45.401°N | 121.588°W |
Tamanos Mountain | "spirit, power" | Pierce | WA | summit | Chinook Pass | 46.872°N | 121.596°W |
Tatoosh Buttes | "breasts", "chest" | Okanogan | WA | summit | Tatoosh Buttes | 48.902°N | 120.541°W | can also mean "milk" but in topographic terms almost invariably "breasts" or "teats"
Tatoosh Creek | " | Lewis | WA | stream | Mount Rainier West | 46.766°N | 121.763°W |
Tatoosh Hills | " | Skamania | WA | summit | Gumboot Mountain | 45.855°N | 122.186°W |
Tatoosh Island | " | Clallam | WA | island | Cape Flattery | 48.393°N | 124.737°W |
Tatoosh Islands | " | Ketchikan Gateway | AK | island | Ketchikan C-6 | 55.522°N | 131.841°W |
Tatoosh Creek | " | Lewis | WA | stream | Mount Rainier West | 46.766°N | 121.763°W |
Tatoosh Lakes | " | Lewis | WA | lake | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.715°N | 121.677°W |
Tatoosh Lookout | " | Lewis | WA | locale | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.706°N | 121.663°W |
Tatoosh Point | " | Ketchikan Gateway | AK | cape | Ketchikan C-6 SE | 55.529°N | 131.824°W |
Tatoosh Range | " | Lewis | WA | range | Mount Rainier East | 46.757°N | 121.719°W |
Tatoosh Ridge | " | Lewis | WA | ridge | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.723°N | 121.661°W |
Tatoosh Ridge Lookout | " | Lewis | WA | locale | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.706°N | 121.663°W |
Tatoosh Rocks | " | Ketchikan Gateway | AK | area | Ketchikan C-6 | 55.533°N | 131.849°W |
Tatoosh Trail | " | Lewis | WA | trail | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.673°N | 121.664°W |
Tatoosh Trailhead | " | Lewis | WA | locale | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.669°N | 121.633°W |
Tatoosh Wilderness | " | Lewis | WA | park | Tatoosh Lakes | 46.700°N | 121.668°W |
Tenas Camp (historical) | "small, little, young" | Hood River | OR | locale | Tanner Butte | 45.604°N | 121.879°W |
Tenas Creek | " | Valdez–Cordova | AK | stream | Valdez B-2 | 61.434°N | 144.446°W |
Tenas Creek | " | Birkenhead River, near Pemberton | BC | stream | 92J/7 |  |  |
Tenas Creek | " | Bulkley River, near Smithers | BC | stream | 93L/11 |  |  |
Tenas Creek | " | Benewah | ID | stream | Sanders | 47.073°N | 116.765°W |
Tenas Creek | " | Chelan | WA | stream | Pinnacle Mountain | 48.188°N | 120.684°W |
Tenas Creek | " | Pierce | WA | stream | Sawtooth Ridge | 46.748°N | 121.937°W |
Tenas Creek | " | Skagit | WA | stream | Prairie Mountain | 48.324°N | 121.439°W |
Tenas Creek | " | Ross River,
near Faro | YT | stream | 105K/1 | 62°02′35″N | 132°20′20″W |
Tenas George Canyon | "little George", "young George" | Chelan | WA | valley | Rocky Reach Dam | 47.572°N | 120.258°W | could be someone who was called "little George", or a child named George
Tenas Hill | " | Skeena River, near Hazelton | BC | summit | 93M/5 |  |  |
Tenas Island | " | Tolmie Channel,
between Princess Royal Island and Sarah Island | BC | island | 103A/10 |  |  |
Tenas Lake | " | Matanuska-Susitna | AK | lake | Healy A-1 | 63.187°N | 147.189°W |
Tenas Lake | " | Atnarko River,
near Bella Coola | BC | lake | 93C/4 |  |  |
Tenas Lake | " | Birkenhead River,
near Pemberton | BC | lake | 93C/4 | 52°9′35″N | 125°42′45″W |
Tenas Lake | " | Lillooet River,
just downstream from Lillooet Lake | BC | lake | 92J/2 |  |  | Tenas Lake is a.k.a. Little Lillooet Lake, which is joined to Lillooet Lake by Tenas Narrows since raising of lake level
Tenas Lake | " | Mason | WA | lake | Mount Washington | 47.504°N | 123.160°W |
Tenas Lakes | " | Lane | OR | lake | Linton Lake | 44.229°N | 121.917°W |
Tenas Mary Creek | "little Mary" | Ferry | WA | stream | Toroda | 48.955°N | 118.768°W | either a child named Mary, or an adult nicknamed "little Mary"
Tenas Mountain | " | Okanogan | WA | summit | Brewster | 48.088°N | 119.869°W |
Tenas Narrows | " | Lillooet River, between Lillooet Lake and Tenas Lake, which is a.k.a. Little Lillooet Lake) | BC | narrows | 92J/2 |  |  |
Tenas Peak | " | Garibaldi Ranges-Lillooet River | BC | summit | 92G/15 |  |  |
Tenas Peak | " | Douglas | OR | summit | Tolo Mountain | 43.324°N | 122.035°W |
Tenas Peak Lookout Station | " | Douglas | OR | locale | Tolo Mountain | 43.325°N | 122.035°W |
Tenas Tikke Glacier | "small desire/need", "small request" | Tatshenshini-Alsek | BC | glacier | 114P/6 |  |  | Tikke Glacier is nearby; tikke is usually ticky or tikegh
Tenasillahe Island | "little land", i.e. "island" | Clatsop | OR | island | Cathlamet | 46.229°N | 123.455°W |
Tenaskli Creek | "little joy", "small joke" | Bowron River | BC | stream | 093H13 | 53°51′00″N | 121°55′00″W | could be Carrier, rather than Chinook, but klee in Chinook is from Engl. "glee", usually means happiness or joke
Tenass Island | "little, small", i.e. "island" | Prince of Wales – Hyder | AK | island | Craig D-4 | 55.998°N | 133.296°W |
Tenass Lake | " | Mississagi River,
near Sault Ste. Marie | ON | lake | 041J/5 | 46°26′38″N | 83°37′13″W |
Tenass Pass | "little, small", i.e. "island" | Prince of Wales – Hyder | AK | island | Petersburg A-5 | 56.000°N | 133.342°W |
Tilikum Crossing | "people, friend, kin" | Multnomah | OR | bridge | Portland | 45.506°N | 122.665°W |
Tillicum | " | The Gorge,
Victoria | BC | community | 92B/6 | 48°27′5″N | 123°24′3″W | also Tillicum Mall
Tillicum | " | Pierce | WA | town/city | Fort Lewis | 47.124°N | 122.556°W |
Tillicum Beach | " | Lincoln | OR | town/city | Yachats | 44.363°N | 124.092°W |
Tillicum Beach | " | Island | WA | locale | Langley | 48.103°N | 122.399°W |
Tillicum Beach Recreation Site | " | Lincoln | OR | locale | Yachats | 44.366°N | 124.091°W |
Tillicum Campground | " | Skamania | WA | locale | Lone Butte | 46.123°N | 121.779°W |
Tillicum Bay | " | Sechelt Inlet | BC | bay | 92G/12 | 49°32′0″N | 123°46′0″W | in "Greater Sechelt"
Tillicum Bay | " | Parry Sound | ON | bay | 31L/3 | 46°12′23″N | 79°29′19″W | near North Bay
Tillicum Creek | " | Pend-d'Oreille River | BC | bay | 82F/3 | 49°2′0″N | 117°25′0″W | 14 km E of Trail
Tillicum Creek | " | Umatilla | OR | stream | Huron | 45.481°N | 118.304°W |
Tillicum Creek | " | Chelan | WA | stream | Huckleberry Mountain | 43.794°N | 122.295°W |
Tillicum Creek | " | Lane | OR | stream | Chumstick Mountain | 47.748°N | 120.393°W |
Tillicum Creek | " | Pend Oreille | WA | stream | Orwig Hump | 48.725°N | 117.069°W |
Tillicum Creek | " | Skamania | WA | stream | Quartz Creek Butte | 46.180°N | 121.831°W |
Tillicum Elementary School | " | Victoria | BC | school | Vancouver Island |  |  |
Tillicum Elementary School | " | Pierce | WA | school | Steilacoom | 47.126°N | 122.552°W |
Tillicum Junior High School | " | King | WA | school | Issaquah | 47.599°N | 122.124°W |
Tillicum Mine | " | Grant | OR | mine | Granite | 44.857°N | 118.381°W |
Tillicum Peak | " | Pend Oreille | WA | summit | Monumental Mountain | 48.729°N | 117.152°W |
Tillicum Point | " | Pierce | WA | summit | Mowich Lake | 46.906°N | 121.827°W |
Tillicum Rock | " | Mason | WA | pillar | Shelton | 47.155°N | 123.008°W |
Tillicum Siding | " | Pierce | WA | locale | Steilacoom | 47.130°N | 122.538°W |
Tillicum Village | " | Kitsap | WA | locale | Duwamish Head | 47.541°N | 122.482°W |
Tillicum Lake | " | Cariboo | BC | lake | 93A/3 | 52°6′0″N | 121°26′0″W | 50 km E of Williams Lake
Tillicum Mountain | " | Dickson Range, Bridge River Country | BC | summit | 92J/14 | 50°52′39″N | 123°15′32″W |
Tillicum Mountain | " | Valhalla Range, Slocan Valley | BC | lake | 82F/13 | 49°59′1″N | 117°42′36″W |
Tikke Glacier | " | Tatshenshini-Alsek | BC | glacier | 114P/6 | 59°18′0″N | 137°15′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 | "pretty woman" | Lane | OR | state park |  |  |
Toketic | "pretty" | Thompson | BC | whistlestop |  | 50° 32.06'ºN | 121° 16.94' |
Toketie Creek | "pretty" | Chelan | WA | stream | Leavenworth | 47.522°N | 120.717°W |
Toketie Lake | " | Chelan | WA | lake | Leavenworth | 47.510°N | 120.743°W |
Tolo | "win", "earn", "pay" (as in paycheque) | Jackson | OR | town/city | Sams Valley | 42.424°N | 122.970°W |
Tolo | " | Kitsap | WA | town/city | Suquamish | 47.655°N | 122.584°W |
Tolo Creek | " | Douglas | OR | stream | Tolo Mountain | 43.299°N | 122.057°W |
Tolo Creek | " | Hood River | OR | stream | Badger Lake | 45.311°N | 121.504°W |
Tolo Creek | " | Chelan | WA | stream | Goode Mountain | 48.425°N | 120.911°W |
Tolo Lake | " | Idaho | ID | lake | Grangeville West | 45.916°N | 116.235°W |
Tolo Lake Access Area | " | Idaho | ID | lake | Grangeville West | 45.914°N | 116.238°W |
Tolo Mountain | " | Orford-Southgate 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
Tolo Mountain | " | Douglas | OR | summit | Tolo Mountain | 43.319°N | 122.012°W |
Tolo Mountain | " | Chelan | WA | summit | Goode Mountain | 48.395°N | 120.894°W |
Tolo Lake Access Area | " | Jackson | OR | po | Sams Valley | 42.424°N | 122.970°W |
Tomahnous Creek | "spirit, power" | Tatshenshini-Alsek | BC | stream | 114P/44 |  |  | issues from Tomahnous Glacier
Tomahnous Glacier | " | Tatshenshini-Alsek | BC | glacier | 114P/45 |  |  | tomahnous is usually tamahnous, sometimes tamanass or tamanawass/tamanawaz
Towagh Creek | "shining, bright" | Tatshenshini-Alsek | BC | stream | 114P/43 |  |  | issues from Tomahnous Glacier
Towagh Glacier | " | Tatshenshini-Alsek | BC | glacier | 114P/44 |  |  |
Tsee Creek | "sweet" | Shalalth | BC | stream | 92J/9 | 50°43′41″N | 122°13′12″W | when in reference to water, tsee can mean "fresh" or "potable"; this is a semi-arid area with few streams, so that is its probable reference
Tsiatko Glacier | "mountain monster" | Tatshenshini-Alsek | BC | glacier | 114P/35 |  |  | tsiatko is something like a sasquatch
Tukwila | "nut", "hazelnut" | King | WA | city |  |  |  |
Tum Lake | "heart, heartbeat, soul/mind, feeling" | Deschutes | OR | lake | Broken Top | 44.034°N | 121.638°W | tum is possibly short for tumwater ("waterfall") rather than tumtum
Tumtum, Washington | "heart, heartbeat, soul/mind, feeling" | Stevens | WA | town/city | Tumtum | 47.892°N | 117.682°W |
Tumtum Creek | " | North Thompson River | BC | stream | 82M/14 |  |  | 55 km NE of Clearwaterf
Tumtum Lake | " | Adams River | BC | lake | 82M/14 |  |  | 70 km NE of Clearwater, British Columbia; not connected to Tumtum Creek but nearby)
Tumtum Lake | " | Harney | OR | lake | Tumtum Lake | 42.140°N | 118.585°W |
Tumtum Mountain | " | Clark | WA | summit | Yale Dam | 45.935°N | 122.335°W |
Tumtum Peak | " | Pierce | WA | summit | Wahpenayo Peak | 46.750°N | 121.868°W |
Tumtum River | " | Lincoln | OR | stream | Marys Peak | 44.589°N | 123.511°W |
Tumwata Creek | "waterfall" | Jefferson | WA | stream | Hunger Mountain | 47.883°N | 124.105°W |
Tumwater (historical) | "waterfall" | Wasco | OR | locale | Wishram | 45.648°N | 120.963°W |
Tumwater | "waterfall" | Thurston | WA | town/city | Tumwater | 47.008°N | 122.908°W |
Tumwater Basin | " | Okanogan | WA | basin | Stubblefield Point | 48.101°N | 119.461°W |
Tumwater Botanical Area | " | Chelan | WA | area | Leavenworth | 47.621°N | 120.708°W |
Tumwater Bridge | " | Chelan | WA | bridge | McGregor Mountain | 48.391°N | 120.844°W |
Tumwater Butte | " | Klickitat | WA | summit | Lone Pine Butte | 45.914°N | 120.531°W |
Tumwater Campground | " | Chelan | WA | locale | Winton/McGregor Mountain | 47.677°N | 120.732°W |
Tumwater Canyon | " | Chelan | WA | valley | Leavenworth | 47.585°N | 120.677°W |
Tumwater Canyon Dam | " | Chelan | WA | dam | Leavenworth | 47.617°N | 120.722°W |
Tumwater Corral Spring | " | Klickitat | WA | spring | Lone Pine Butte | 45.920°N | 120.541°W |
Tumwater Creek | " | Clallam | WA | stream | Port Angeles | 48.123°N | 120123.445°W |
Tumwater Creek | " | Lewis | WA | stream | Cowlitz Falls | 46.467°N | 122.112°W |
Tumwater Creek | " | Okanogan | WA | stream | Stubblefield Point | 48.080°N | 119.460°W |
Tumwater Falls | " | Sherman | OR | falls | Quinton | 45.659°N | 120.501°W |
Tumwater Falls Dam | " | Thurston | WA | dam | Tumwater | 47.015°N | 122.903°W |
Tumwater Lake | " | King | WA | lake | Grotto | 47.632°N | 121.403°W |
Tumwater Lake | " | Thurston | WA | school | Maytown | 46.992°N | 122.924°W |
Tumwater Mountain | " | Chelan | WA | summit | Leavenworth | 47.616°N | 120.700°W |
Tumwater Mountain | " | Chelan | WA | summit | Leavenworth | 47.616°N | 120.700°W |
Tumwater Mountain | " | Lewis | WA | summit | Cowlitz Falls | 46.428°N | 122.103°W |
Tyee | "chief, big, boss" | Skagway-Hoonah–Angoon | AK | town/city | Sitka A-2 | 57.041°N | 134.543°W |
Tyee | " | Skeena Estuary,
near Prince Rupert | BC | railway point | 103I/4 | 54°12′0″N | 129°57′0″W | opposite Port Essington
Tyee | " | Douglas | OR | town/city | Tyee | 43.444°N | 123.550°W |
Tyee Bank | " | Skeena Estuary,
near Prince Rupert | BC | bank | 103I/4 | 54°11′0″N | 129°59′0″W | opposite Port Essington
Tyee Bar | " | Josephine | OR | bar | Bunker Creek | 42.658°N | 123.656°W |
Tyee Beach | " | Island | WA | town/city | Langley | 48.093°N | 122.384°W |
Tyee Butte | " | N shore Cheslatta Lake | BC | summit | Lick Creek | 53°43′59″N | 125°31′0″W |
Tyee Butte | " | Wallowa | OR | summit | Lick Creek | 45.177°N | 117.014°W |
Tyee Camp | " | Douglas | OR | locale | Tyee | 43.439°N | 123.575°W |
Tyee City | " | Humboldt | CA | town/city | Tyee City | 40.923°N | 124.126°W |
Tyee Cove | " | Clark | NV | bay | Mount Davis | 35.619°N | 114.669°W |
Tyee Creek | " | Wrangell-Petersburg Borough | AK | stream | Bradfield Canal A-5 | 56.213°N | 131.526°W |
Tyee Creek | " | Ruby Range,
near Bonanza Pass | BC | stream | 82K/4 | 44.918°N | 116.000°W | S of Nakusp-Slocan divide (Bonanza Pass)
Tyee Creek | " | Ladysmith | BC | stream | 92G/4 | 49°0"N | 123°49′0″W |
Tyee Creek | " | Valley | ID | stream | McCall | 44.918°N | 116.000°W |
Tyee Creek | " | Deschutes | OR | stream | South Sister | 44.036°N | 121.763°W |
Tyee Creek | " | Wallowa | OR | stream | Lick Creek | 45.220°N | 117.004°W |
Tyee Creek | " | Chelan | WA | stream | Tyee Mountain | 47.829°N | 120.415°W |
Tyee Glacier | " | Mamquam Mountain,
near Squamish | BC | glacier | 92G/15 | 49°48′18″N | 122°53′36″W |
Tyee High School | " | King | WA | school | Des Moines | 47.436°N | 122.276°W |
Tyee Hill | " | Clallam | WA | summit | Lake Pleasant | 48.086°N | 124.343°W |
Tyee Lake | " | Wrangell-Petersburg Borough | AK | lake | Bradfield Canal A-5 | 56.191°N | 131.481°W |
Tyee Lake | " | Cariboo,
N of Williams Lake | BC | lake | 93B/8 | 52°22′34″N | 122°4′49″W |
Tyee Lake | " | 40 km NW of Summit Lake | BC | lake | 93B/8 | 54°33′15″N | 123°2′22″W | 75 km NNW of Prince George
Tyee Lakes | " | Inyo | CA | lake | Mount Thompson | 37.181°N | 118.578°W |
Tyee Middle School | " | King | WA | school | Mercer Island | 47.574°N | 122.156°W |
Tyee Mine | " | Stevens | WA | mine | Deep Lake | 48.858°N | 117.619°W |
Tyee Mountain | " | Gold River, W of Campbell River | BC | summit | 92F/13 | 49°58′46″N | 125°53′39″W | on divide between Gold, Heber and Salmon Rivers.
Tyee Mountain | " | Boise | ID | summit | Tyee Mountain | 44.018°N | 115.303°W |
Tyee Mountain | " | Douglas | OR | summit | Tyee Mountain | 43.433°N | 123.460°W |
Tyee Mountain | " | Chelan | WA | summit | Tyee Mountain | 47.855°N | 120.470°W |
Tyee Mountain Recreation Area | " | Douglas | OR | locale | Tyee Mountain | 43.486°N | 123.483°W |
Tyee Park Elementary School | " | Pierce | WA | school | Steilacoom | 47.149°N | 122.507°W |
Tyee Peak | " | Pierce | WA | summit | Mowich Lake | 46.963°N | 121.766°W |
Tyee Point | " | Horseshoe Bay | BC | cape | 92G/6 | 49°22′51″N | 123°16′28″W |
Tyee Point | " | West Thurlow Island,
Johnstone Strait | BC | cape | 92K/5 | 50°23′16″N | 125°47′3″W |
Tyee Pool Camp | " | Snohomish | WA | locale | Bedal | 48.068°N | 121.407°W |
Tyee Post Office (historical) | " | Douglas | OR | po | Tyee | 43.444°N | 123.550°W |
Tyee Prairie | " | Clallam | WA | flat | Lake Pleasant | 48.051°N | 124.358°W |
Tyee Rapids | " | Josephine | OR | rapids | Bunker Creek | 42.656°N | 123.663°W |
Tyee Recreation Site | " | Lane | OR | locale | Florence | 43.882°N | 124.122°W |
Tyee Ridge | " | Chelan | WA | ridge | Tyee Mountain | 47.816°N | 120.459°W | also Tyee Ridge Spring Nos. 1-3, 6-8 in situ
Tyee Shoal | " | Kitsap | WA | bar | Duwamish Head | 47.611°N | 122.485°W |
Tyee Split | " | Campbell River | BC | split | 92K/3 | 50°3′0″N | 125°15′26″W | Campbell River Airfield
Tyee Springs | " | Skamania | WA | spring | Termination Point | 45.875°N | 121.970°W |
Tyee Valley Golf Course | " | King | WA | locale | Des Moines | 47.428°N | 122.310°W |
Tyee View Cemetery | " | Douglas | OR | cemetery | Tyee Mountain | 43.404°N | 123.426°W |
Tyeen Glacierl | " | Skagway-Hoonah–Angoon | AK | glacier | Mount Fairweather D-4 | 58.868°N | 137.179°W | probably Tlingit, but possibly Chinook adaptation
Tyhee | "chief, big, boss" | Bannock | ID | town/city | Pocatello North | 42.952°N | 112.466°W |
Tyhee Creek | " | Telkwa | BC | stream | 93L/11 | 54°41′2″N | 127°1′44″W |
Tyhee Elementary School | " | Bannock | ID | school | Pocatello North | 42.949°N | 112.470°W |
Tyhee Lake | " | Telkwa | BC | lake | 93L/11 | 54°42′59″N | 127°2′35″W | Aso Tyhee Lake Provincial Park
Tyhee Lateral | " | Bannock | ID | canal | Michaud | 42.950°N | 112.508°W |
Tyhee Wasteway | " | Bannock | ID | canal | Pocatello North | 42.962°N | 112.465°W |
Tzum Point | "painted, marked, spotted" | Bear Lake, Takla Country | ID | canal | Pocatello North | 56°5′24″N | 126°47′27″W | 110 km NE of Hazelton;tzum is often spelled chum (q.v.)

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Wake Creek | "not, nothing" | Tillamook | OR | stream | Blaine | 45.256°N | 123.656°W |
Wakepish Creek | "no fish" | Skamania | WA | stream | French Butte | 46.324°N | 121.971°W |
Waketickeh Creek | "don't want", "don't need" | Mason | WA | stream | Eldon | 47.559°N | 123.024°W |

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Yakawawa Canyon | "it talks" | Whitman | WA | valley | Granite Point | 46.576°N | 117.288°W | yaka means "it, he, she", wawa is "speech" or "to talk". Presumably named because the canyon's river is loud, or because the canyon has an echo
Yukwah Recreation Site | "here", "this place", "this thing here" | Linn | OR | locale | Upper Soda | 44.400°N | 122.337°W | usually yukwa

## See also

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* Chinook Jargon
* Chinook Jargon use by English Language speakers
* Owyhee
* Kanaka
* Skookumchuck
* Skookum
* Tillicum

## References

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1. ^ Gibbs, George (1863), DICTIONARY OF THE CHINOOK JARGON, OR, TRADE LANGUAGE OF OREGON. (PDF), Seattle: Cramoisy Press (New York) - via University of Washington
2. ^ "Chackchack Lake". BC Geographical Names.
3. ^ "Definition of OLALLIEBERRY".