Cayoosh, derived from Spanish ''caballo'' like
cayuse, is a placename in British Columbia, Canada. It may refer to:
*the basin of
Cayoosh Creek
Cayoosh Creek is a northeast-flowing tributary of the Seton River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The name Cayoosh Creek remains on the bridge-sign crossing the stream on BC Highway 99 and continues in use locally to refer to the ...
, sometimes spelled Cayuse. Also used in reference to
Cayoosh Canyon, which is the lower valley of that creek.
*the
Cayoosh Range
The Cayoosh Range is the northernmost section of the Lillooet Ranges, which are a subrange of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The range covers an area of c. and is approximately SW to NE and about SE to ...
, aka "the high Cayoosh"
*Cayoosh Flat, often only Cayoosh, the original name of the town of
Lillooet, British Columbia
Lillooet () is a district municipality in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, Squamish-Lillooet region of southwestern British Columbia. The town is on the west shore of the Fraser River immediately north of the Seton River mouth. On British ...
*
Cayoosh Mountain, a summit in the western Cayoosh Range near the
Place Glacier
*
Cayoosh Falls, a now-inundated waterfall submerged by a private hydroelectric development on Cayoosh Creek
The name often figures in the names of local organizations and businesses:
*the
Cayuse Creek Indian Band (
Sekwelwas First Nation); the spelling Kiy-oose is sometimes used in this context.
*
Cayoosh Elementary School in Lillooet
*Cayoosh Heights, a neighbourhood of Lillooet
*the
Cayoosh ski area proposal (or
Cayoosh Resort at Melvin Creek, a tributary of Cayoosh Creek
*the Cayoosh Creek campground operated by
BC Hydro
The British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, trade name, operating as BC Hydro, is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia. It is the main electricity distributor, serving more than 4 million customers in most areas, wi ...
at
Seton Lake
Seton Lake is a lake in the Squamish-Lillooet region of southwestern British Columbia. On the northeast side is Mission Ridge. On the southwest is the Cayoosh Range. By road, the eastern end is about southwest of Lillooet.
Name origin
In 1827, ...
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