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| Placename | Meaning | County or Region | State/Province | Type | USGS Quad or NTS topo | Latitude | Longitude | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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")" |
| 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 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Chinook Jargon Placenames