List of Chinook Jargon Placenames - S

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Placename Meaning County or region State/province Type USGS Quad or NTS topo Latitude Longitude Comments
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 "
Skook Davidson was an outfitter in this region, and a contractor on the Alaska Highway
Skook Jim, Mount " Stein River,
Lillooet Ranges
BC summit 94J/1 50°7′12″N 122°13′20″W "
Skook Jim or Skookum Jim, aka 25-Mile Jim, was a pioneer in the Pemberton-Birken area
Skooks Landing see Skookum Rabbit River
at confluence Liard River
BC landing 94M/11 59°37′56″N 127°7′12″W Skook is a short form of Skookum; word may be in local native language instead of Chinook
Skookoleel Creek "big berries"? Flathead MT stream Skookoleel Creek 48.571°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
Slatechuck Creek "slate creek" Queen Charlotte Islands 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 " Queen Charlotte Islands 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
Spuzzum "basket-making grass"
(usually spatsum)
Fraser Canyon BC community 92H/11 49°39′43″N 121°24′47″W Spuzzum Indian Reserves Nos 1, 1A and 7 are same area
Spuzzum Creek " Fraser Canyon BC stream 92H/11 49°39′54″N 121°24′38″W
Spuzzum Mountain " Lillooet Ranges BC stream 92H/11 49°43′12″N 121°29′30″W

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