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Cayoosh, derived from Spanish caballo like cayuse, is a placename in British Columbia, Canada. It may refer to:

  • the basin of Cayoosh Creek, sometimes spelled Cayuse. Also used in reference to Cayoosh Canyon, which is the lower valley of that creek.
  • the Cayoosh Range, aka "the high Cayoosh"
  • Cayoosh Flat, often only Cayoosh, the original name of the town of Lillooet, British Columbia
  • 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 at Seton Lake

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Cayoosh

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reference to Cayoosh Canyon, which is the lower valley of that creek. the Cayoosh Range, aka "the high Cayoosh" Cayoosh Flat, often only Cayoosh, the original...

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Cayoosh Creek

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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...

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Cayoosh Mountain

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Cayoosh Mountain is a 2,561-metre (8,402-foot) mountain summit located in the Cayoosh Range in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated 22 km...

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Cayoosh Gold Rush

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The Cayoosh Gold Rush was one of several in the history of the region surrounding Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada. If estimates of its yield are true...

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Lillooet

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as the "place where the three rivers meet". The former European name of Cayoosh Flat inferred a dead or dying Cayuse horse (namely a decrepit specimen)...

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Cayoosh Range

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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...

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Cayoosh Pass

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Cayoosh Pass (1,275 m / 4,183 ft) is a mountain pass in the Lillooet Ranges of the Pacific Ranges of the southern Coast Mountains in British Columbia...

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Cayuse horse

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people of villainous reputation. In British Columbia, the variant word cayoosh refers to a particular breed of powerful small horse admired for its endurance...

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Cayoose Creek First Nation

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The Cayoose Creek First Nation (Lillooet: sǝk̓ʷǝl̓wásmǝx) also known as the Cayoose Creek Indian Band, the Cayoose Creek Band, and the Sekw'el'wás First...

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Duffey Lake Provincial Park

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along BC Highway 99 just east of the summit of Cayoosh Pass. The lake's inflow and outflow are Cayoosh Creek. The park's highest point is Mount Rohr at...

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British Columbia gold rushes

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British Columbia gold rushes were important episodes in the history and settlement of European, Canadian and Chinese peoples in western Canada. The presence...

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List of francophone communities in British Columbia

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francophone-minority municipalities include: Becher Bay (2%), Canal Flats (8%), Cayoosh Creek (8%), Chopaka (6%), Daajing Giids (2%), Esowista (6%), Greenwood...

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List of glaciers in Canada

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This is a list of glaciers in Canada. Donjek Glacier Hubbard Glacier Logan Glacier Juneau Icefield Llewellyn Glacier Hang Ten Icefield Stikine Icecap Great...

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Ohio oil rush (c. 1880–c. 1930) Tierra del Fuego gold rush (1883–1906) Cayoosh Gold Rush (1884) Witwatersrand Gold Rush (1886) Encilhamento (1886–1890)...

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Mount Rohr

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Mount Rohr is a 2,423-metre (7,949-foot) mountain summit located in the Cayoosh Range of the Lillooet Ranges, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada...

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Barkley Valley

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now ghost town located on the easternmost fork of Haylmore Creek in the Cayoosh Range of the Lillooet Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia...

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Lillooet Ranges

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Fraser Rivers. The northernmost subdivision of the Lillooet Ranges is the Cayoosh Range, which includes the second-highest summit in the Lillooet Ranges...

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Mount Oleg

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is a prominent 2,587-metre (8,488-foot) mountain summit located in the Cayoosh Range of the Lillooet Ranges, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada...

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Pacific Coast Ranges

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Camelsfoot Range Lillooet Ranges, (Fraser Canyon west bank) Cantilever Range Cayoosh Range Douglas Ranges Front Ranges (North Shore Mountains) Insular Mountains...

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California gold rush

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Mount Chief Pascall

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within Nlháxten/Cerise Creek Conservancy. Cayoosh Pass lies immediately northwest of the mountain, with Cayoosh Mountain on the opposite side of the pass...

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Gold rush

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miners became one of the triggers of the Second Boer War of 1899-1902. Cayoosh Gold Rush in Lillooet, British Columbia (1884—87) Tulameen Gold Rush, near...

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List of mountain passes

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Athelney Pass – British Columbia (Pacific Ranges) Cayoosh Pass – British Columbia (Lillooet Ranges/Cayoosh Range) Chilkat Pass – British Columbia Chilkoot...

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Stagflation

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Interwar period

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Seton Lake

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Columbia. On the northeast side is Mission Ridge. On the southwest is the Cayoosh Range. By road, the eastern end is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest...

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Victorian gold rush

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Second Industrial Revolution

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Klondike Gold Rush

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