Cayoosh Range
| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S of Anderson and Seton Lakes, SW of Lillooet, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°29'59"N, 122°22'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/8 |
| Related Maps: |
92J 92J/8 92J/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Cayoosh Range (not Cayoosh Mountains, nor Cayush Mountains)" adopted 6 September 1951 on 92J; between Anderson Lake and Cayoosh Creek as labelled on BC map 2B, 1914. Coordinates altered 25 June 1975 on 92J/SE-SW, extending the application of the name south of 50º30', as described in Climber's Guide to the Coastal Ranges of British Columbia, 1968. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Spelled "Cayush" in 1910 BC Mines Report, and on BC map 2B, 1914. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |