What is "cayoosh"

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