Chelatchie, Washington

Chelatchie
Chelatchie
Unincorporated community
	Tumtum Mountain, visible from Chelatchie
	Chelatchie Location within the state of Washington Chelatchie Chelatchie (the United States)
	Coordinates: 45°55′40.4″N 122°22′46.35″W / 45.927889°N 122.3795417°W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Clark
Elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code	360
GNIS feature ID	1517654

Chelatchie is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Washington.

Chelatchie is located about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Vancouver, Washington in the Chelatchie Prairie (or Chelatchie Valley) area, and consists of several homes, a general store, and a United States Forest Service visitor center for the Mount St. Helens Volcanic National Monument. It is one of the more remote communities on Washington State Route 503, and serves as a gateway into the Siouxon Creek area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

History

The area was first settled around 1860, and was among the first settlements in the area.^[2] The name was derived from "ch'álacha,"^[3] a Klickitat word describing a valley with tall ferns.^[4]

The Chelatchie Prairie Railroad was extended to the area in 1948, with the International Paper Company opening a plywood mill at the end of the line in 1960,^[5] which operated until 1979.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chelatchie
^ "Chelatchie Prairie". Clark History. The Columbian. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
^ Hunn, Eugene (October 11, 2003). Anthropological Study of Yakama Tribe: Traditional Resource Harvest Sites West of the Crest of the Cascades Mountains in Washington State and below the Cascades of the Columbia River (PDF). University of Washington Dept of Anthropology. p. 64. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
^ Emerick, Roberta. "Northern Clark County". Legacy Washington. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
^ "History of the Chelatchie Prairie RR". Chelatchie Prairie RR. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chelatchie

[2] "Chelatchie Prairie". Clark History. The Columbian. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[3] Hunn, Eugene (October 11, 2003). Anthropological Study of Yakama Tribe: Traditional Resource Harvest Sites West of the Crest of the Cascades Mountains in Washington State and below the Cascades of the Columbia River (PDF). University of Washington Dept of Anthropology. p. 64. Retrieved October 21, 2019.

[4] Emerick, Roberta. "Northern Clark County". Legacy Washington. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[5] "History of the Chelatchie Prairie RR". Chelatchie Prairie RR. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Clark County, Washington, United States
County seat: Vancouver
Cities	Battle Ground Camas La Center Ridgefield Vancouver Washougal Woodland‡	Map of Washington highlighting Clark County
Town	Yacolt
CDPs	Amboy Barberton Brush Prairie Cherry Grove Dollars Corner Duluth Felida Fern Prairie Five Corners Hazel Dell Hockinson Lake Shore Lewisville Meadow Glade Minnehaha Mount Vista Orchards Salmon Creek Venersborg Walnut Grove
Unincorporated communities	Chelatchie Etna Fargher Lake Hall Heisson Mill Plain Proebstel
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Chelatchie
Unincorporated community
Tumtum Mountain, visible from Chelatchie
Chelatchie Location within the state of Washington Show map of Washington (state) Chelatchie Chelatchie (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 45°55′40.4″N 122°22′46.35″W / 45.927889°N 122.3795417°W / 45.927889; -122.3795417
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Clark
Elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code	360
GNIS feature ID	1517654^[1]