- CA SQPL 11-034
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Photo by: Jean Reid.
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Photo by: Jean Reid.
Squamish River after 1940 flood
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Jean Reid (teacher) in foreground at Mashiter School, 1940.
Squamish River after 1940 flood
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Photo by: Jean Reid.
Squamish River during 1940 flood
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Photo by: Jean Reid.
Part of Squamish Valley Museum (Brightbill House) Photograph Collection
Photo by: Evans.
This granite monolith is approximately 700 metres high and is second only to Gibraltar in size. It is so named because its outline against the sky forms the profile of a sleeping Indian chief. The profile of a chief's face can also be seen in the rock.
The actual Indian spelling of Stawamus is STA-a-mus and is a variant of Squamish and means "birthplace of the winds". Pioneers often used "Stamish" instead of "Stawamus". The name refers to the Indian reserve at the mouth of the Squamish River (Reserve #24), the Stawamus River, the area drained by it and the "Chief".