Sumas (disambiguation)

Sumas is primarily used today to refer to the city of Sumas, Washington, named for a Halqemeylem word ("big, level opening") referring to the Sumas Lake (now Sumas Prairie) between Chilliwack and Abbotsford, British Columbia. Other uses include:

Communities

• Sumas First Nation, a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, part of the Sto:lo people
• The Suma, a Native American tribe of the American Southwest
• Sumas, British Columbia, a former municipality in British Columbia, now amalgamated with the City of Abbotsford
• South Sumas, British Columbia, a neighbourhood of Chilliwack, British Columbia
• Sumas Mountain. British Columbia, a neighbourhood of Abbotsford, British Columbia

Geography

• Sumas Mountain, a mountain in Whatcom County, Washington
• Sumas Mountain (British Columbia), a mountain in British Columbia, Canada
  • Sumas Peak, the summit of that mountain
  • Sumas Mountain Provincial Park, a provincial park in British Columbia
• Sumas Lake, a former lake in British Columbia
  • Sumas Prairie, an agricultural region and rural neighbourhood in Abbotsford, British Columbia
  • Sumas Lake Canal, a manmade channel on the northwest flank of Sumas Prairie carrying the drainage-volume of the former lake
• Upper Sumas 6, properly known as Upper Sumas Indian Reserve No. 6, an Indian Reserve in Abbotsford, British Columbia

Other

• Sumas Border Crossing, a major Canada-US border crossing