Cheam Range
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The Cheam Range is a mountain range
in the Fraser Valley
region of the Lower Mainland
of British Columbia
near the town of Chilliwack
. The region is also a part of the Skagit Range
of the Canadian Cascades and contains many rugged peaks.
The western peaks in the range - Cheam, Lady, Baby Munday and Stewart, are known in areas of the Fraser Valley
where there are visible, as the "Four Sisters". The eastern peaks in the range are referred to as the Lucky Four Group
because of their proximity to the abandoned Lucky Four Mine; the glacier in the cirque formed by Welch and Foley is called the Lucky Four Glacier. Foley, Welch and Stewart commemorate partners in Foley, Welch and Stewart
, an important contractor in early British Columbia responsible for building the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and other projects.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in the Fraser Valley
Fraser Valley
The Fraser Valley is the section of the Fraser River basin in southwestern British Columbia downstream of the Fraser Canyon. The term is sometimes used to refer to the Fraser Canyon and stretches upstream from there, but in general British Columbian usage of the term refers to the stretch of the...
region of the Lower Mainland
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...
of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
near the town of Chilliwack
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Chilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. It is a predominantly agricultural community with an estimated population of 80,000 people. Chilliwack is the second largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District after Abbotsford. The city is surrounded by mountains and...
. The region is also a part of the Skagit Range
Skagit Range
The Skagit Range is a subrange of the Cascade Range in southwestern British Columbia, Canada and northwestern Washington, United States, which are known in Canada as the Canadian Cascades or, officially, the Cascade Mountains...
of the Canadian Cascades and contains many rugged peaks.
The western peaks in the range - Cheam, Lady, Baby Munday and Stewart, are known in areas of the Fraser Valley
Fraser Valley
The Fraser Valley is the section of the Fraser River basin in southwestern British Columbia downstream of the Fraser Canyon. The term is sometimes used to refer to the Fraser Canyon and stretches upstream from there, but in general British Columbian usage of the term refers to the stretch of the...
where there are visible, as the "Four Sisters". The eastern peaks in the range are referred to as the Lucky Four Group
Lucky Four Group
The Lucky Four Group is the name for a group of four mountains in the Cheam Range of the North Cascades of British Columbia near the town of Chilliwack...
because of their proximity to the abandoned Lucky Four Mine; the glacier in the cirque formed by Welch and Foley is called the Lucky Four Glacier. Foley, Welch and Stewart commemorate partners in Foley, Welch and Stewart
Foley, Welch and Stewart
Foley, Welch and Stewart was an early 20th century American-Canadian railroad contracting company.They built miles of track for the Great Northern Railway, Northern Pacific Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Northern Railway, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and Pacific Great Eastern Railway...
, an important contractor in early British Columbia responsible for building the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and other projects.
Peaks
- Cheam PeakCheam PeakCheam Peak, called Theeth-uhl-kay in the Halqemeylem language of the Sto:lo and usually referred to as Mount Cheam, is the farthest northerly peak of the Cheam Range, a subrange of the Skagit Range of the Canadian Cascades mountains. It dominates the eastern Fraser Valley, rising above Bridal Falls...
- Lady PeakLady PeakLady Peak is a mountain located just southeast of Cheam Peak in the Cheam Range near Chilliwack, British Columbia. It is west of the four peaks in the eastern portion of the range known as The Lucky Four Group or The Lucky Four,...
- Knight Peak
- Baby Munday
- Stewart Peak
- The Still
- Welch PeakWelch PeakWelch Peak is a peak in the Cheam Range, located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, near Chilliwack. It is the highest summit in the range.-External links:* - Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia...
- Foley Peak