Cheekye
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Cheekye is an unincorporated locality on the Cheakamus River
just upstream from its confluence with its parent stream, the Squamish
, and just north of Brackendale, British Columbia, which is part of the District of Squamish, British Columbia
, Canada
.
Formerly a passenger station on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and home to a fishing lodge and cabins, it is named for the Cheekye River
and had a post office from October 16, 1924 to August 8, 1931. It is the location of the only bridge across the Cheakamus River
below the abandoned settlement of Garibaldi
, leading to two roads, one northeast to the Paradise Valley
neighbourhood, which lies along the Cheakamus below its canyon, and also to the main road up the Squamish Valley, leading to various Indian Reserves of the Squamish Nation and beyond to the valleys of the Elaho
and other tributaries of the Squamish.
Cheakamus River
The Cheakamus River is a tributary of the Squamish River, beginning on the west slopes of Outlier Peak in Garibaldi Provincial Park upstream from Cheakamus Lake on the southeastern outskirts of the resort area of Whistler. The river flows into Cheakamus Lake before exiting it and flowing...
just upstream from its confluence with its parent stream, the Squamish
Squamish River
The Squamish River is a short but very large river in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is in size. The total length of the Squamish River is approximately .-Course:...
, and just north of Brackendale, British Columbia, which is part of the District of Squamish, British Columbia
Squamish, British Columbia
Squamish is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Formerly a passenger station on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and home to a fishing lodge and cabins, it is named for the Cheekye River
Cheekye River
The Cheekye River is a river in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It flows west into the Cheakamus River and north of Squamish.-References:...
and had a post office from October 16, 1924 to August 8, 1931. It is the location of the only bridge across the Cheakamus River
Cheakamus River
The Cheakamus River is a tributary of the Squamish River, beginning on the west slopes of Outlier Peak in Garibaldi Provincial Park upstream from Cheakamus Lake on the southeastern outskirts of the resort area of Whistler. The river flows into Cheakamus Lake before exiting it and flowing...
below the abandoned settlement of Garibaldi
Garibaldi, British Columbia
Garibaldi, originally named Daisy Lake and also known as Garibaldi Lodge and Garibaldi Townsite, is an abandoned locality in British Columbia, Canada, on the Cheakamus River around its confluence with Rubble Creek and just south of Daisy Lake....
, leading to two roads, one northeast to the Paradise Valley
Paradise Valley, British Columbia
Paradise Valley is a rural-residential area north of Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada, located along the right bank of the Cheakamus River beginning just below that river's canyon, downstream towards Cheekye, where the road from Brackendale crosses the Cheakamus...
neighbourhood, which lies along the Cheakamus below its canyon, and also to the main road up the Squamish Valley, leading to various Indian Reserves of the Squamish Nation and beyond to the valleys of the Elaho
Elaho River
The Elaho River is a c.70 km long river beginning in the Coast Mountains northwest of the towns of Whistler and Pemberton, British Columbia. It is a tributary of the Squamish River and is known for its whitewater rafting and kayaking as well as for the intense alpine scenery lining its...
and other tributaries of the Squamish.