Cheam Range

{{Short description|Mountain range in British Columbia, Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Cheam Range

| photo = Cheam Range.jpg

| photo_size =

| photo_caption = South aspect of Cheam Range. Left to rightː Knight Peak, Baby Munday Peak, Stewart Peak, The Still, Welch Peak, Foley Peak.

| country = Canada

| region = British Columbia| region_type=Province

| parent = Skagit Range, Canadian Cascades

| settlement_type = City

| settlement = Chilliwack

| district = Yale Division Yale Land District

| area_km2 = 112

| area_ref =

| highest = Welch Peak

| highest_location =

| elevation_m = 2431

| coordinates = {{coord|49|09|36|N|121|36|03|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite bcgnis|id=20096|title=Welch Peak|access-date=2023-03-04}}

| map = Canada British Columbia

| map_size =

| topo_maker = NTS

| topo_map = {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|H|4}}

| map_caption = Location in British Columbia

| range_coordinates = {{coord|49|10|18|N|121|39|27|W|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates_ref = {{cite bcgnis|id=42344|title=Cheam Range|access-date=2023-03-04}}

}}

The Cheam Range (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ʃ|iː|ˈ|æ|m}} or {{IPAc-en|ʃ|iː|ˈ|ɛ|m}}) is a mountain range in the Fraser Valley region of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia near the city 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 they 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.

The highest point is the Welch Peak.

Peaks

Gallery

Baby Munday Peak.jpg|Baby Munday Peak, seen from near the summit of Knight Peak

References

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{{cite book

| last = Beckey | first = Fred | authorlink = Fred Beckey

| title = Volume 3: Rainy Pass to Fraser River

| publisher = The Mountaineers, Seattle, WA

| series = Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes

| year = 1995 | pages= 144–152

| chapter= Section I: Northwestern Cascade Range | isbn = 0-89886-423-2}}

{{cite book

| last = Fairley | first = Bruce | authorlink = Bruce Fairley

| title = A Guide to Climbing and Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia

| publisher = Gordon Soules Book Publishers Ltd.

| year = 1986 | page= 287

| chapter= Chapter 24 The Cheam Range | isbn = 0-919574-99-8}}

{{cite web

|url=http://www.canadianmountainencyclopedia.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=166

|title=Cheam Range

|access-date=2007-02-18

|work=Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia

|url-status=usurped

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928004706/http://www.canadianmountainencyclopedia.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=166

|archive-date=2007-09-28}}

}}

Category:Mountains of the Lower Mainland

Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia

Category:Yale Division Yale Land District