Cheam Peak
Cheam Peak or Mount Cheam (pronounced /ʃɛm/ and /ˈʃiːæm/ in English, [ˈʃiːəm] in Halqemeylem, the local indigenous language, referring to the lowland below. The Halqemeylem name for the mountain is Lhílheqey – Theeth-uhl-kay – from the word Lhelqey – "glacier" or "rehydrate", referring to the west ridge of the peak).
| Cheam Peak | |
|---|---|
Cheam Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,104 m (6,903 ft) |
| Prominence | 334 m (1,096 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°11′12″N 121°40′54″W |
| Geography | |
Cheam Peak Location in British Columbia Cheam Peak Cheam Peak (Canada) | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| District | Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Parent range | North Cascades |
| Topo map | NTS 92H4 Chilliwack |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1888 A. O. Campbell, Ebe B. Knight and party; probably ascended earlier by the local Indigenous peoples |
| Easiest route | Southwest Route (3.8 km trail with 632m elevation gain) |
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