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Cheam Range
The Cheam Range (pronounced or ) 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;''Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia'', Cheam Range Entry 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 * Cheam Peak * Lady Peak * Knight Peak * Baby Munday Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The Skagit Range lies to the west of the Skagit River and east and north of the Chilliwack River and flanks the Upper Fraser Valley region of British Columbia's Lower Mainland. Of the three subranges of the Canadian Cascades—the Skagit, Hozameen, and Okanagan ranges—the Skagit is the most mountainous. It continues north to the Fraser River, sometimes using different local names. The Hope Mountains, and the "Anderson River Group" are separated from the main Skagit Range by distinct natural boundaries, but are otherwise similar in character. Geography According to Fred Beckey there are differences of opinion about the names and locations of the subranges of the northern Cascades, especially between Canadian and American geographers. Neve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
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Mountains Of The Lower Mainland
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foley Peak
Foley Peak is a mountain in the Cheam Range, located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada near Chilliwack. It is one of the easternmost peaks in the range, situated west of Conway Peak and east of Welch Peak. The mountain is named after one of the partners in the engineering firm Foley, Welch and Stewart who built and operated the Lucky Four Mine located near the peak. Nearby peaks are also named after the other partners ( Stewart Peak and Welch Peak Welch Peak is a mountain summit in the Cheam Range, located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, near Chilliwack. It is the highest summit in the range. The mountain is named after one of the partners in the engineering firm Foley, Welch a ...). References Two-thousanders of British Columbia Canadian Cascades Landforms of Lower Mainland Yale Division Yale Land District {{BritishColumbia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Peak (British Columbia)
Stewart Peak is a mountain in the Cheam Range, located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada near Chilliwack. It is situated west of The Still Peak and east of Baby Munday Peak. The mountain is named after one of the partners in the engineering firm Foley, Welch and Stewart who built and operated the Lucky Four Mine located near the peak. Nearby peaks are also named after the other partners ( Foley Peak and Welch Peak). Geology The history of the formation of the Cascade Mountains dates back millions of years ago to the late Eocene Epoch. With the North American Plate overriding the Pacific Plate, episodes of volcanic igneous activity persisted. In addition, small fragments of the oceanic and continental lithosphere called terranes created the North Cascades about 50 million years ago. During the Pleistocene period dating back over two million years ago, glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris. The "U"-shaped cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knight Peak
Knight Peak is a 2,235-meter-elevation (7,333-foot) mountain summit located in the Cheam Range of British Columbia, Canada. Description Knight Peak is situated east of Chilliwack and south of the southern tip of Wahleach Lake. Knight Peak is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises over above Airplane Creek in , and the north aspect rises in . Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains south to the Chilliwack River via Airplane and Foley creeks, and north to the Fraser River via Wahleach Lake and Wahleach Creek. The nearest higher neighbor is Baby Munday Peak, to the east. History The first ascent of the summit was made in September 1892 by Ebe B. Knight and David Walker. Don Serl and Bruce Kay first climbed the northwest face in April 1987. The peak was likely named after Ebe R. Knight who made the first ascent and was a leading spirit in various ascents in this a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Peak
Lady 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'', consisting of Knight, Foley, Stewart and Welch peaks. According to the ''Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia'' "From the Chilliwack area, according to Sto:lo Nation culture, Lady Peak looks like the head of a dog. This dog is the companion of the Old Woman, Cheam" Lady Peak can be summited by a route that branches off the Cheam Peak Trail. The peak was named by Arthur S. Williamson, superintendent of the nearby Lucky Four Mine, to honor Phyllis Munday, the well-known Canadian mountaineer.Kathryn Bridge (2002), ''Phyllis Munday'', Dundurn Press, , p. 74 Williamson also named nearby Baby Munday Peak in honor of her daughter, Edith. Both toponyms were officially adopted in 1946 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Climate Lady Peak is located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheam Peak
Cheam Peak or Mount Cheam (pronounced and in English, 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). Description Cheam's structure is pyramidal, with north, northwest, south and east faces. While the north face is the steepest, the northwest face is also sheer. A prominent spur ending in the sub peak called "Red Pyramid" or "Red Tower" () divides the two northern faces. The western ridge divides the northwest and south faces; below the gently sloping south face is the subalpine bowl of Spoon Lake. The southeast ridge ascends from the col with Lady Peak, two km to the southeast; Jones Lake is below the east face. A sharp ridge divides the east and north faces. Cheam is the farthest northerly peak of a small group of peaks known as the Cheam Range, which form a subrange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Munday Peak
Baby Munday Peak is a 2,250-meter-elevation (7,382-foot) mountain summit located in the Cheam Range of British Columbia, Canada. Description Baby Munday Peak is a sharp summit set east of Chilliwack and south of the southern tip of Wahleach Lake. Baby Munday Peak is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Airplane Creek in . Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains south to the Chilliwack River via Airplane and Foley creeks, and north to the Fraser River via Wahleach Lake and Wahleach Creek. The nearest higher neighbor is "The Still", to the southeast. Climbing history The first ascent of the summit was made July 23, 1933, by Bill Dobson and Bill Henderson. Jack Bryan and Jim Craig were first to climb the north face in 1961. The first winter ascent was made by Jack Bryceland and party in 1978. Etymology The peak was named in 1923 by Arthur S. Williamson, superinten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welch Peak
Welch Peak is a mountain summit in the Cheam Range, located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, near Chilliwack. It is the highest summit in the range. The mountain is named after one of the partners in the engineering firm Foley, Welch and Stewart who built and operated the Lucky Four Mine located near the peak. Nearby peaks are also named after the other partners (Foley Peak and Stewart Peak). Geology Welch Peak is related to the Chilliwack batholith, which intruded the region 26 to 29 million years ago after the major orogenic episodes in the region. This is part of the Pemberton Volcanic Belt, an eroded volcanic belt that formed as a result of subduction of the Farallon Plate starting 29 million years ago. During the |
Foley, Welch And Stewart
Foley, Welch and Stewart was an early 20th-century American-Canadian railroad contracting company. It was owned and operated by Patrick Welch and J.W. Stewart of Spokane, Washington and T. Foley of Saint Paul, Minnesota. The company was created during the reorganization of a prior company, Foley Bros & Larson. It was the largest railway construction company in North America at one time. 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. The names in the partnership are commemorated in summit of the Cheam Range near Chilliwack: Foley, Welch, and Stewart Peaks. The company later came to be involved in the forest industry and was renamed Bloedel, Stewart and Welch. The company had large operations in the Powell River area of British Columbia. The company later merged with the H. R. MacMillan company, taking on the name MacMil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Cascades
The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of western North America. They span the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington and are officially named in the U.S. and Canada as the Cascade Mountains. The portion in Canada is known to Americans as the Canadian Cascades, a designation that also includes the mountains above the east bank of the Fraser Canyon as far north as the town of Lytton, at the confluence of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers. They are predominantly non-volcanic, but include the stratovolcanoes Mount Baker, Glacier Peak and Coquihalla Mountain, which are part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc. Geography The U.S. section of the North Cascades and the adjoining Skagit Range in British Columbia are most notable for their dramatic scenery and challenging mountaineering, both resulting from their steep, rugged topography. While most of the peaks are under in elevation, the low valleys provide great local rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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