Cheam Peak
[chee AM]
| Language of origin | Salishan language family Halqʼeméylem language |
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park and Wahleach Lake, E of Chilliwack, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°11'10"N, 121°40'56"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 422A, Hope, as labelled on BC Lands' map 2B, 1914. See Cheam Slough for origin information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Spelled "Mount She-am" on roads & trails plan 12T1 (date/title not cited) - a closer approximation of the Halkomelem pronunciation for the lowland area from which this name is borrowed. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |