Feature Type: | Ridge (2) - Elongated stretch of elevated ground. |
Status: |
Official
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Pronounced: |
chee AM |
Relative Location: |
Just SW of Wahleach Lake, E of Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park, E of Chilliwack, Yale Division Yale Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
49°10'18"N, 121°39'27"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
92H/4 |
Origin Notes and History:
Cheam Range adopted 30 May 1946; this is part of Skagit Range, and the term "ridge" is more appropriate. Form of name changed to Cheam Ridge 2 June 1950 on 92H/4. 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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