Cheam Peak or Mount Cheam. 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 gentl…
Cheam Peak or Mount Cheam. 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.
Elevation: 2,104 m (6,903 ft)
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Prominence: 334 m (1,096 ft)
District: Yale Division Yale Land District
Parent range: North Cascades
Topo map: NTS 92H4 Chilliwack
First ascent: 1888 A. O. Campbell, Ebe B. Knight and party; probably ascended earlier by the local Indigenous peoples
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