Cheakamus River

The Cheakamus River is a tributary of the , beginning at the terminus of McBride Glacier on in upstream from on the southeastern outskirts of the resort area of .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Squamish Airport and Evans Lake.

Aerodrome
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Lake
is a small, roughly triangular having a perimeter of about 1.3 kilometers, on the rise between the Cheakamus and in , . is situated 3 km north of Cheakamus River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brackendale and Squamish.

Suburb
is a small community in the Canadian province of just north of town centre, but still within the District of .

is a town of about 20,000 people in the region of half-way between and . calls itself "the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada" due to the abundant rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, golf, fishing, kayaking, bouldering, white-water rafting, horseback riding, scuba diving and other activities readily available in the area.

Cheakamus River

Latitude
49.78297° or 49° 46′ 59″ north
Longitude
-123.16938° or 123° 10′ 10″ west
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
84XRQRMJ+56
Geo­Names ID
5920528
Wiki­data ID
Q2741433
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Satellite Map

Discover Cheakamus River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Cheakamus River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر تشيكاموس
  • Asturian: Ríu Cheakamus
  • Cebuano: Cheakamus River
  • Chinese: 奇卡默斯河
  • Dutch: Cheakamus River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر تشياكاموس
  • Esperanto: Rivero Cheakamus
  • French: Cheakamus
  • German: Cheakamus River
  • Irish: Abhainn Cheakamus
  • Japanese: チーカマス川
  • Japanese: チェカムス川
  • Spanish: Cheakamus
  • Spanish: Río Cheakamus
  • Swedish: Cheakamus River
  • Urdu: چیکامس دریا
  • Uzbek: Cheakamus daryosi
  • Welsh: Afon Cheakamus
  • Cheakamus

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Poquiosin & Skamain Indian Reserve 13 and Aikwucks Indian Reserve 15.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Baynes Island and Judd Slough.

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