Lady Peak

Lady Peak
Lady Peak viewed from the Cheam Peak trail.
Highest point
Elevation2,178 m (7,146 ft)[1]
Prominence328 m (1,076 ft)[1]
Parent peakKnight Peak (2,235 m)[1]
Coordinates49°10′31″N 121°39′57″W / 49.17528°N 121.66583°W / 49.17528; -121.66583
Geography
Lady Peak is located in British Columbia
Lady Peak
Lady Peak
Location in British Columbia
Lady Peak is located in Canada
Lady Peak
Lady Peak
Lady Peak (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictYale Division Yale Land District
Parent rangeCascade Range
North Cascades
Cheam Range
Topo mapNTC 92H4 Chilliwack
Climbing
First ascent1889 Ebe Knight; J. Smith; I. Henderson
Easiest routeNW Flank, hiking and some scrambling[2]

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,[3] 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"[2]

Lady Peak can be summited by a route that branches off the Cheam Peak Trail.[4]

The peak was named by Arthur S. Williamson, superintendent of the nearby Lucky Four Mine, to honor Phyllis Munday, the well-known Canadian mountaineer.[5] 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.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Lady Peak, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  2. ^ a b "Lady Peak". Bivouac.com.
  3. ^ Fairley, Bruce (1986). "Chapter 24 The Cheam Range". A Guide to Climbing and Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia. Gordon Soules Book Publishers Ltd. p. 287. ISBN 0-919574-99-8.
  4. ^ "Hiking Lady Peak in the Fraser Valley". Best Hikes BC. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  5. ^ Kathryn Bridge (2002), Phyllis Munday, Dundurn Press, ISBN 9781770706705, p. 74
  6. ^ "Lady Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-11-22.