Chopaka Mountain
Chopaka Mountain rises to 2,403 m in Washington. Grimface Mountain stands 2,635 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Mills Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 15 miles off.
The story
Chopaka Mountain, also known as Mount Chopaka, is a summit in the leeward flank of the North Cascades. Its summit area is a Natural Area Preserve comprising 2,764 acres (1,119 ha), and features a mountain goat population and various rare plants. The last surviving native herd of bighorn sheep in Washington was located on Chopaka Mountain until hunted out in the 1920s.
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Wikidata Q5104813, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2403 m
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 23.5 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT
Named places within 25 miles
- Joe Mills Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Hurley Peak: 1.0 mi
- Disappointment: 1.5 mi
- Snowshoe Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Little Chopaka Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Fourteen Mile Recreation Site: 3.9 mi
- Wannacut Lake Public Access: 13.6 mi
- Desert Park Exhibition Society: 14.4 mi
- Spectacle Lake West Public Boat Launch: 14.9 mi
- Spectacle Lake East Water Access Area: 15.1 mi
- Palmer Mountain Mill Site Ruins: 11.5 mi
- Old Aqueduct Tunnel: 12.6 mi
- Smugglers Spring: 13.8 mi
- Ethel Spring: 21.7 mi
- Split Rock Recreation Site: 9.4 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 15.9 mi
- Striding Sasquatch: 20.6 mi
- Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Chopaka Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grimface Mountain | WNW 285° | 2,635 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | W 277° | 2,622 m | 18.4 mi |
| Matriarch Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,610 m | 18.5 mi |
| Macabre Tower | WNW 284° | 2,596 m | 18.6 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | NNW 329° | 2,586 m | 7.4 mi |
| The Deacon | W 281° | 2,553 m | 18.6 mi |
| Amphitheater Mountain | W 274° | 2,548 m | 18.5 mi |
| Windy Peak | WSW 257° | 2,540 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:30 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 20:17 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:17 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:09 | 16:05 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 4 NNE, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544568
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