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Cougar Mountain

Cougar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cougar Mountain rises to 2,037 m in Washington. Cardinal Peak stands 2,608 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Peak, a peak 2.5 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Chelan County, Washington state, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2037 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.89116, -120.58099

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 31
Parks: 16
  • Willow Point Park: 18.1 mi
  • Old Swim Hole: 19.3 mi
  • Entiat State Wildlife Area: 19.3 mi
  • Manson Bay Park: 19.4 mi
  • Roses Lake Public Access: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 11
  • Leavenworth Ziplines: 9.1 mi
  • Orion River Rafting: 15.3 mi
  • Earthquake Point: 20.6 mi
  • Willkommen in Leavenworth: 20.8 mi
  • Maibaum: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Sand Bar: 20.8 mi
  • Marble Rock Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Hot Sand Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Enchantment Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Rafters Beach: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 8
Museums: 6
  • Nutcracker Museum & Store: 20.8 mi
  • Greater Leavenworth Museum: 20.8 mi
  • Nature's Window Museum of Wildlife: 21.6 mi
  • Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center: 21.9 mi
  • Entiat Museum: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 7.9 mi
  • Swiftwater Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Cougar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cardinal PeakN 354°2,608 m14.7 mi
Emerald PeakN 352°2,565 m15.6 mi
Saska PeakN 349°2,560 m15.5 mi
Pinnacle MountainNNW 346°2,546 m17.1 mi
Pyramid MountainN 3°2,518 m13.0 mi
Gopher MountainNNW 346°2,441 m14.6 mi
Chilly PeakNNW 328°2,426 m16.9 mi
Duncan HillNNW 343°2,377 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0420:1721:06
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice07:5015:1916:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137455359666658463527
Precip in4.62.92.41.21.30.90.50.40.82.64.65.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plain, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544648

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