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Cougar Peak

Cougar Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Cougar Peak rises to 1,825 m in Idaho. Scotchman Peak stands 2,117 m to the east-southeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Top Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Pend Oreille Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022324, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1825 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.24493, -116.22073

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
  • David Thompson State Wildlife Preserve: 3.7 mi
  • Kullyspell House Monument Park: 3.7 mi
  • Trestle Creek Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
  • Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Dog Beach: 14.7 mi
  • City Beach: 14.9 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Troy Rest Area: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Cougar Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scotchman PeakESE 121°2,117 m7.5 mi
Scotchman Number TwoESE 105°2,084 m8.0 mi
Sawtooth MountainESE 117°2,064 m12.5 mi
Mount Pend OreilleN 10°2,056 m12.0 mi
Glad PeakNE 38°2,054.352 m9.2 mi
Savage MountainE 92°2,038 m8.8 mi
Spar PeakE 98°1,997 m10.9 mi
Benning MountainNE 44°1,988 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:1719:58
June solstice05:4521:0121:50
September equinox07:3219:0319:45
December solstice08:3416:0016:54

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238445359666657463629
Precip in3.72.63.42.12.62.71.00.81.53.13.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabinet Gorge, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358666383

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