Cougar Peak
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
- 2.6 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 15.4 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
Overlooks nearby
- Popsicle Bridge · 16 mi
- Bernard Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Top Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Bee Top Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Howe Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Mount Eagen: 4.1 mi
- Mount Marion: 4.7 mi
- 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
- Ross Point: 13.3 mi
- Cathedral Rocks: 22.2 mi
- Uleda Point: 23.6 mi
- Bernard Point: 24.6 mi
- Gamlin Lake Recreation Site: 7.8 mi
- Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area: 14.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 14.7 mi
- City Beach: 14.9 mi
- Bonner County Museum & Arboretum: 15.7 mi
- Troy Museum: 21.1 mi
- Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout: 12.0 mi
- Ross Creek Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 14.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotchman Peak | ESE 121° | 2,117 m | 7.5 mi |
| Scotchman Number Two | ESE 105° | 2,084 m | 8.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,064 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Pend Oreille | N 10° | 2,056 m | 12.0 mi |
| Glad Peak | NE 38° | 2,054.352 m | 9.2 mi |
| Savage Mountain | E 92° | 2,038 m | 8.8 mi |
| Spar Peak | E 98° | 1,997 m | 10.9 mi |
| Benning Mountain | NE 44° | 1,988 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:17 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 21:01 | 21:50 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:34 | 16:00 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabinet Gorge, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358666383
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