Cowap Peak
Cowap Peak rises to 1,725 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Excelsior Peak, a peak 2.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49022474, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,724.6 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Artist Point · 10 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Excelsior Peak: 2.5 mi
- Bearpaw Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Liumchen Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Tomyhoi Peak: 4.1 mi
- Church Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Stapley Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 4.5 mi
- Mazama Falls: 8.7 mi
- Canyon creek rapids: 9.6 mi
- Frosst Creek Waterfall: 10.8 mi
- Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 20.1 mi
- Huntingdon Park: 21.0 mi
- Josh VanderYacht Park: 21.6 mi
- Nooksack City Park: 23.8 mi
- Nugent's Corner River Access: 24.0 mi
- The Palisades: 10.6 mi
- Winnies Slide: 12.7 mi
- Park Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Roman Wall: 13.4 mi
- Lee Promontory: 15.3 mi
- Bernard Swinehart Safe: 20.6 mi
- United We Stand: 21.2 mi
- Nooksack Ancestors: 23.3 mi
- Shark Plow Blade: 24.8 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 21.1 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 21.5 mi
- El Pollo: 23.9 mi
- The Creation of Life Story Pole: 24.5 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 4.4 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 12.3 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 12.8 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 12.1 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 21.1 mi
- Farmville: 23.5 mi
- School Area: 23.6 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 12.7 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 15.5 mi
- Magical Garden: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Cowap Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | S 183° | 3,287 m | 13.3 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | S 182° | 3,069 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sherman Peak | S 182° | 3,020 m | 14.0 mi |
| Colfax Peak | S 188° | 2,851 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Shuksan | SE 137° | 2,784 m | 13.1 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | S 191° | 2,695 m | 14.1 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | SE 133° | 2,530 m | 13.4 mi |
| American Border Peak | ENE 74° | 2,437 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:38 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:26 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 08:59 | 16:17 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 34 |
| Precip in | 15.3 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 14.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1528471 — Cowap Peak, Whatcom County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349028226
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 13 mi
- Sumas · 21 mi
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