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Cowap Peak

Cowap Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 4.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022474, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1724.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.96970, -121.80072

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 18
Parks: 6
  • 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
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Bernard Swinehart Safe: 20.6 mi
  • United We Stand: 21.2 mi
  • Nooksack Ancestors: 23.3 mi
  • Shark Plow Blade: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 4.4 mi
  • Silver Lake Park: 12.3 mi
  • Maple Creek Park: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 21.1 mi
  • Farmville: 23.5 mi
  • School Area: 23.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 12.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Magical Garden: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Cowap Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerS 183°3,287 m13.3 mi
Lahar LookoutS 182°3,069 m13.7 mi
Sherman PeakS 182°3,020 m14.0 mi
Colfax PeakS 188°2,851 m13.8 mi
Mount ShuksanSE 137°2,784 m13.1 mi
Lincoln PeakS 191°2,695 m14.1 mi
Nooksack TowerSE 133°2,530 m13.4 mi
American Border PeakENE 74°2,436.6 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3819:20
June solstice05:0420:2621:16
September equinox06:5518:2519:07
December solstice08:5916:1717:13

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465357636358483934
Precip in15.38.810.46.74.53.31.81.94.810.516.014.1

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

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