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. 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
- 4.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
- 15.6 mi off the JCT SR 542 VIC KENDALL TO JCT SR 9 AT CANADIAN BORDER
- 21.1 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 29.4 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
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
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 21.1 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 21.5 mi
- El Pollo: 23.9 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 24.2 mi
- The Creation of Life Story Pole: 24.5 mi
- Bernard Swinehart Safe: 20.6 mi
- United We Stand: 21.2 mi
- Nooksack Ancestors: 23.3 mi
- Shark Plow Blade: 24.8 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 14.9 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° | 2,436.6 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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