Cowboy Mountain
Cowboy Mountain rises to 1,784 m in Washington. Big Chiwaukum stands 2,463 m to the east-southeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wellington, a ghost town 1.4 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Cowboy Mountain is a 5,853-foot-elevation (1,784-meter) mountain summit located in northeast King County of Washington state. It is situated at Stevens Pass, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. This mountain is best known for ski runs on its north slopes which are part of the Stevens Pass Ski Area. Cowboy Mountain is part of the Chiwaukum Mountains, which are a subset of the Cascade Range. Its nearest higher neighbor is Big Chief Mountain, 1.9 mi (3.1 km) to the northeast, and the Pacific Crest Trail passes through the saddle between these two mountains. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into headwaters of the Tye River, which in turn is a tributary of the Skykomish River. The longest railroad tunnel in the United States, the Cascade Tunnel, was bored directly under Cowboy Mountain, as a response to deadly avalanches that threatened trains of the Great Northern Railway. The deadliest avalanche in the history of the United States, the 1910 Wellington avalanche, occurred approximately two miles west of Cowboy Mountain.
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Wikidata Q49022486, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1784 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 1.0 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 1.0 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 25.6 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 4 mi
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Chief Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mount Weird: 2.8 mi
- Windy Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Sam Hill Peak: 3.5 mi
- Welldigger's Ass: 3.5 mi
- Monkey Cage Falls: 4.4 mi
- Deception Falls: 4.5 mi
- Alpine Falls: 5.9 mi
- Pea Soup Falls: 11.3 mi
- Sunray Falls: 12.2 mi
- Bambino: 18.5 mi
- Little Italy: 18.5 mi
- Veteran's Club: 20.2 mi
- Stones Throw: 20.2 mi
- Lower Castle Rock: 20.3 mi
- Caboose: 3.1 mi
- Leavenworth Ziplines: 21.0 mi
- Orion River Rafting: 21.8 mi
- Monte Cristo: 22.1 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 22.2 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 12.1 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 16.5 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 18.3 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 18.8 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 19.2 mi
- Dog Beach: 21.0 mi
- Hot Sand Beach: 22.6 mi
- Deer Beach: 22.7 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 22.7 mi
- Marble Rock Beach: 22.7 mi
- The Storyteller: 22.5 mi
- Die Bergfreunde Fountain: 22.6 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 23.1 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 23.2 mi
- Watershed Bell: 23.2 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 11.5 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 12.1 mi
- Baring Community Park: 18.1 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 21.7 mi
- Lions Club Park: 22.4 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 12.0 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 12.1 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 12.1 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 22.6 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 22.6 mi
- Wellington: 1.4 mi
- Scenic: 2.9 mi
- Alpine: 6.5 mi
- Monte Cristo: 22.1 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 23.8 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 24.3 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 2.3 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 15.6 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 21.7 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 3.1 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 24.3 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 22.5 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Soda Spring: 10.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Cowboy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Chiwaukum | ESE 105° | 2,463 m | 8.1 mi |
| Snowgrass Mountain | ESE 113° | 2,436.2 m | 8.6 mi |
| Point 7804 | ESE 107° | 2,379 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ladies Peak | ESE 120° | 2,349 m | 9.1 mi |
| Deadhorse Peak | E 97° | 2,296 m | 8.1 mi |
| Opportunity Mountain | ESE 107° | 2,287 m | 9.7 mi |
| Middle Chiwaukum | E 87° | 2,263 m | 8.6 mi |
| Middle Chiwaukum | E 92° | 2,249 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:22 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544668
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 1 mi
- Leavenworth · 22 mi
- North Cascades · 27 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 27 mi
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