Chopaka Mountain

Chopaka Mountain
View from top of Chopaka Mountain
Highest point
Elevation7,887 ft (2,404 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,811 ft (552 m)[2]
Coordinates48°57′27″N 119°47′05″W / 48.957410564°N 119.784809139°W / 48.957410564; -119.784809139[1]
Geography
Map
LocationOkanogan County, Washington, United States
Parent rangeOkanagan Range, North Cascades
Topo mapUSGS Hurley Peak

Chopaka Mountain, also known as Mount Chopaka, is a summit in the leeward flank of the North Cascades. Its summit area is a Natural Area Preserve comprising 2,764 acres (1,119 ha), and features a mountain goat population and various rare plants. The last surviving native herd of bighorn sheep in Washington was located on Chopaka Mountain until hunted out in the 1920s.[3]

Aerial view looking west at Chopaka, centered.
  1. ^ a b "Chopaka". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  2. ^ "Chopaka Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. ^ "Chopaka Mountain NAP". Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-06-07.