Chopaka Mountain
| Chopaka Mountain | |
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 View from top of Chopaka Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,887 ft (2,404 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,811 ft (552 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 48°57′27″N 119°47′05″W / 48.957410564°N 119.784809139°W[1] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Okanogan County, Washington, United States |
| Parent range | Okanagan Range, North Cascades |
| Topo map | USGS 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]
Name origin
[edit]According to the British Columbia Geographical Names Information System, in their record on nearby Chopaka, British Columbia, Chopaka was either an Okanagan hunter turned to stone by "coyote", or a maiden transformed into stone.[4] Another meaning is given by regional climbing guide author Fred Beckey who states that Chopaka is an Indian word meaning "high mountain".[5]
Gallery
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Aerial view looking west at Chopaka, centered
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chopaka". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Chopaka Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Chopaka Mountain NAP". Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ 12th Report of the Okanagan Historical Society, 1948, citing A. Walsh and Parham, cited in "Chopaka (locality)". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ Beckey, Fred W. (2008). Cascade Alpine Guide, Vol. 3, Rainy Pass to Fraser River (3rd ed.). Mountaineers Books. p. 228. ISBN 1-59485-136-0.
External links
[edit]- "Chopaka Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
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