Chopaka Mountain

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.

Chopaka Mountain
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[1]
Geography
Location	Okanogan County, Washington, United States
Parent range	Okanagan Range, North Cascades
Topo map	USGS Hurley Peak

Name origin

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]

See also

• Chopaka Lake

References

1. "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.
4. 12th Report of the Okanagan Historical Society, 1948, citing A. Walsh and Parham, cited in "Chopaka (locality)". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
5. 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

• "Chopaka Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-06-07.