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