| 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″N119°47′05″W / 48.957410564°N 119.784809139°W /48.957410564; -119.784809139[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 asMount Chopaka, is a summit in theleeward flank of theNorth Cascades. Its summit area is aNatural Area Preserve comprising 2,764 acres (1,119 ha), and features a mountain goat population and various rare plants. The last surviving native herd ofbighorn sheep in Washington was located on Chopaka Mountain until hunted out in the 1920s.[3]
According to theBritish Columbia Geographical Names Information System, in their record on nearbyChopaka, British Columbia, Chopaka was either anOkanagan hunter turned to stone by "coyote", or a maiden transformed into stone.[4] Another meaning is given by regional climbing guide authorFred Beckey who states thatChopaka is an Indian word meaning "high mountain".[5]
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