Chopaka Mountain

Chopaka Mountain
View from top of Chopaka Mountain
Highest point
Elevation7,887 ft (2,404 m) NAVD 88
Prominence1,811 ft (552 m)
Coordinates48°57′27″N 119°47′05″W / 48.957410564°N 119.784809139°W / 48.957410564; -119.784809139
Geography
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.

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