Cowboy Mountain

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Cowboy Mountain
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Cowboy Mountain, north aspect
Highest point
Elevation 5,853 ft (1,784 m) [1]
Prominence 773 ft (236 m) [1]
Parent peak Big Chief Mountain (5,858 ft) [1]
Isolation 1.9 mi (3.1 km) [2]
Coordinates 47°43′56″N121°06′09″W / 47.732218°N 121.102552°W / 47.732218; -121.102552 [1]
Geography
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Cowboy Mountain
Location in Washington
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Cowboy Mountain
Location in the United States
CountryUnited States
State Washington
County King
Parent range Chiwaukum Mountains
Wenatchee Mountains
Cascade Range
Topo map USGS Stevens Pass
Climbing
Easiest route class 2 Scrambling

Cowboy Mountain is a 5,853-foot-elevation (1,784-meter) mountain summit located in northeast King County of Washington state. [3] It is situated at Stevens Pass, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. This mountain is best known for ski runs on its north slopes which are part of the Stevens Pass Ski Area. Cowboy Mountain is part of the Chiwaukum Mountains, which are a subset of the Cascade Range. Its nearest higher neighbor is Big Chief Mountain, 1.9 mi (3.1 km) to the northeast, and the Pacific Crest Trail passes through the saddle between these two mountains. [1] Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into headwaters of the Tye River, which in turn is a tributary of the Skykomish River. The longest railroad tunnel in the United States, the Cascade Tunnel, was bored directly under Cowboy Mountain, as a response to deadly avalanches that threatened trains of the Great Northern Railway. The deadliest avalanche in the history of the United States, the 1910 Wellington avalanche, occurred approximately two miles west of Cowboy Mountain.

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Climate

Cowboy Mountain is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. [4] Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow onto the Cascades (Orographic lift). As a result, the west side of the Cascades experiences high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in high avalanche danger. [4] During winter months, weather is usually cloudy, but, due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cowboy Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ↑ "Cowboy Mountain - 5,853' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Cowboy Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
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