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Cougar Washington Map

Explore Cougar, Washington, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Cougar, Washington

How to Use This Cougar, Washington Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cougar, Washington. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Washington or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Cougar.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Cougar
State	Washington (WA)
County	Cowlitz County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	46.051499
Longitude	-122.299541
Population	118
Density	78.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98616
Area Code	360
County Seat	Kelso
School District	Woodland School District

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About Cougar, Washington

Cougar is a locality in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 118. The population density is 78.7 people per km². Cougar is located at 46.0515°N, 122.2995°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98616.

Cougar emerges from the dense, evergreen silence where the rushing waters of Cougar Creek define the rhythm of the damp forest floor. It lies 21.8 miles north-northeast of Battle Ground, WA (from Battle Ground, WA: bearing 31°T), and is situated 19.9 miles north-northeast of Lewisville. The landscape is dominated by the expansive surface of Yale Lake, which mirrors the heavy, slate-colored skies that frequently drift over this inland territory. To the east, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range anchors the horizon, while the terrain itself slopes toward the rugged, shadowed depths of Christmas Canyon. The atmosphere here is thick with the scent of damp cedar and cooling earth, a place where the light at dusk turns a bruised, metallic violet, catching the mist that clings to the high, shadowed ridges.

Cougar maintains a quiet, industrial pulse, functioning as a gateway for those who labor within the vast, managed tracts of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area. The economy remains tethered to the timber and land stewardship that has long provided a livelihood for the families scattered through these woods. Beyond the immediate reach of the logging roads, the landscape offers austere wonders, from the thunderous, cooling spray of Kalama Falls to the distant, frozen silence of the Dryer Glacier. Those who wander the Kalama River Trail find a solitude that feels ancient, a reminder of a life governed not by clocks, but by the slow, seasonal migration of water through this high-altitude basin.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gifford Pinchot National Forest (National Forest) — 1.4 mi, 025° NE · 1.3M acres
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (National Monument) — 1.4 mi, 025° NE · 113k acres
Merrill Lake Natural Resources Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 342° N
Merrill Lake (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 342° N
Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 051° NE
Ape Cave National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 6.0 mi, 041° NE · 1 acres
Skylight (Viewpoint) — 6.2 mi, 038° NE
Goat Marsh Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 7.1 mi, 005° N
Flagpole (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 202° S
Trapper Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.7 mi, 128° SE · 5,963 acres
Lower Lewis River Falls (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 070° E
La Center High School Victory Bell (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 233° SW
Silver Star Indian Pits (Historic Ruins) — 21.9 mi, 172° S
Battle Ground Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 212° SW
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 22.2 mi, 143° SE · 1,131 acres
Indian Heaven Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.3 mi, 103° E · 21k acres
Elvis & Marilyn Monroe (Public Artwork) — 22.9 mi, 211° SW
Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.8 mi, 245° SW
Berry Fields Interpretive Site (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 084° E
Panther Creek Falls (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 119° SE
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.0 mi, 236° SW · 9,982 acres
Kelso Theater Pub (Cinema) — 30.0 mi, 282° W
Broadway Gallery (Gallery) — 31.0 mi, 281° W
Kosmos Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 31.0 mi, 009° N
Liberty Theatre (Cinema) — 32.6 mi, 189° S
Cascade Locks Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 144° SE
Fort Raines (Historic Castle / Fort) — 33.0 mi, 146° SE
Decker Theatre (Theatre) — 33.5 mi, 211° SW
Mt. Hood National Forest (National Forest) — 33.7 mi, 186° S · 1.1M acres
Mount Rainier National Park (National Park) — 49.0 mi, 010° N · 236k acres

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