Welcome to Cougar Valley ...
Cougar Valley is located in Yakima County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Cougar Valley: Cougar Vly. (or less commonly used: Cougar Vally. or Cougar Vlly.)
Cougar Valley is 5,310 feet [1,618 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cougar Valley is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Cougar Valley lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Cougar Valley: 509
Communities near Cougar Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cougar Valley.
- Crystal Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lester ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Lester is located in King County
- Cabin Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cabin Creek is located in Kittitas County
- Greenwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Pine Glen is located in Kittitas County
- Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Kittitas County
- Nelson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Kittitas County
- Ronald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roslyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cougar Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cougar Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cougar Valley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cougar Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cougar Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Cougar Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cougar Valley ...
Looking for more information about Cougar Valley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cougar Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cougar Valley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Yakima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cougar Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |