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Cowles Mountain Trail Topographic print
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Custom topographic print

Cowles Mountain Trail

$59
Drawn from the real elevation of Cowles Mountain Trail.
StyleTopographic
Available in 10 styles: Horizon, Topographic, Blueprint, Type Fill, Ridgeline, Ridge, Peak, Summit, Dot Grid, Risograph
Size 18×24″
Print only, rolled in a tube. Fits a standard 18×24″ frame.
Free US shipping · Made to order · at your door in 5 to 10 business days
The print

Printed to order at 300 DPI, rendered natively at your size and never upscaled. Print only; the frame in the photos is for scale.

Shipping & returns

Printed in 2 to 5 business days, then 3 to 5 in transit within the US, rolled in a sturdy tube. Free US shipping; outside the US, shipping is calculated at checkout. 14-day reprint-or-refund guarantee, any reason, no return shipping. You have 1 hour after checkout to change trail, style or size, just reply to your confirmation email. Full returns policy.

Cowles Mountain Trail · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Cowles Mountain Trail trail

Cowles Mountain Trail gains 900 feet across 1.4 miles of point-to-point route in Southern California, its elevation running from 668 feet up to 1,568 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 25 percent, against an average of 643 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderate band. The nearest town is La Mesa, 2 miles away.

The trail

Cowles Mountain (pronounced /koʊ̯lz/, see below) is a prominent mountain in San Carlos, San Diego, California. The 1,593-foot (486 m) summit is the highest point of the city of San Diego.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Along the route

  • Cowles Mountainmi 1.4

Places OpenStreetMap maps within 150 m of the route.

More trails in Southern California

Potato Chip RockCowles Mountain Backside LoopEl Cajon Mountain Summit TrailLake Poway TrailLos Peñasquitos Creek TrailProw of El Cajon Mountain

Questions about the Cowles Mountain Trail print

What sizes does the Cowles Mountain Trail poster come in?
4 sizes: 12×16″ $39, 18×24″ $59, 24×32″ $79, 30×40″ $99. Every size is printed natively at 300 DPI, from $39.
Is this made from real elevation data?
Yes. The contours and elevation profile are drawn from USGS 3DEP and AWS Terrain Tiles sampled along the actual Cowles Mountain Trail track.
How hard is Cowles Mountain Trail?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the moderate band: 1.4 mi point to point with 900 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.
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Place names along the route: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Best months are an estimate from NASA POWER climate data (CC BY 4.0), 2001 to 2020 monthly averages adjusted to the trail's elevation, not an official season; check current conditions and closures.