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Bear Creek Mountain

Bear Creek Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Creek Mountain rises to 2,236 m in Washington. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Horn, a peak 1.2 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011291, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2236.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.52778, -121.34494

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 32
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 3
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 7.4 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 8.3 mi
  • Wild Rose Day Use Area: 17.3 mi
Museums: 2
  • Historic Packwood Station: 16.4 mi
  • White Pass Country Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 16.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Bear Creek Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gilbert PeakSW 228°2,494 m4.1 mi
Goat CitadelSW 234°2,439 m4.3 mi
Big HornWSW 237°2,438 m4.4 mi
Ives PeakWSW 250°2,414 m5.2 mi
Old Snowy MountainWSW 258°2,408 m5.3 mi
Tieton PeakWSW 246°2,367.7 m2.6 mi
Johnson PeakW 276°2,282 m7.5 mi
Hawkeye PointW 267°2,265 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:1320:1621:03
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:4715:3016:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044485560666660514237
Precip in8.96.06.13.92.92.00.70.92.36.09.49.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1516259 — Bear Creek Mountain, Yakima County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544251

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