Bear Creek Mountain
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
- 2,236.3 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 9 mi
- Tieton Dam · 13 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Devils Horn: 1.2 mi
- Tieton Peak: 2.6 mi
- Gilbert Peak: 4.1 mi
- Goat Citadel: 4.3 mi
- Little Horn: 4.4 mi
- Great Falls: 3.0 mi
- South Fork Falls: 3.9 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
- Walupt Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Laval Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
- Blue Slide: 6.5 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Wildcat Post Piles: 13.6 mi
- Lava Point: 14.5 mi
- Palisades: 14.5 mi
- Hidden Spring: 4.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 7.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 13.9 mi
- Log Spring: 15.2 mi
- Bum Springs: 18.4 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 7.4 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 8.3 mi
- Wild Rose Day Use Area: 17.3 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 16.4 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 16.8 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Big Cedar: 19.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Peak | SW 228° | 2,494 m | 4.1 mi |
| Goat Citadel | SW 234° | 2,439 m | 4.3 mi |
| Big Horn | WSW 237° | 2,438 m | 4.4 mi |
| Ives Peak | WSW 250° | 2,414 m | 5.2 mi |
| Old Snowy Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,408 m | 5.3 mi |
| Tieton Peak | WSW 246° | 2,368 m | 2.6 mi |
| Johnson Peak | W 276° | 2,282 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hawkeye Point | W 267° | 2,265 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:16 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:30 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
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
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 29 mi
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