Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 2,401 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Redoubt, a peak 2.6 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 17 miles off.
The story
Bear Mountain is a remote 7,931-foot (2,417-metre) mountain summit in the Skagit Range of the North Cascades of Washington state. Bear Mountain is situated in North Cascades National Park. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Redoubt, 2.36 mi (3.80 km) to the northeast. Precipitation runoff from Bear Mountain drains into Bear Creek and Indian Creek, both tributaries of the Chilliwack River. Access, either by the Chilliwack River Trail or from British Columbia, Canada, is difficult and takes two to three days.
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Wikidata Q49011472, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,401 m
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 17 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 19 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Redoubt: 2.6 mi
- Red Face Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Indian Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Nodoubt Peak: 3.6 mi
- Northwest Mox Peak: 3.8 mi
- Depot Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
- Goat Falls: 16.4 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 16.6 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 16.8 mi
- Winnies Slide: 14.2 mi
- Park Cliffs: 22.5 mi
- Roman Wall: 24.4 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 23.9 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 24.6 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 24.7 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 18.3 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 24.8 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 18.2 mi
- Temple of Power: 18.3 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 19.1 mi
- North Cascading: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shuksan | WSW 240° | 2,784 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Spickard | ENE 59° | 2,734 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Redoubt | NE 44° | 2,689 m | 2.6 mi |
| Ag Peak | ENE 57° | 2,689 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Custer | NE 46° | 2,630 m | 5.8 mi |
| Northwest Mox Peak | ENE 70° | 2,592 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Rahm | NE 47° | 2,580 m | 6.8 mi |
| Solitude Peak | ENE 62° | 2,562 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:24 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 08:57 | 16:16 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 12.3 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 13.7 | 11.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Diablo DAM, 18 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/349028188
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 24 mi
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