Bears Breast Mountain
Bears Breast Mountain rises to 2,194 m in Washington. Mount Daniel stands 2,427 m to the northeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Big Chief Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 12 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Bears Breast Mountain is a 7,197-foot-elevation (2,194-meter) mountain summit located in Kittitas County of Washington state. It is entirely within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest. Bears Breast Mountain is situated slightly east of the crest of the Cascade Range, ten miles northeast of Snoqualmie Pass. Not visible from a road, the mountain can be seen from a trail which passes to the southwest of the peak near Dutch Miller Gap. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Waptus River. The nearest higher peak is Little Big Chief Mountain, 1.62 miles (2.61 km) to the southwest.
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Wikidata Q49011581, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,194 m
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 12.2 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 12.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Margaret · 12 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 13 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Little Balcony · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pea Soup Falls: 3.3 mi
- Whinnimic Falls: 4.7 mi
- Iceberg Lake Falls: 4.8 mi
- Angeline Falls: 5.0 mi
- Big Heart Falls: 5.4 mi
- Little Big Chief Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mons Venus: 1.8 mi
- Middle Chief Peak: 1.9 mi
- La Bohn Peak: 2.0 mi
- Mount Hinman: 2.0 mi
- Osprey Wall: 11.8 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 12.2 mi
- Spouse Wall: 14.2 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 15.6 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 15.7 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 5.1 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 13.3 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 14.9 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 17.2 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 17.2 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 12.9 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 13.2 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 13.2 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 13.8 mi
- French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 14.7 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 14.9 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Mine Creek: 20.8 mi
- Caboose: 12.2 mi
- Tubing Park: 12.5 mi
- Amazonia: 22.1 mi
- Actual Cave: 22.1 mi
- Club Paradiso: 22.2 mi
- Alpine: 11.8 mi
- Scenic: 12.3 mi
- Rockdale: 14.8 mi
- Wellington: 15.3 mi
- Martin: 18.5 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 12.0 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 13.2 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 13.3 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 24.4 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Easton Ponds: 21.2 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 22.8 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 23.7 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 8.4 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 12.4 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 24.8 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 21.1 mi
- Dog Beach: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bears Breast Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Daniel | NE 49° | 2,427 m | 2.7 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SW 234° | 2,355 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Hinman | NNE 17° | 2,284 m | 2.0 mi |
| Lemah Mountain | SW 227° | 2,280 m | 4.9 mi |
| Overcoat Peak | WSW 241° | 2,265 m | 3.6 mi |
| Summit Chief Mountain | WSW 241° | 2,228 m | 2.3 mi |
| Dip Top Peak | NNE 33° | 2,222 m | 3.6 mi |
| Little Big Chief Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,202 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:24 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 60 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 11.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 12.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544261
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 13 mi
- Stevens Pass · 15 mi
- Leavenworth · 26 mi
- North Bend · 26 mi
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