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Big Bear Mountain

Big Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Bear Mountain rises to 1,633 m in Washington. Mount Pugh stands 2,195 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 20 miles off.

The story

Big Bear Mountain is a 5,641-foot (1,719 m) summit located at the western edge of the North Cascades, in Snohomish County of Washington state. It is located midway between Three Fingers to its north, and Liberty Mountain to its south. Big Bear Mountain is situated in the Boulder River Wilderness on land administered by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Sauk and Stillaguamish Rivers.

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Wikidata Q49012301, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1633 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.14927, -121.68124

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Richardson Bridge: 6.1 mi
  • Backman County Park: 7.1 mi
  • Depot Park: 7.9 mi
  • Old School Park: 8.0 mi
  • DOT City Park: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 32
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 7
  • Oso Mudslide: 12.2 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 23.0 mi
  • Moai: 23.1 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 23.1 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Museums: 5
  • Granite Falls Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 20.0 mi
  • Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 21.2 mi
  • Monroe Historical Society: 24.2 mi
  • Hibulb Cultural Center: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Falls Mural: 14.1 mi
  • One choice mural.: 14.1 mi
  • Snohomish Rock: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Hot springs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Normandy Beach: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Big Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PughE 92°2,195 m14.1 mi
White Chuck MountainENE 71°2,130.2 m12.9 mi
Whitehorse MountainN 2°2,092 m4.3 mi
Del Campo PeakSE 138°2,016 m14.6 mi
Three FingersNNW 348°1,984 m1.5 mi
Gothic PeakSE 140°1,895 m14.8 mi
Big Four MountainSE 136°1,880 m10.4 mi
Vesper PeakSE 141°1,871 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:20
June solstice05:0720:2221:11
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice07:5515:2216:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353842485660666660494035
Precip in12.88.69.35.63.72.91.31.73.48.513.212.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/356544296

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