Big Bear Mountain
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. Stevens Pass Greenway 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
- 1,633 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Side Channel Vista · 20 mi
- Sultan River Vista · 21 mi
- Skykomish River Viewpoint · 21 mi
- View of railroad bridge · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Liberty Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Three Fingers: 1.5 mi
- Higher Squire: 2.1 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Ulalach Peak: 3.0 mi
- 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
- Asbestos Falls: 5.5 mi
- Meditation Falls: 8.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.7 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 8.9 mi
- Feature Show Falls: 9.0 mi
- Car Wreak: 8.6 mi
- Fortson Mill: 8.9 mi
- Hotel Fireplace Remains: 9.5 mi
- Lime Kiln: 11.3 mi
- Oso Slide Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 12.3 mi
- Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 15.5 mi
- White Creek Conservation Area: 18.8 mi
- Native Growth Protection Area: 21.8 mi
- Portage Creek Wildlife Area: 22.0 mi
- Cut Log: 6.1 mi
- Granite Falls and Fish Ladder: 13.0 mi
- Monte Cristo: 17.4 mi
- Lake Stevens Monster: 22.6 mi
- Giant Arborvitae: 23.5 mi
- Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 5.7 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 12.4 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 12.4 mi
- Lion's Centennial Pavilion: 22.9 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Oso Mudslide: 12.2 mi
- Index Town Wall: 23.0 mi
- Moai: 23.1 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 23.1 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 23.4 mi
- 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
- Falls Mural: 14.1 mi
- One choice mural.: 14.1 mi
- Snohomish Rock: 24.5 mi
- Monte Cristo: 17.4 mi
- Alpine: 19.2 mi
- Sauk City: 22.6 mi
- Sultan Materials: 19.9 mi
- WSU Garden: 23.0 mi
- Julia V. Morris Centennial Garden: 24.9 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 23.8 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
- Normandy Beach: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Big Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pugh | E 92° | 2,195 m | 14.1 mi |
| White Chuck Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,130 m | 12.9 mi |
| Whitehorse Mountain | N 2° | 2,092 m | 4.3 mi |
| Del Campo Peak | SE 138° | 2,016 m | 14.6 mi |
| Three Fingers | NNW 348° | 1,984 m | 1.5 mi |
| Gothic Peak | SE 140° | 1,895 m | 14.8 mi |
| Big Four Mountain | SE 136° | 1,880 m | 10.4 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SE 125° | 1,879 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:22 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:22 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 12.8 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544296
Day trips start here
- Granite Falls · 14 mi
- Arlington · 21 mi
- Marysville · 23 mi
- Monroe · 24 mi
- Snohomish · 25 mi
- Everett · 27 mi
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