Big Chiwaukum
Big Chiwaukum rises to 2,463 m in Washington. Cashmere Mountain stands 2,595 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Point 7804, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
Big Chiwaukum is a prominent 8,098-foot (2,468-metre) mountain in Chelan County, Washington, United States. Big Chiwaukum is located northeast of Frosty Pass, and within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Big Chiwaukum is the highest peak in the Chiwaukum Mountains, a subset of the Cascade Range. The nearest higher peak is Cashmere Mountain, 10.35 mi (16.66 km) to the south-southeast. Precipitation runoff from Big Chiwaukum drains into tributaries of the Wenatchee River. In the Wenatchee dialect, Chiwaukum means many little creeks running into one big one.
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Wikidata Q65064792, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2463 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 5.1 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 5.1 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 18.4 mi off the JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 12 mi
- Peshastin Lookout · 17 mi
- Echo Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Point 7804: 0.5 mi
- Deadhorse Peak: 1.1 mi
- Snowgrass Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Opportunity Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Middle Chiwaukum: 1.9 mi
- Drury Falls: 9.9 mi
- Deception Falls: 12.1 mi
- Monkey Cage Falls: 12.1 mi
- Alpine Falls: 13.6 mi
- Pea Soup Falls: 14.5 mi
- Caboose: 10.6 mi
- Orion River Rafting: 13.8 mi
- Leavenworth Ziplines: 13.9 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 14.4 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 14.5 mi
- Bambino: 11.5 mi
- Little Italy: 11.5 mi
- Lower Castle Rock: 12.5 mi
- Upper Castle Rock: 12.6 mi
- Veteran's Club: 13.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 10.9 mi
- Mud Spring: 19.3 mi
- Medicine Spring: 19.3 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 22.7 mi
- Culver Springs: 22.9 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.3 mi
- Hot Sand Beach: 14.7 mi
- Marble Rock Beach: 14.8 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 14.8 mi
- Deer Beach: 14.8 mi
- The Storyteller: 14.6 mi
- Die Bergfreunde Fountain: 14.7 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 15.6 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 15.7 mi
- Watershed Bell: 15.7 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 12.3 mi
- Der Ritter: 14.5 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 19.6 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 19.8 mi
- Etienne Creek Mining Area: 21.9 mi
- Lions Club Park: 14.6 mi
- Front Street Park: 14.7 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 19.2 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 19.8 mi
- Natatoruim Park: 24.9 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 14.7 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 14.7 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 19.7 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 19.8 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 19.8 mi
- Wellington: 9.2 mi
- Scenic: 10.3 mi
- Alpine: 14.1 mi
- Blewett: 23.2 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 16.7 mi
- Peshastin Pinnacles State Park: 22.2 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 22.9 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Big Chiwaukum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cashmere Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,595 m | 10.7 mi |
| Snowgrass Mountain | S 176° | 2,436.2 m | 1.3 mi |
| Point 7804 | SSE 148° | 2,379 m | 0.5 mi |
| Big Lou Mountain | SE 137° | 2,372 m | 6.0 mi |
| Big Slide Mountain | SE 136° | 2,367 m | 6.4 mi |
| Big Jim Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,366 m | 5.5 mi |
| Ladies Peak | S 178° | 2,349 m | 2.5 mi |
| Deadhorse Peak | NNE 14° | 2,296 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:22 | 16:15 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plain, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6270605273
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 8 mi
- Leavenworth · 15 mi
- Cashmere · 25 mi
- North Cascades · 28 mi
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