Big Jim Mountain
Big Jim Mountain rises to 2,366 m in Washington. Dragontail Peak stands 2,695 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Painters Thumb, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
Big Jim Mountain is a 7,763-foot (2,366-metre) mountain summit located in Chelan County of Washington state. It is situated 9 mi (14 km) northwest of Leavenworth, within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Big Jim Mountain is the fourth-highest peak in the Chiwaukum Mountains, a subset of the Cascade Range. Its nearest higher neighbor is Big Lou, 1.75 mi (2.82 km) to the south-southwest, and Cape Horn is set 4 mi (6.4 km) to the west. Precipitation runoff from Big Jim drains into tributaries of the Wenatchee River. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since Big Jim rises 2,300 feet above Painter Creek Valley in one mile. Big Jim Mountain is named for Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest and twin brother of Lou Whittaker.
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Wikidata Q49012557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,366 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 4.5 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 31.7 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Peshastin Lookout · 12 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 17 mi
- Echo Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Painters Thumb: 1.2 mi
- Big Lou Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Big Slide Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Big Lou: 2.0 mi
- Jay Peak: 2.1 mi
- Drury Falls: 4.4 mi
- Viviane Falls: 12.7 mi
- Upper Snow Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- Deception Falls: 17.2 mi
- Monkey Cage Falls: 17.3 mi
- Soda Spring: 15.0 mi
- Mud Spring: 15.1 mi
- Medicine Spring: 15.4 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 17.6 mi
- Buck Spring: 17.9 mi
- Bambino: 6.7 mi
- Little Italy: 6.7 mi
- Lower Castle Rock: 7.1 mi
- Upper Castle Rock: 7.1 mi
- Veteran's Club: 8.3 mi
- Orion River Rafting: 8.9 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 8.9 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 9.0 mi
- Kestrel Vintners: 9.0 mi
- Willkommen in Leavenworth: 9.2 mi
- Lions Club Park: 9.1 mi
- Front Street Park: 9.2 mi
- Natatoruim Park: 19.4 mi
- John Simpson Memorial Park: 19.5 mi
- Railroad Park: 19.5 mi
- Dog Beach: 7.9 mi
- Hot Sand Beach: 9.2 mi
- Marble Rock Beach: 9.3 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 9.3 mi
- Deer Beach: 9.3 mi
- The Storyteller: 9.1 mi
- Die Bergfreunde Fountain: 9.2 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 10.3 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 10.3 mi
- Emissaries: 10.4 mi
- Der Ritter: 9.0 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 13.4 mi
- Etienne Creek Mining Area: 17.3 mi
- Blewett Stamp Mill: 18.3 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 20.9 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 9.2 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 9.2 mi
- Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 20.1 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 24.7 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 24.8 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 9.1 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- garden = pumpkin patch: 24.0 mi
- leisure = garden: 24.0 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 11.3 mi
- Peshastin Pinnacles State Park: 16.7 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Entiat National Fish Hatchery: 23.8 mi
- Wellington: 14.6 mi
- Scenic: 15.4 mi
- Blewett: 18.4 mi
- Alpine: 19.2 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Day Use Area: 23.1 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 15.7 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Big Jim Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragontail Peak | S 180° | 2,695 m | 12.7 mi |
| Cannon Mountain | S 173° | 2,637 m | 11.1 mi |
| Enchantment Peak | S 173° | 2,597 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cashmere Mountain | S 186° | 2,595 m | 7.2 mi |
| The Temple | SSE 166° | 2,527 m | 12.2 mi |
| High Priest | SSE 168° | 2,510 m | 12.2 mi |
| Colchuck Balanced Rock | S 177° | 2,500 m | 11.8 mi |
| Big Chiwaukum | WNW 300° | 2,463 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:17 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 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 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3 S, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1516525 — Big Jim Mountain, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544309
Day trips start here
- Leavenworth · 9 mi
- Stevens Pass · 13 mi
- Cashmere · 20 mi
- Wenatchee · 29 mi
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