Big Kangaroo
Big Kangaroo rises to 2,538 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the east, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Wallaby Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Big Kangaroo is an 8,326-foot (2,538-metre) mountain summit in Okanogan County, Washington, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q28873560, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,538 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 1 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wallaby Peak: 0.9 mi
- Copper Point: 1.6 mi
- Big Snagtooth: 1.7 mi
- North Early Winters Spire: 1.8 mi
- Early Winters Spires: 1.8 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 9.6 mi
- Prospect Point: 10.6 mi
- Recess Wall: 10.6 mi
- Nugget Wall: 10.6 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 6.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.7 mi
- Green View Falls: 12.8 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 22.6 mi
- 10 Mile Falls: 22.9 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 17.6 mi
- Mack Lloyd Park: 19.8 mi
- Confluence Park: 20.1 mi
- Homestream Park: 20.4 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 5.0 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 10.4 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 12.7 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 20.1 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 20.3 mi
- Holden Museum: 23.2 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Big Kangaroo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gardner Mountain | E 93° | 2,730 m | 5.3 mi |
| Black Peak | W 272° | 2,719 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gardner Mountain | E 98° | 2,712 m | 6.0 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | NE 38° | 2,670 m | 2.5 mi |
| Tower Mountain | NW 321° | 2,574 m | 6.2 mi |
| Golden Horn | NW 318° | 2,566 m | 7.8 mi |
| Big Snagtooth | NE 53° | 2,552 m | 1.7 mi |
| Abernathy Peak | SE 124° | 2,523 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 20:19 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:15 | 16:10 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11206122587
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 14 mi
- Winthrop · 20 mi
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