Big Lou
Big Lou rises to 2,172 m in Washington. Mount Stuart stands 2,871 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Lou Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
Big Lou is a 7,780+ ft (2,370+ m) mountain summit located in Chelan County of Washington state. It is situated 8.5 mi (13.7 km) west-northwest of Leavenworth, on the boundary of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, and on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Big Lou is the highest point on Icicle Ridge, and is the third-highest peak in the Chiwaukum Mountains, a subset of the Cascade Range. Its nearest higher neighbor is Snowgrass Mountain, 5 mi (8.0 km) to the northwest, and slightly lower Big Jim Mountain is set 1.75 mi (2.82 km) to the north-northeast. Precipitation runoff from Big Lou drains into Icicle Creek and other tributaries of the Wenatchee River. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant since Big Lou rises 5,200 feet above Icicle Creek Valley in approximately two miles. Big Lou is named for mountaineer Lou Whittaker, the twin brother of Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest.
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Wikidata Q98113907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,172 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 5.9 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Peshastin Lookout · 12 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 16 mi
- Echo Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Lou Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Frigid Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Big Slide Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Jay Peak: 1.4 mi
- Big Jim Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Drury Falls: 5.2 mi
- Viviane Falls: 11.4 mi
- Upper Snow Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
- Pea Soup Falls: 15.8 mi
- Deception Falls: 16.5 mi
- Lions Club Park: 9.4 mi
- Front Street Park: 9.6 mi
- Natatoruim Park: 19.7 mi
- John Simpson Memorial Park: 19.7 mi
- Railroad Park: 19.8 mi
- Bambino: 5.8 mi
- Little Italy: 5.8 mi
- Lower Castle Rock: 7.3 mi
- Upper Castle Rock: 7.3 mi
- Veteran's Club: 7.5 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 9.2 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 9.2 mi
- Kestrel Vintners: 9.4 mi
- Maibaum: 9.6 mi
- Willkommen in Leavenworth: 9.6 mi
- Soda Spring: 16.1 mi
- Mud Spring: 16.8 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 17.0 mi
- Medicine Spring: 17.2 mi
- Culver Springs: 17.3 mi
- Dog Beach: 7.9 mi
- Hot Sand Beach: 9.6 mi
- Deer Beach: 9.6 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 9.6 mi
- Rafters Beach: 9.6 mi
- The Storyteller: 9.5 mi
- Die Bergfreunde Fountain: 9.7 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 10.0 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 10.1 mi
- Watershed Bell: 10.2 mi
- Der Ritter: 9.3 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 15.3 mi
- Etienne Creek Mining Area: 16.3 mi
- Blewett Stamp Mill: 17.4 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 18.9 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 9.6 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 9.6 mi
- Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 20.4 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 23.8 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 23.9 mi
- Wellington: 14.4 mi
- Scenic: 14.8 mi
- Blewett: 17.5 mi
- Alpine: 18.4 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 11.2 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Peshastin Pinnacles State Park: 17.0 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 23.3 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 9.5 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Big Lou. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stuart | S 190° | 2,871 m | 11.5 mi |
| Dragontail Peak | S 174° | 2,695 m | 11.1 mi |
| Pandora's Box | S 175° | 2,658 m | 11.3 mi |
| Colchuck Peak | S 177° | 2,653 m | 11.1 mi |
| Cannon Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,637 m | 9.7 mi |
| Enchantment Peak | SSE 166° | 2,597 m | 10.6 mi |
| Witches Tower | S 172° | 2,597 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cashmere Mountain | S 175° | 2,595 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8837846376
Day trips start here
- Leavenworth · 9 mi
- Stevens Pass · 13 mi
- Cashmere · 20 mi
- Wenatchee · 29 mi
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