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Big Snagtooth

Big Snagtooth, seen from above at true elevation

Big Snagtooth rises to 2,552 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the east-southeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Star Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 2.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2552 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.53404, -120.58839

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 11.8 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 16.6 mi
  • Mack Lloyd Park: 18.7 mi
  • Confluence Park: 18.9 mi
  • Homestream Park: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cedar Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Green View Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 23.9 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • The Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 23.8 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 24.3 mi
Museums: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Big Snagtooth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Gardner MountainESE 108°2,730 m4.2 mi
Gardner MountainESE 112°2,712 m5.0 mi
Silver Star MountainN 10°2,670 m1.0 mi
Tower MountainNW 306°2,574 m6.5 mi
Golden HornNW 306°2,566 m8.2 mi
Big KangarooSW 233°2,538 m1.7 mi
Abernathy PeakSE 143°2,523 m4.9 mi
Mount GibbsS 186°2,482 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0120:1921:09
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice07:5315:1516:10

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232836455562706959453222
Precip in3.62.42.01.01.11.00.60.50.82.13.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/13754062981

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