Big Snow Mountain
Big Snow Mountain rises to 2,036 m in Washington. Chimney Rock stands 2,355 m to the east-southeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bulger, a peak 1.9 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
Big Snow Mountain is a prominent 6,680-foot (2,040-metre) mountain summit located 7 mi (11 km) north of Snoqualmie Pass in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in eastern King County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range and is situated on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Snoqualmie and Skykomish Rivers. The nearest higher peak is Overcoat Peak, 3.75 mi (6.04 km) to the east-southeast.
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Wikidata Q49012774, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,036 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 12.1 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 29.3 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Margaret · 11 mi
- Little Balcony · 13 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 13 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Bulger: 1.9 mi
- Wild Goat Peak: 1.9 mi
- Sorcery Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Tourmaline Peak: 2.7 mi
- Mount Price: 2.9 mi
- Nellie Falls: 2.0 mi
- Pumpkinseed Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Iceberg Lake Falls: 3.6 mi
- Big Heart Falls: 4.1 mi
- Dingford Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 10.0 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 12.0 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 12.3 mi
- French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 17.2 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 17.2 mi
- Osprey Wall: 7.4 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- Spouse Wall: 7.7 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 9.1 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 9.1 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 8.5 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 9.7 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 12.1 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 13.0 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 13.3 mi
- Rockdale: 10.7 mi
- Alpine: 13.5 mi
- Scenic: 15.6 mi
- Martin: 17.8 mi
- Wellington: 18.8 mi
- Tubing Park: 9.0 mi
- Caboose: 15.5 mi
- Amazonia: 15.9 mi
- Actual Cave: 15.9 mi
- Club Paradiso: 15.9 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 8.1 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 12.0 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 12.0 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 19.9 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 20.5 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 8.2 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Mine Creek: 14.3 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 20.4 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 20.4 mi
- Poet's Path: 21.4 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 21.4 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 21.4 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 17.7 mi
- Easton Ponds: 22.7 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 23.9 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 3.7 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 24.5 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Canyon Spring: 20.2 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Big Snow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimney Rock | ESE 115° | 2,355 m | 4.1 mi |
| Lemah Mountain | SE 135° | 2,280 m | 4.3 mi |
| Overcoat Peak | ESE 113° | 2,265 m | 3.7 mi |
| Summit Chief Mountain | E 100° | 2,228 m | 4.6 mi |
| Little Big Chief Mountain | E 94° | 2,202 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bears Breast Mountain | E 87° | 2,194 m | 6.6 mi |
| Middle Chief Peak | E 97° | 2,170 m | 5.0 mi |
| Chikamin Peak | SSE 148° | 2,110 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:24 | 16:17 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544312
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 10 mi
- Stevens Pass · 19 mi
- North Bend · 20 mi
- Snoqualmie · 22 mi
- King County · 23 mi
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