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Mount Bigelow

Mount Bigelow, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Bigelow rises to 2,574 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Ridge, a peak 1.7 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP passes 10 miles off.

The story

Mount Bigelow is an 8,449-foot-elevation (2,575-meter) mountain summit located on the border shared by Okanogan and Chelan counties in Washington state.

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Wikidata Q49052077, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2574 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.21847, -120.35370

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
  • Bendtsen Public Access: 10.5 mi
  • Carlton Swimming Hole: 11.0 mi
  • McFarland Water Access: 14.3 mi
  • Twisp Commons Park: 14.6 mi
  • Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Domke Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Big Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 18.1 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 18.6 mi
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 14.3 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Native Plant Gardens: 14.6 mi
  • The Garden: 16.6 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Mount Bigelow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oval PeakNW 326°2,665 m5.8 mi
Star PeakWNW 303°2,644 m4.1 mi
Cardinal PeakWSW 236°2,608 m14.4 mi
Hoodoo PeakNNE 13°2,571 m2.4 mi
Emerald PeakWSW 241°2,565 m14.6 mi
Saska PeakWSW 241°2,560 m15.2 mi
Martin PeakS 176°2,545 m2.1 mi
Reynolds PeakNW 318°2,545 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:14
June solstice05:0220:1721:06
September equinox06:4918:2019:01
December solstice07:5015:1616:10

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273242516066737263503727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Methow 2 S, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1516551 — Mount Bigelow, Okanogan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544313

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