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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. Cascade Loop 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
2,574 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.21847, -120.35370

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 27
  • 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
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Native Plant Gardens: 14.6 mi
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 PeakNW2,665 m5.8 mi
Star PeakWNW2,644 m4.1 mi
Cardinal PeakWSW2,608 m14.4 mi
Hoodoo PeakNNE2,571 m2.4 mi
Emerald PeakWSW2,565 m14.6 mi
Saska PeakWSW2,560 m15.2 mi
Martin PeakS2,545 m2.1 mi
Reynolds PeakNW2,545 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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