Mount Bigelow
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
- 10.4 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
- 10.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 14.6 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 23.7 mi off the JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Raven Ridge: 1.7 mi
- Martin Peak: 2.1 mi
- Hoodoo Peak: 2.4 mi
- Switchback Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Old Maid Mountain: 3.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Handy Spring: 16.8 mi
- Halfway Spring: 18.9 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 19.0 mi
- Windy Camp Spring: 22.1 mi
- Stormy Spring: 22.8 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Painted Rocks: 15.7 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 21.9 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 24.9 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 14.2 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 19.1 mi
- The China Ditch Historical Marker: 24.3 mi
- Entro: 14.6 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 19.3 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 19.5 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 14.3 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 15.0 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 14.6 mi
- The Garden: 16.6 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 14.6 mi
- Holden Museum: 19.3 mi
- Moore: 12.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oval Peak | NW 326° | 2,665 m | 5.8 mi |
| Star Peak | WNW 303° | 2,644 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | WSW 236° | 2,608 m | 14.4 mi |
| Hoodoo Peak | NNE 13° | 2,571 m | 2.4 mi |
| Emerald Peak | WSW 241° | 2,565 m | 14.6 mi |
| Saska Peak | WSW 241° | 2,560 m | 15.2 mi |
| Martin Peak | S 176° | 2,545 m | 2.1 mi |
| Reynolds Peak | NW 318° | 2,545 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:17 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:16 | 16:10 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Methow 2 S, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1516551 — Mount Bigelow, Okanogan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544313
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 19 mi
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