Mount Bigelow (Washington)

Mount Bigelow
East aspect, summit in upper right
Highest point
Elevation8,449 ft (2,575 m)[1]
Prominence800 ft (244 m)[2]
Parent peakRaven Ridge (8,572 ft)[2]
Isolation1.71 mi (2.75 km)[2]
Coordinates48°13′05″N 120°21′15″W / 48.2180825°N 120.3540503°W / 48.2180825; -120.3540503[1]
Naming
EtymologyFrank Ezra Bigelow
Geography
Mount Bigelow is located in Washington (state)
Mount Bigelow
Mount Bigelow
Location in Washington
Mount Bigelow is located in the United States
Mount Bigelow
Mount Bigelow
Mount Bigelow (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyChelan / Okanogan
Protected areaLake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
Parent rangeMethow Mountains[3]
North Cascades
Cascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Martin Peak
Geology
Age of rockEocene to Late Cretaceous[4]
Type of rockTonalitic Orthogneiss[4]
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling[2]

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.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Bigelow". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bigelow, Mount - 8,460' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  3. ^ "Mount Bigelow, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  4. ^ a b Geologic map of the North Cascade Range, Washington, Haugerud, R.A., and Tabor, R.W., US Geological Survey, 2009.