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Big Bear Mountain

Washington

About

Big Bear Mountain is a summit of about 5,661 feet in Snohomish County, Washington, inside the Boulder River Wilderness. The peak lies within the Darrington Ranger District of Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Verlot, about 5 miles away. Several other destinations sit within a couple of miles. Waterfall Basin, a climbing area, is about 1.5 miles away, and the Three Fingers summit trail is about 1.6 miles off. Copper Creek offers canoeing at about 1.6 miles, and Verlot campground is about 5.6 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

5,661 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Big Bear Mountain

Washington

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Verlot, Washington · 5 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Darrington Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

Is Big Bear Mountain open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Darrington Ranger District. It doesn't name Big Bear Mountain, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Darrington Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.