Big Four Mountain
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| height | 1883 m | |
| location | Snohomish County , Washington , USA | |
| Mountains | Cascade chain | |
| Notch height | 329 m | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 2 '35 " N , 121 ° 31' 26" W | |
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The Big Four Mountain or Big Four is a mountain in the Cascade Range , about 20 mi (32 km) east of Granite Falls in the State of Washington . Scree slopes on the northern flank of the mountain were formed by avalanches. These can occur in the shade of the mountain all year round. During the summer months, meltwater runoff under the scree slopes and form glacier cavesinto the ice. The size of these caves varies from year to year; they are very dangerous because of their unpredictability. The mountain is open to the public; a large snowfield can be reached via a short hiking trail, but it is closed because of the caves it contains and the danger of avalanches. In 1998, 2010 and 2015, hikers were killed in accidents.
history
The Big Four is not named after its five peaks, but either after a structure that is visible on one of its snowfields and forms the shape of a 4, or after four stocky brothers who searched for gold and set traps in the adjacent valley.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Girl killed by falling ice at Big Four Ice Caves identified . Seattle Times. August 2, 2010.
- ^ History of Darrington> Origin Of Area Names> Big Four Mountain . Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
Web links
- Big Four Mountain ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved November 26, 2008.
- Big Four Mountain . summitpost.org. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- Big Four Mountain, Washington . peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 26, 2008.