Big Jim Mountain Lodge - Meredith Lodging As the name so aptly implies, Big Jim Mountain Lodge features a stunning view of Big Jim Mountain, named after the famed first American to summit Mt. Everest in 1963, Jim Whittaker. Big Jim lies on the southeastern extreme of the Chiwaukum Mountains, a subrange within Washington's Cascade Range. With their often-reddish rock and tundra upper slopes, these mountains resemble Colorado's mountains more than what is typically thought of as the Washington Cascades. Just imagine the backdrop! It is the ide...