Cat Peak
Cat Peak rises to 1,796 m in Washington. Mount Olympus stands 2,430 m to the south-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Carrie, a peak 1.5 miles away. Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112 passes 15 miles off.
The story
Cat Peak is a 5,940-foot (1,811-metre) mountain summit within Olympic National Park in Clallam County of Washington state.
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Wikidata Q49018649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,796 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kloshe Nanitch · 22 mi
- Pillar Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Carrie: 1.5 mi
- Mount Michael: 1.7 mi
- Haigs Lake Peak: 1.8 mi
- Jackson Spire: 1.9 mi
- High Divide-Sol Duc Park: 2.0 mi
- Lake Sutherland Water Access Area: 12.1 mi
- Lincoln Park: 17.6 mi
- Volunteer Field: 17.6 mi
- Billy Whiteshoes Memorial Park: 17.8 mi
- Elks Playfield: 18.0 mi
- Sol Duc Falls: 7.4 mi
- Lover's Lane Falls: 7.7 mi
- Mineral Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
- Service Falls: 9.9 mi
- Madison Falls: 10.7 mi
- The Gosset Wing: 16.5 mi
- The Beaumont Cabin: 18.1 mi
- Historic Lincoln School: 18.3 mi
- Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie: 18.9 mi
- North Olympic History Center: 18.9 mi
- Hoh River Viewpoint: 11.8 mi
- Hall of Mosses: 12.0 mi
- Ancient Groves: 12.6 mi
- Devil’s Punchbowl: 13.6 mi
- Adventures Through Kayaking: 16.3 mi
- Peace Through Trade Bell: 19.1 mi
- 9-11 Monument: 19.2 mi
- Military Service Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Giant Sea Lion Statue: 19.3 mi
- Sv. Nikolai Voyage of Exploration memorial: 22.6 mi
- Crescent Beach: 18.1 mi
- Murdock Beach: 19.5 mi
- Twin River Surf Beach: 22.1 mi
- West Twin Beach: 22.2 mi
- Altair Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Bovee's Meadow Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
- La Poel Day Use Area: 13.8 mi
- Olympic Visions: 18.9 mi
- Mother & Child: 19.1 mi
- Gray Wolf & Pups: 19.1 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 5.2 mi
- Sol Duc Hot Springs: 9.7 mi
- Crescent School Garden: 16.5 mi
- Arboretum: 18.6 mi
- North Point: 22.2 mi
- Tree Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Gettysburg: 19.0 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Cat Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olympus | SSW 192° | 2,430 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Olympus Middle Peak | S 188° | 2,389 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Olympus East Peak | S 185° | 2,324 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Mathias | S 179° | 2,178 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | SSW 206° | 2,148 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Carrie | ESE 106° | 2,125 m | 1.5 mi |
| Mount Fairchild | E 90° | 2,108 m | 2.1 mi |
| Ruth Peak | ESE 113° | 2,088 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:47 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:29 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:32 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 41 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elwha RS, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Olympic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1517488 — Cat Peak, Clallam County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348997370
Day trips start here
- Olympic Peninsula · 8 mi
- Olympic National Park · 10 mi
- Port Angeles · 18 mi
- Sequim · 29 mi
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