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Cat Peak

Cat Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 12 miles off.

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The story

Cat Peak is a 5,940-foot (1,811-metre) mountain summit within Olympic National Park in Clallam County of Washington state.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49018649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1796 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.90009, -123.67991

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Parks: 33
  • 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
Waterfalls: 7
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Hot springs: 5
Historic sites: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Crescent Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Murdock Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Twin River Surf Beach: 22.1 mi
  • West Twin Beach: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Olympic Visions: 18.9 mi
  • Mother & Child: 19.1 mi
  • Gray Wolf & Pups: 19.1 mi
  • Oc: 19.1 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Crescent School Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Arboretum: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OlympusSSW 192°2,430 m7.0 mi
Mount Olympus Middle PeakS 188°2,389 m7.2 mi
Mount Olympus East PeakS 185°2,324 m7.2 mi
Mount MathiasS 179°2,178 m6.6 mi
Mount TomSSW 206°2,148 m8.2 mi
Mount CarrieESE 106°2,125 m1.5 mi
Mount FairchildE 90°2,108 m2.1 mi
Ruth PeakESE 113°2,088 m2.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4719:28
June solstice05:1620:2921:18
September equinox07:0218:3319:14
December solstice08:0215:3216:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373842475357626358494137
Precip in8.96.16.93.31.91.40.71.11.65.910.19.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elwha RS, 9 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

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

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