Skip to content

Little Mystery

Little Mystery, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mystery rises to 2,026 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the north, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Mystery, a peak 0.6 miles away. Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112 passes 26 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Jefferson County, Washington, United States.

Wikidata Q49045318, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,026 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.78731, -123.22656

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
  • Quilcene Community Park: 16.3 mi
  • Worthington Park: 16.5 mi
  • Quilcene Riverside Park: 16.5 mi
  • Pleasant Harbor State Park: 16.8 mi
  • Lake Leland County Park: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 25
  • 7 Cedars Casino: 19.0 mi
  • Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 20.6 mi
  • Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 21.1 mi
  • Fairgrounds: 21.2 mi
  • Olympic Cellars Winery: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 5
  • Linger Longer Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Swim Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Mystery Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Dabob Broad Spit: 19.1 mi
  • Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Little Mystery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionN2,369 m1.8 mi
Mount ConstanceESE2,364 m4.7 mi
Mount JohnsonN2,341 m3.2 mi
Inner ConstanceESE2,338 m3.9 mi
Martin PeakN2,328 m2.6 mi
Sweat SpireN2,304 m3.2 mi
Mount MysteryNNE2,298 m0.6 mi
Gasp PinnancleN2,292 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4519:26
June solstice05:1520:2721:16
September equinox07:0018:3219:12
December solstice08:0015:3016:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145495559646460514338

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quilcene 2 SW, 15 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

OpenStreetMap element node/356545676

More peaks in Washington

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Little Mystery.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens