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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. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Jefferson County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49045318, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2026 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.78731, -123.22656

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: 28
  • 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: 5
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Little Mystery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionN 350°2,369 m1.8 mi
Mount ConstanceESE 102°2,364 m4.7 mi
Mount JohnsonN 351°2,341 m3.2 mi
Inner ConstanceESE 108°2,338 m3.9 mi
Martin PeakN 353°2,328 m2.6 mi
Sweat SpireN 352°2,304 m3.2 mi
Mount MysteryNNE 23°2,298 m0.6 mi
Gasp PinnancleN 352°2,292 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 5080 °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

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