Mount Bretherton
Mount Bretherton rises to 1,807 m in Washington. Mount Constance stands 2,364 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Lena, a peak 1.4 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
Mount Bretherton is a 5,960-foot-elevation (1,817-meter) mountain summit located in the Olympic Mountains, in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is situated within Olympic National Park, immediately south and 1,400 feet above the shore of Upper Lena Lake. Mount Lena lies across the lake to the north, Mount Stone is 2.8 miles to the west-southwest, and The Brothers approximately four miles to the northeast. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains south to the Hamma Hamma River via Boulder, Delta, and Lena Creeks. Topographic relief is significant as it rises over 5,100 feet (1,600 meters) above the river in two miles. The non-technical ascent of Mount Bretherton involves hiking eight miles (one-way) and 5,300 feet elevation gain via the Upper Lena Lake Trail and cross-country above the lake, with most favorable conditions from July through September. There are pleasant campsites at the lake, and the ascent to the summit takes two hours from the lake. This mountain's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q49052123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1807 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION
- 9.1 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 18.8 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC UNION TO JCT SR 3 VIC BELFAIR
- 21.3 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
Overlooks nearby
- South Point · 18 mi
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Lena: 1.4 mi
- Mount Stone: 2.8 mi
- The Brothers: 4.0 mi
- Mount Hopper: 4.1 mi
- Jefferson Peak: 4.1 mi
- Division 2 Boat Launch: 9.0 mi
- Old Camp Melbourn: 9.1 mi
- Division 3 Park: 9.4 mi
- Division 1 Park: 11.1 mi
- Pleasant Harbor State Park: 14.1 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 3.0 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 3.8 mi
- Ross Falls: 8.3 mi
- Murhut Falls: 8.3 mi
- Upper Lilliwaup Falls: 11.0 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 10.7 mi
- Lilly's Pad: 15.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.1 mi
- Mystery Beach: 18.2 mi
- Linger Longer Beach: 20.1 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 9.2 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 17.2 mi
- Camp 3: 18.3 mi
- Camp Govey: 20.0 mi
- Simpson Lookout: 23.1 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 9.3 mi
- Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Jackson Park Picnic area: 24.5 mi
- Quilcene Historical Museum: 21.2 mi
- Whale Display: 21.4 mi
- Exhibit Building: 21.4 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 11.9 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 20.6 mi
- Submarine: 23.9 mi
- Historic mill: 24.4 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 7.5 mi
- Amelia: 22.4 mi
- Silverdale, Mundane and Mythical: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Mount Bretherton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Constance | NNE 20° | 2,364 m | 11.3 mi |
| Inner Constance | NNE 16° | 2,338 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Mystery | N 358° | 2,298 m | 12.2 mi |
| Warrior Peak | NNE 17° | 2,231 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Anderson | NW 321° | 2,228 m | 9.0 mi |
| West Peak | NW 318° | 2,169 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Fricaba | N 2° | 2,164 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hal Foss Peak | N 0° | 2,120 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:45 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:27 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:31 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 44 | 40 |
| Precip in | 15.5 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 9.1 | 15.7 | 16.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cushman Powerhouse #2, 17 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 1516934 — Mount Bretherton, Jefferson County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544414
Day trips start here
- Seabeck · 18 mi
- Tahuya · 19 mi
- Kitsap Peninsula · 20 mi
- Union · 20 mi
- Belfair · 21 mi
- Olympic Peninsula · 23 mi
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