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Mount Christie

Mount Christie, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Christie rises to 1,873 m in Washington. Mount Olympus stands 2,430 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Seattle, a peak 2.8 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION passes 20 miles off.

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The story

Mount Christie is high peak in the Olympic Mountains of Washington in Olympic National Park. Mount Christie is located in the Queets-Quinault group. Precipitation on Mt. Christie drains into the Elwha River on the north side, and into the Quinault River on the south side. The mountain was named to honor James Halbold Christie, who was the leader of the Seattle Press Expedition which first explored the unknown interior of the range in 1889–1890. The massif has several peaks, and the large Christie Glacier resides in the north cirque below the main summit.

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Wikidata Q6920145, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1873 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.69759, -123.54518

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
Parks: 5
  • Division 2 Boat Launch: 20.1 mi
  • Division 3 Park: 20.3 mi
  • Quinault Recreation Area: 20.8 mi
  • Division 1 Park: 22.5 mi
  • Old Camp Melbourn: 23.8 mi
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Little Ireland Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 22.1 mi
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Mount Christie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OlympusNW 313°2,430 m10.5 mi
Mount Olympus Middle PeakNW 314°2,389 m10.0 mi
Mount Olympus East PeakNW 315°2,324 m9.7 mi
Mount AndersonE 81°2,228 m10.1 mi
Mount CameronNE 49°2,184 m13.4 mi
Mount MathiasNW 320°2,178 m9.6 mi
West PeakE 79°2,169 m9.3 mi
Mount TomNW 304°2,148 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4619:27
June solstice05:1720:2821:17
September equinox07:0218:3319:14
December solstice08:0115:3216:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485357626359514339
Precip in24.613.317.212.46.94.12.33.16.116.024.620.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quinault 4 NE, 18 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544569

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