Mount Clark
Mount Clark rises to 2,213 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the south, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Gasp Pinnancle, a peak 0.2 miles away. Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112 passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mount Clark is a 7,528-foot (2,295-metre) mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Its nearest higher peak is Sweat Spire (7,580 ft) on Mount Johnson, 0.26 mi (0.42 km) to the southwest, and Mount Walkinshaw is set 0.9 mi (1.4 km) to the north. It is the second highest peak in The Needles range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains, and seventh highest in the Olympic Mountains. The climbing routes on Mt. Clark start at Class 3 scrambling and range up to Class 5.5 via the central South Face. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Dungeness River.
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Wikidata Q49052323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,213 m
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
- 29.0 mi off the PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 15 mi
- South Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gasp Pinnancle: 0.2 mi
- Sundial: 0.2 mi
- Sweat Spire: 0.2 mi
- Mount Johnson: 0.3 mi
- Adelaide Peak: 0.4 mi
- Three Waters County Park: 16.2 mi
- Quilcene Community Park: 16.3 mi
- Worthington Park: 16.5 mi
- Quilcene Riverside Park: 16.6 mi
- Lake Leland County Park: 17.0 mi
- 7 Cedars Casino: 16.5 mi
- Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 17.4 mi
- Fairgrounds: 18.2 mi
- Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 18.2 mi
- Olympic Cellars Winery: 18.3 mi
- Quilcene Historical Museum: 16.5 mi
- Native Art Gallery: 17.1 mi
- The Beaumont Cabin: 20.4 mi
- Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie: 21.6 mi
- Feiro Marine Life Center: 21.7 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 6.8 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 21.0 mi
- Military Service Memorial: 21.3 mi
- 9-11 Monument: 21.3 mi
- Giant Sea Lion Statue: 21.3 mi
- Murhut Falls: 14.0 mi
- Rocky Brook Falls: 15.6 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 16.6 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 18.0 mi
- Ross Falls: 19.9 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 15.3 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 16.9 mi
- Dungeness Recreation Area: 21.0 mi
- Miller Peninsula State Park: 21.4 mi
- Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary: 24.0 mi
- Linger Longer Beach: 17.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 18.0 mi
- Mystery Beach: 18.1 mi
- Dabob Broad Spit: 19.4 mi
- Kite Girl: 17.7 mi
- Olympic Visions: 21.7 mi
- Mother & Child: 21.7 mi
- Gray Wolf & Pups: 21.8 mi
- Altair Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
- Sequim Botanical Garden: 18.4 mi
- Arboretum: 20.1 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 8.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
- McGees: 23.6 mi
- New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Mount Clark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | S 183° | 2,369 m | 1.5 mi |
| Mount Constance | SE 131° | 2,364 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Johnson | WSW 239° | 2,341 m | 0.3 mi |
| Inner Constance | SE 139° | 2,338 m | 6.0 mi |
| Martin Peak | S 187° | 2,328 m | 0.7 mi |
| Sweat Spire | WSW 240° | 2,304 m | 0.2 mi |
| Mount Mystery | S 170° | 2,298 m | 2.8 mi |
| Gasp Pinnancle | WSW 257° | 2,292 m | 0.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:45 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:27 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:30 | 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 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 43 | 38 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544582
Day trips start here
- Olympic Peninsula · 18 mi
- Sequim · 18 mi
- Port Angeles · 22 mi
- Seabeck · 23 mi
- Olympic National Park · 27 mi
- Kitsap Peninsula · 28 mi
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