Mount Claywood
Mount Claywood rises to 2,084 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the east, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Fromme, a peak 0.6 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mount Claywood is a 6,836-foot (2,084-metre) mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is situated at the head of Lost River, and 15 mi (24 km) east of Mount Olympus. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Cameron, 2.4 mi (3.9 km) to the northeast. Other nearby peaks include Mt. Fromme, 0.58 mi (0.93 km) to the southeast, and Sentinel Peak, 2 mi (3.2 km) also to the southeast. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north and west into tributaries of the Elwha River, and east into Claywood Lake, thence Dosewallips River.
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Wikidata Q49052331, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2084 m
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 21.9 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION
- 21.9 mi off the BOUNDARY OF MAKAH INDIAN RES TO VIC LAIRDS CORNER
- 22.0 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 22 mi
- South Point · 22 mi
- Elwha Dam Overlook Trailhead · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Fromme: 0.6 mi
- Lost Peak: 1.8 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 2.0 mi
- Sentinels Sister: 2.4 mi
- Mount Cameron: 2.6 mi
- Three Waters County Park: 20.7 mi
- Webster's Woods Art Park: 21.1 mi
- Lions Park: 21.2 mi
- Rains Park: 21.3 mi
- Train Park: 21.4 mi
- Service Falls: 13.7 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 15.0 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 16.4 mi
- Ross Falls: 16.5 mi
- Murhut Falls: 17.2 mi
- The Beaumont Cabin: 20.8 mi
- Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie: 22.0 mi
- North Olympic History Center: 22.2 mi
- Feiro Marine Life Center: 22.3 mi
- NOAA - Olympic Coast Discovery Center: 22.3 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 13.6 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 17.5 mi
- 9-11 Monument: 21.9 mi
- Military Service Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Giant Sea Lion Statue: 22.0 mi
- Olympic Cellars Winery: 20.7 mi
- Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 21.2 mi
- Adventures Through Kayaking: 21.7 mi
- 7 Cedars Casino: 22.6 mi
- Fairgrounds: 23.1 mi
- Olympic Visions: 22.2 mi
- Mother & Child: 22.2 mi
- Oc: 22.3 mi
- Gray Wolf & Pups: 22.3 mi
- Kite Girl: 22.6 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 19.1 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 19.1 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 19.2 mi
- Linger Longer Beach: 23.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 23.7 mi
- Mystery Beach: 23.7 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 24.2 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 7.1 mi
- Hot spring #30: 16.3 mi
- Hot spring #31: 16.5 mi
- Altair Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 20.1 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 23.2 mi
- Dungeness Recreation Area: 24.6 mi
- Arboretum: 20.8 mi
- Sequim Botanical Garden: 23.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Mount Claywood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | E 82° | 2,369 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Johnson | ENE 70° | 2,341 m | 6.5 mi |
| Inner Constance | ESE 102° | 2,338 m | 10.6 mi |
| Martin Peak | ENE 75° | 2,328 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sweat Spire | ENE 70° | 2,304 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Mystery | E 93° | 2,298 m | 6.9 mi |
| Gasp Pinnancle | ENE 69° | 2,292 m | 6.6 mi |
| The Incisor | ENE 73° | 2,291 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:28 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:31 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 41 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elwha RS, 18 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/356544583
Day trips start here
- Olympic Peninsula · 12 mi
- Olympic National Park · 20 mi
- Port Angeles · 22 mi
- Sequim · 23 mi
- Seabeck · 28 mi
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