Mount Constance
Mount Constance rises to 2,364 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the west-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Warrior Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 9.3 miles off.
The story
Mount Constance is a peak in the Olympic Mountains of Washington and the third highest in the range. It is the most visually prominent peak on Seattle's western skyline. Despite being almost as tall as the ice-clad Mount Olympus to the west, Mount Constance has little in the way of glaciers and permanent snow because the eastern, and particularly this northeastern, portion of the Olympics receives far less precipitation. However the narrow and steep Crystal Glacier still exists on the mountain's north face, shaded by the bulk of the main peak and with a small lake at its terminus. In addition, the treeline is higher here than mountains to the west, also hinting at the drier alpine conditions. By virtue of its position at the eastern edge of the Olympics, Mount Constance also enjoys spectacular vertical relief. For example, it rises over 6,900 feet (2,100 m) above the Dosewallips River to the south in only 3 horizontal miles (4.8 km). It is also only 12 miles (20 km) from the tidewater of Hood Canal. The summit of Mount Constance lies on the boundary between Olympic National Park and Buckhorn Wilderness. The Constance massif includes Mount Constance, Inner Constance, the twin peaks of Warrior to the north, as well as numerous subsidiary summits on rocky southern ridges enclosing the cirque basin that contains Lake Constance.
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Wikidata Q116229, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2364 m
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 16.4 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC DISCOVERY BAY TO KINGSTON FERRY ZONE
- 18.6 mi off the JCT SR 101 TO KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE VIC PORT TOWNSEND
- 19.6 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 10 mi
- South Point · 11 mi
- Seabold Road Public Road End · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Warrior Peak: 0.8 mi
- Inner Constance: 0.9 mi
- Valhalla Peak: 1.9 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain - Northeast Peak: 3.8 mi
- Quilcene Community Park: 12.0 mi
- Quilcene Riverside Park: 12.1 mi
- Worthington Park: 12.2 mi
- Pleasant Harbor State Park: 12.4 mi
- Lake Leland County Park: 14.5 mi
- 7 Cedars Casino: 18.0 mi
- Submarine: 20.2 mi
- Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 20.6 mi
- Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 21.0 mi
- Fairgrounds: 21.5 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 5.9 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 19.4 mi
- George Vancouver Heritage Marker: 21.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.3 mi
- Poulsbo Fisherman Memorial: 22.4 mi
- Murhut Falls: 7.7 mi
- Rocky Brook Falls: 9.4 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 13.8 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 15.0 mi
- Ross Falls: 18.3 mi
- Quilcene Historical Museum: 12.3 mi
- Native Art Gallery: 18.5 mi
- Poulsbo Heritage Museum: 22.4 mi
- Poulsbo Maritime Museum: 22.4 mi
- Poulsbo Historical Society’s Research Center and Mini Museum: 22.5 mi
- Linger Longer Beach: 12.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 12.2 mi
- Mystery Beach: 12.3 mi
- Dabob Broad Spit: 14.7 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 21.7 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 12.2 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 19.1 mi
- Rude Road Sites: 21.1 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 21.4 mi
- Miller Peninsula State Park: 22.9 mi
- Kite Girl: 21.2 mi
- Valkommen to Poulsbo Statue: 22.0 mi
- Silverdale, Mundane and Mythical: 22.2 mi
- Dogfish Bay: 22.4 mi
- Uff Da: 22.5 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 20.5 mi
- Jackson Park Picnic area: 24.1 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 7.9 mi
- Sequim Botanical Garden: 21.5 mi
- McGees: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Mount Constance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | WNW 300° | 2,369 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Johnson | NW 309° | 2,341 m | 6.6 mi |
| Inner Constance | WSW 258° | 2,338 m | 0.9 mi |
| Martin Peak | NW 306° | 2,328 m | 6.1 mi |
| Sweat Spire | NW 309° | 2,304 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Mystery | WNW 290° | 2,298 m | 4.6 mi |
| Gasp Pinnancle | NW 310° | 2,292 m | 6.6 mi |
| The Incisor | NW 308° | 2,291 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:27 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:30 | 16:23 |
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, 10 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518031 — Mount Constance, Jefferson County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544624
Day trips start here
- Seabeck · 17 mi
- Kitsap Peninsula · 21 mi
- Sequim · 21 mi
- Silverdale · 22 mi
- Olympic Peninsula · 23 mi
- Poulsbo · 23 mi
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