Mount Cruiser
Mount Cruiser rises to 1,805 m in Washington. Mount Anderson stands 2,228 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Gladys, a peak 0.6 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
Mount Cruiser is a 6,104-foot-elevation (1,860-meter) mountain summit located in the Olympic Mountains, in Mason County of Washington state, United States. It is situated in Mount Skokomish Wilderness on land managed by Olympic National Forest. Cruiser is the highest point on Sawtooth Ridge, and its nearest higher peak is Mount Skokomish, 2.1 mi (3.4 km) to the north-northeast. Cruiser has two sub-peaks, Alpha (6,040 ft; 1,841 m), and Beta (5,920 ft; 1,804 m), the latter of which lies on the Olympic National Park boundary. The first ascent of the peak was made in 1937 by Paul Crews and Ray Layton. The mountain was named by the first ascent party to recognize their club, the Bremerton Ski Cruisers. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1961 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Hamma Hamma River.
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Wikidata Q29633684, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1805 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION
- 11.7 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 17.4 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC UNION TO JCT SR 3 VIC BELFAIR
- 23.9 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
Overlooks nearby
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 19 mi
- South Point · 25 mi
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Gladys: 0.6 mi
- Mount Lincoln: 1.1 mi
- Mount Henderson: 1.6 mi
- Mount Skokomish: 2.1 mi
- Cub Peak: 2.1 mi
- Division 2 Boat Launch: 6.1 mi
- Division 3 Park: 6.4 mi
- Division 1 Park: 8.6 mi
- Old Camp Melbourn: 9.8 mi
- Foothills County Park: 12.7 mi
- Ross Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 2.7 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 3.2 mi
- Upper Lilliwaup Falls: 11.1 mi
- Lilliwaup Falls: 11.3 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 3.1 mi
- Camp 3: 14.2 mi
- Camp Govey: 15.6 mi
- Simpson Lookout: 18.8 mi
- Ring of Fire: 22.3 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 8.2 mi
- Little Ireland Beach: 17.4 mi
- Lilly's Pad: 18.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 24.3 mi
- Mystery Beach: 24.4 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 4.2 mi
- Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Whale Display: 23.9 mi
- Exhibit Building: 23.9 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 10.8 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 12.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Amelia: 20.7 mi
- World's Largest Spruce: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Mount Cruiser. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Anderson | N 356° | 2,228 m | 10.9 mi |
| West Peak | N 352° | 2,169 m | 11.1 mi |
| Chimney Peak | NNW 335° | 2,086 m | 9.5 mi |
| The Brothers | NE 53° | 2,085.4 m | 10.2 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | N 4° | 2,079 m | 12.2 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NNW 342° | 2,078 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Stone | NE 38° | 2,015.3 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Elk Lick | NNE 17° | 1,974 m | 9.0 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 | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:32 | 16:25 |
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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518361 — Mount Cruiser, Mason County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544696
Day trips start here
- Tahuya · 18 mi
- Union · 18 mi
- Olympic Peninsula · 21 mi
- Seabeck · 23 mi
- Belfair · 24 mi
- Kitsap Peninsula · 25 mi
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