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Mount Deception

Mount Deception, a peak in Washington
Mount Deception, a peak in WashingtonTyler Lewis · CC BY 2.0

Mount Deception rises to 2,369 m in Washington. Mount Constance stands 2,364 m to the east-southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112 passes 24 miles off.

The story

Mount Deception is a peak in the Olympic Mountains of Cascadia. It is in Olympic National Park on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q531490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,369 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.81315, -123.23351

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Martin Peak: 0.8 mi
  • The Incisor: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Mystery: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Johnson: 1.4 mi
  • Sweat Spire: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Quilcene Community Park: 16.4 mi
  • Worthington Park: 16.6 mi
  • Quilcene Riverside Park: 16.6 mi
  • Lake Leland County Park: 17.6 mi
  • Three Waters County Park: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 26
  • 7 Cedars Casino: 17.7 mi
  • Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 18.9 mi
  • Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 19.6 mi
  • Fairgrounds: 19.6 mi
  • Olympic Cellars Winery: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Linger Longer Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Swim Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Mystery Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Dabob Broad Spit: 19.4 mi
  • Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Olympic Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Mount Deception. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConstanceESE2,364 m5.7 mi
Mount JohnsonN2,341 m1.4 mi
Inner ConstanceSE2,338 m5.0 mi
Martin PeakN2,328 m0.8 mi
Sweat SpireN2,304 m1.4 mi
Mount MysterySSE2,298 m1.3 mi
Gasp PinnancleN2,292 m1.5 mi
The IncisorN2,291 m1.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4519:26
June solstice05:1520:2721:16
September equinox07:0018:3219:13
December solstice08:0015:3016:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145495559646460514338

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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518571 — Mount Deception, Jefferson County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544726

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