Mount Deception
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. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 14 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.
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Wikidata Q531490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2369 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 18.6 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC DISCOVERY BAY TO KINGSTON FERRY ZONE
- 20.1 mi off the JCT SR 101 TO KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE VIC PORT TOWNSEND
- 21.9 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 15 mi
- South Point · 16 mi
- Elwha Dam Overlook Trailhead · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Murhut Falls: 12.8 mi
- Rocky Brook Falls: 15.0 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 15.1 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 16.5 mi
- Ross Falls: 18.4 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 7.3 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 19.5 mi
- Military Service Memorial: 22.6 mi
- 9-11 Monument: 22.6 mi
- Giant Sea Lion Statue: 22.7 mi
- Quilcene Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
- Native Art Gallery: 18.3 mi
- The Beaumont Cabin: 21.7 mi
- Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie: 22.9 mi
- Feiro Marine Life Center: 23.1 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 16.8 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 16.9 mi
- Dungeness Recreation Area: 22.5 mi
- Miller Peninsula State Park: 22.6 mi
- Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary: 24.9 mi
- 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
- Kite Girl: 19.2 mi
- Olympic Visions: 23.1 mi
- Mother & Child: 23.1 mi
- Oc: 23.1 mi
- Gray Wolf & Pups: 23.1 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 6.8 mi
- Hot spring #30: 20.9 mi
- Hot spring #31: 21.1 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Altair Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 21.7 mi
- Sequim Botanical Garden: 19.8 mi
- Arboretum: 21.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.5 mi
- McGees: 24.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Constance | ESE 120° | 2,364 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Johnson | N 352° | 2,341 m | 1.4 mi |
| Inner Constance | SE 126° | 2,338 m | 5.0 mi |
| Martin Peak | N 360° | 2,328 m | 0.8 mi |
| Sweat Spire | N 354° | 2,304 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Mystery | SSE 155° | 2,298 m | 1.3 mi |
| Gasp Pinnancle | N 355° | 2,292 m | 1.5 mi |
| The Incisor | N 356° | 2,291 m | 1.1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518571 — Mount Deception, Jefferson County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544726
Day trips start here
- Olympic Peninsula · 18 mi
- Sequim · 19 mi
- Seabeck · 22 mi
- Port Angeles · 23 mi
- Kitsap Peninsula · 27 mi
- Olympic National Park · 27 mi
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