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Mount Ferry

Mount Ferry, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Ferry rises to 1,854 m in Washington. Mount Olympus stands 2,430 m to the west-southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ludden Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 15 miles off.

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Mount Ferry is a 6,195-foot (1,888-metre) mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Mount Ferry is the eighth-highest peak in the Bailey Range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains. In clear weather, the mountain can be seen from the visitor center at Hurricane Ridge. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Pulitzer, 0.6 mi (0.97 km) to the southwest. Stephen Peak is set 2.26 mi (3.64 km) to the northwest, and Mount Olympus is 7.2 mi (11.6 km) to the southwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Elwha and Hoh Rivers.

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Wikidata Q49052701, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1854 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.84278, -123.56826

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ludden Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Scott: 1.8 mi
  • Stephen Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Dodger Point: 3.5 mi
  • Mount Barnes: 4.1 mi
Parks: 35
  • Lake Sutherland Water Access Area: 17.3 mi
  • Lions Park: 19.1 mi
  • Train Park: 19.2 mi
  • Hazel Porter Kiel Park: 19.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Attractions: 7
  • Hoh River Viewpoint: 16.6 mi
  • Hall of Mosses: 17.0 mi
  • Adventures Through Kayaking: 18.2 mi
  • Ancient Groves: 19.1 mi
  • Devil’s Punchbowl: 19.5 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • 9-11 Monument: 20.2 mi
  • Military Service Memorial: 20.2 mi
  • Giant Sea Lion Statue: 20.2 mi
  • Peace Through Trade Bell: 20.2 mi
  • B-17 Crash Site: 22.3 mi
Hot springs: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Olympic Visions: 20.1 mi
  • Mother & Child: 20.2 mi
  • Gray Wolf & Pups: 20.2 mi
  • Oc: 20.2 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Arboretum: 19.3 mi
  • Crescent School Garden: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Crescent Beach: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Mount Ferry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OlympusWSW 247°2,430 m7.2 mi
Mount Olympus Middle PeakWSW 243°2,389 m6.9 mi
Mount Olympus East PeakWSW 241°2,324 m6.6 mi
Mount CameronE 96°2,184 m11.2 mi
Mount MathiasWSW 243°2,178 m5.7 mi
Mount TomWSW 249°2,148 m9.5 mi
Mount CarrieNW 313°2,125 m5.2 mi
Mount FairchildNW 323°2,108 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4619:27
June solstice05:1620:2921:17
September equinox07:0218:3319:14
December solstice08:0215:3116:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373842475357626358494137
Precip in8.96.16.93.31.91.40.71.11.65.910.19.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elwha RS, 12 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348996612

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