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Mount Henderson

Mount Henderson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Henderson rises to 1,830 m in Washington. Mount Anderson stands 2,228 m to the north, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Skokomish, a peak 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION passes 7.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Henderson is a 6,003-foot-elevation (1,830-meter) mountain summit located in the Olympic Mountains, in Mason County of Washington state, United States. It is situated on the shared boundary of Olympic National Park with Mount Skokomish Wilderness. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Skokomish, 0.91 mi (1.46 km) to the east-northeast. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Hamma Hamma River and Skokomish River. The mountain's toponym honors Louis Forniquet Henderson (1853-1942), a pioneering botanist and mountaineer who accompanied Lieutenant O'Neil on his 1890 expedition into the Olympic Mountains.

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Wikidata Q49052988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1829.7 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.58698, -123.31252

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 27
  • Division 2 Boat Launch: 7.4 mi
  • Division 3 Park: 7.7 mi
  • Division 1 Park: 9.9 mi
  • Old Camp Melbourn: 10.5 mi
  • Foothills County Park: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Historic sites: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 9.5 mi
  • Lilly's Pad: 18.4 mi
  • Little Ireland Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Swim Beach: 23.4 mi
  • Mystery Beach: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 2
  • Whale Display: 24.4 mi
  • Exhibit Building: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Mount Henderson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AndersonN 355°2,228 m9.3 mi
West PeakN 350°2,169 m9.6 mi
Chimney PeakNNW 330°2,086 m8.2 mi
The BrothersENE 60°2,085.4 m9.2 mi
Diamond MountainN 3°2,079 m10.6 mi
Crystal PeakNNW 338°2,078 m9.9 mi
Mount StoneENE 58°2,015.3 m2.5 mi
Sentinel PeakN 354°2,009 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4519:26
June solstice05:1620:2721:15
September equinox07:0118:3219:13
December solstice07:5915:3216:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414245495660656560514440
Precip in15.59.29.96.13.01.90.91.43.09.115.716.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cushman Powerhouse #2, 17 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1520718 — Mount Henderson, Mason County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356545205

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