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Mount LaCrosse

Mount LaCrosse, seen from above at true elevation

Mount LaCrosse rises to 1,956 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the north-northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is White Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

Mount LaCrosse, is a 6,417-foot (1,956-metre) mountain summit in the Olympic Mountains and is located in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is situated in Olympic National Park and the nearest higher peak is Mount Elk Lick, 2.54 mi (4.09 km) to the east. The Anderson massif lies 2.67 mi (4.30 km) to the north of Mount LaCrosse, and White Mountain lies 0.95 mi (1.53 km) to the southwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Dosewallips River and Duckabush River.

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Wikidata Q49053344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1956 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.68398, -123.31045

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
  • Division 2 Boat Launch: 13.7 mi
  • Division 3 Park: 14.1 mi
  • Old Camp Melbourn: 15.3 mi
  • Division 1 Park: 16.2 mi
  • Pleasant Harbor State Park: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Beaches: 7
  • Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
  • Swim Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Mystery Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Linger Longer Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Lilly's Pad: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
  • Quilcene Historical Museum: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Mount LaCrosse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionNNE 22°2,369 m9.6 mi
Mount ConstanceNE 54°2,364 m10.5 mi
Mount JohnsonNNE 18°2,341 m10.8 mi
Inner ConstanceNE 52°2,338 m9.7 mi
Martin PeakNNE 20°2,328 m10.4 mi
Sweat SpireNNE 18°2,304 m10.9 mi
Mount MysteryNNE 28°2,298 m8.8 mi
Gasp PinnancleNNE 18°2,292 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4519:26
June solstice05:1620:2721:16
September equinox07:0118:3219:13
December solstice08:0015:3116:24

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, 20 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/356545501

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