Mount Mystery
Mount Mystery rises to 2,298 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the north-northwest, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mystery, a peak 0.6 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mount Mystery is a prominent 7,639-foot (2,328-metre) mountain summit located in the Olympic Mountains in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is located within Olympic National Park on the Olympic Peninsula. Mount Mystery is the sixth-highest peak of the Olympic Mountains, after Mount Olympus, Mount Deception, Mount Constance, Mount Johnson, and Inner Constance. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Deception, 1.32 mi (2.12 km) to the north-northwest. Little Mystery (6,941 ft) is a subsidiary summit south of Mount Mystery. Mount Mystery is located in the eastern portion of the Olympic Mountains just south of Mount Deception at the headwaters of Deception Creek. This location puts it in the rain shadow of the Olympic Range, resulting in far less precipitation than Mount Olympus and the western Olympics receive. Mount Mystery sits on the boundary between the drainage basins of the Dungeness River, to the north, and the Dosewallips River to the east. Deception Creek, a tributary of the Dosewallips River, drains the east and west slopes of Mount Mystery, including a small melting glacier on the east side referred to colloquially as Mystery Glacier. Mount Mystery was given its toponym circa 1915 by G.A. Whitehead of the U.S. Forest Service because he admired its regal appearance in foggy weather.
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Wikidata Q49053723, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2298 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 18.8 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC DISCOVERY BAY TO KINGSTON FERRY ZONE
- 20.4 mi off the JCT SR 101 TO KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE VIC PORT TOWNSEND
- 20.7 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 · 15 mi
- Elwha Dam Overlook Trailhead · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mystery: 0.6 mi
- Hal Foss Peak: 0.6 mi
- Mount Fricaba: 1.3 mi
- Mount Deception: 1.3 mi
- Martin Peak: 2.1 mi
- Quilcene Community Park: 15.9 mi
- Worthington Park: 16.1 mi
- Quilcene Riverside Park: 16.2 mi
- Pleasant Harbor State Park: 16.9 mi
- Lake Leland County Park: 17.5 mi
- 7 Cedars Casino: 18.4 mi
- Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 20.0 mi
- Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 20.5 mi
- Fairgrounds: 20.6 mi
- Olympic Cellars Winery: 21.0 mi
- Murhut Falls: 11.6 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 14.0 mi
- Rocky Brook Falls: 14.0 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 15.3 mi
- Ross Falls: 17.5 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 7.4 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 18.6 mi
- George Vancouver Heritage Marker: 23.2 mi
- Military Service Memorial: 24.0 mi
- 9-11 Monument: 24.0 mi
- Quilcene Historical Museum: 16.2 mi
- Native Art Gallery: 19.0 mi
- The Beaumont Cabin: 23.0 mi
- Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie: 24.3 mi
- Feiro Marine Life Center: 24.4 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 16.3 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 17.8 mi
- Miller Peninsula State Park: 23.4 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 23.6 mi
- Dungeness Recreation Area: 23.7 mi
- Linger Longer Beach: 16.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 16.8 mi
- Mystery Beach: 16.9 mi
- Dabob Broad Spit: 18.8 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 22.9 mi
- Kite Girl: 20.2 mi
- Olympic Visions: 24.4 mi
- Mother & Child: 24.4 mi
- Oc: 24.4 mi
- Gray Wolf & Pups: 24.5 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 5.9 mi
- Hot spring #30: 22.0 mi
- Hot spring #31: 22.2 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
- Altair Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Sequim Botanical Garden: 20.8 mi
- Arboretum: 22.8 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 24.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Mount Mystery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | NNW 335° | 2,369 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mount Constance | ESE 110° | 2,364 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Johnson | NNW 344° | 2,341 m | 2.7 mi |
| Inner Constance | ESE 117° | 2,338 m | 3.9 mi |
| Martin Peak | NNW 344° | 2,328 m | 2.1 mi |
| Sweat Spire | NNW 345° | 2,304 m | 2.7 mi |
| Gasp Pinnancle | NNW 345° | 2,292 m | 2.7 mi |
| The Incisor | NNW 344° | 2,291 m | 2.4 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 | 19:12 |
| 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, 14 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545934
Day trips start here
- Olympic Peninsula · 18 mi
- Sequim · 20 mi
- Seabeck · 21 mi
- Port Angeles · 24 mi
- Kitsap Peninsula · 26 mi
- Olympic National Park · 27 mi
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