Mount Norton
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Mount Norton rises to 1,926 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the east-northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinels Sister, a peak 2.9 miles away. Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112 passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mount Norton is a 6,397-foot-elevation (1,950-meter) mountain summit located in the Olympic Mountains in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is situated within Olympic National Park, and is set within the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north via the Elwha River and Hayes River. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 3,200 feet (980 meters) above Hayes River in less than one mile, and the west aspect rises 4,400 feet (1,300 meters) above the Elwha valley in two miles. The lower slopes of the mountain are surrounded by forests of Western Red Cedar, Sitka Spruce, Western Hemlock, Alaskan Cedar, Mountain Hemlock, and Douglas-fir.
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Wikidata Q49053805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,926 m
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 24 mi
- South Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sentinels Sister: 2.9 mi
- Crystal Peak: 3.0 mi
- Mount Fromme: 3.2 mi
- Mount Claywood: 3.3 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 3.5 mi
- Division 2 Boat Launch: 20.4 mi
- Division 3 Park: 20.7 mi
- Old Camp Melbourn: 22.5 mi
- Division 1 Park: 22.9 mi
- Webster's Woods Art Park: 23.7 mi
- Service Falls: 11.4 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 13.4 mi
- Ross Falls: 14.0 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 14.7 mi
- Murhut Falls: 17.9 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 14.9 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 16.3 mi
- 9-11 Monument: 24.5 mi
- Military Service Memorial: 24.5 mi
- Giant Sea Lion Statue: 24.5 mi
- The Beaumont Cabin: 23.3 mi
- Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie: 24.5 mi
- North Olympic History Center: 24.7 mi
- Feiro Marine Life Center: 24.8 mi
- Historic Lincoln School: 24.8 mi
- Olympic Cellars Winery: 23.7 mi
- Adventures Through Kayaking: 23.9 mi
- Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 24.4 mi
- Hoh River Viewpoint: 24.7 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 18.4 mi
- Altair Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Olympic Visions: 24.7 mi
- Mother & Child: 24.7 mi
- Gray Wolf & Pups: 24.8 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 7.0 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 19.4 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 23.4 mi
- Arboretum: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Mount Norton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | ENE 67° | 2,369 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Johnson | ENE 59° | 2,341 m | 9.5 mi |
| Martin Peak | ENE 62° | 2,328 m | 9.4 mi |
| Sweat Spire | ENE 59° | 2,304 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Mystery | ENE 75° | 2,298 m | 9.2 mi |
| Gasp Pinnancle | ENE 59° | 2,292 m | 9.6 mi |
| The Incisor | ENE 61° | 2,291 m | 9.4 mi |
| Adelaide Peak | ENE 57° | 2,238 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:46 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:28 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:31 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 41 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elwha RS, 19 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 1523924 — Mount Norton, Jefferson County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356545974
Day trips start here
- Olympic Peninsula · 10 mi
- Olympic National Park · 19 mi
- Port Angeles · 24 mi
- Sequim · 26 mi
- Seabeck · 28 mi
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