Mount Olson
Mount Olson rises to 1,613 m in Washington. Mount Anderson stands 2,228 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Smyrna, a peak 4.0 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Mason County, Washington state, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49053882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,613 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 25 mi
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Smyrna: 4.0 mi
- Muncaster Mountain: 4.5 mi
- O'Neil Peak: 4.8 mi
- Wonder Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Discovery Peak: 6.0 mi
- Division 2 Boat Launch: 12.2 mi
- Division 3 Park: 12.4 mi
- Division 1 Park: 14.5 mi
- Old Camp Melbourn: 16.9 mi
- Division 9 Park: 17.8 mi
- Ross Falls: 5.0 mi
- Wynoochee Falls: 7.8 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 9.7 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 9.7 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 9.8 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 4.9 mi
- Camp 3: 17.5 mi
- Camp Govey: 18.2 mi
- Ring of Fire: 19.0 mi
- Simpson Lookout: 21.1 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 8.9 mi
- July Creek Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Little Ireland Beach: 13.7 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 14.0 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 13.2 mi
- World's Largest Spruce: 18.1 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 18.9 mi
- Lake Quinault Museum: 19.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Mount Olson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Anderson | NNE 33° | 2,228 m | 11.8 mi |
| West Peak | NNE 30° | 2,169 m | 11.5 mi |
| Chimney Peak | NNE 23° | 2,086 m | 8.3 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | NE 36° | 2,079 m | 13.7 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NNE 21° | 2,078 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Meany | NNW 334° | 2,025 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Stone | ENE 79° | 2,015 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Elk Lick | NE 53° | 1,974 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:46 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:28 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:33 | 16:26 |
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 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 24.6 | 13.3 | 17.2 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 16.0 | 24.6 | 20.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quinault 4 NE, 17 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524041 — Mount Olson, Mason County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546029
Day trips start here
- Olympic Peninsula · 17 mi
- Olympic National Park · 21 mi
- Tahuya · 24 mi
- Union · 24 mi
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