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. JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Mason County, Washington state, United States of America
Wikidata Q49053882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1613 m
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION
- 18.4 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 22.2 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC UNION TO JCT SR 3 VIC BELFAIR
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° | 2,015.3 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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