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Mount Seattle

Mount Seattle, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Seattle rises to 1,892 m in Washington. Mount Olympus stands 2,430 m to the northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Noyes, a peak 1.0 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION passes 23 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Seattle is a 6,246-foot (1,904-metre) mountain summit deep within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Part of the Olympic Mountains, Mount Seattle is situated 7.5 miles southeast of Mount Olympus, and set within the Quinault Rainforest and Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Meany, 1.65 miles (2.66 km) to the north-northwest, and Mount Noyes rises one mile to the northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into headwaters of the Elwha River, and south into tributaries of the Quinault River. Topographic relief is significant as the northeast aspect of the peak rises over 3,800 feet (1,200 m) above the Elwha valley in approximately 1.5-mile. Low Divide forms the saddle between Mt. Seattle and Mount Christie.

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Wikidata Q49054520, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1892 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.73092, -123.57768

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
  • Service Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Ross Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Mineral Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Whitehorse Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Wynoochee Falls: 18.1 mi
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Attractions: 4
Parks: 4
  • Quinault Recreation Area: 21.8 mi
  • Division 2 Boat Launch: 22.8 mi
  • Division 3 Park: 23.0 mi
  • Lake Sutherland Water Access Area: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
Historic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Little Ireland Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 24.8 mi
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Mount Seattle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OlympusNW 308°2,430 m7.9 mi
Mount Olympus Middle PeakNW 309°2,389 m7.3 mi
Mount Olympus East PeakNW 310°2,324 m7.1 mi
Mount AndersonE 93°2,228 m11.5 mi
Mount CameronENE 60°2,184 m13.3 mi
Mount MathiasNW 318°2,178 m6.9 mi
West PeakE 93°2,169 m10.6 mi
Mount TomWNW 297°2,148 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4619:27
June solstice05:1720:2921:17
September equinox07:0218:3319:14
December solstice08:0115:3216:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144485357626359514339
Precip in24.613.317.212.46.94.12.33.16.116.024.620.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quinault 4 NE, 19 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348996654

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