Mount Storm King
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Mount Storm King rises to 1,383 m in Washington. Mount Carrie stands 2,125 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Sutherland Water Access Area, a park 1.9 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Mount Storm King is located within the Olympic National Park about 20 miles (32 km) west of Port Angeles, Washington, in the United States. The mountain is located on the south side of Lake Crescent near Barnes Point, and has an elevation of 4,500+ feet (1,370+ m). The trail to the summit starts near the Storm King Ranger Station, and initially follows the trail to Marymere Falls but branches to the north after a short distance. The first 1.9 miles (3.1 km) is on maintained trail but the rest of the climb involves scrambling on loose rock with some exposure.
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Wikidata Q6923888, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1383 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 5.3 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
- 5.3 mi off the BOUNDARY OF MAKAH INDIAN RES TO VIC LAIRDS CORNER
Overlooks nearby
- Marymere Falls · 2 mi
- Elwha Dam Overlook Trailhead · 9 mi
- Kloshe Nanitch · 16 mi
- Pillar Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Happy Lake Ridge-West Peak: 2.6 mi
- Lizard Head Peak: 3.1 mi
- Pyramid Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Aurora Peak: 3.7 mi
- Aurora Peak-Southwest Summit: 4.0 mi
- Lake Sutherland Water Access Area: 1.9 mi
- Billy Whiteshoes Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
- Camp Rad Park: 12.3 mi
- Volunteer Field: 12.7 mi
- Lincoln Park: 12.9 mi
- Marymere Falls: 2.2 mi
- Madison Falls: 7.1 mi
- Sol Duc Falls: 8.0 mi
- Lover's Lane Falls: 8.2 mi
- Salmon Cascades: 8.8 mi
- The Gosset Wing: 5.6 mi
- Historic Lincoln School: 13.8 mi
- North Olympic History Center: 14.8 mi
- The Beaumont Cabin: 14.8 mi
- Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie: 14.9 mi
- Devil’s Punchbowl: 2.9 mi
- Ancient Groves: 8.5 mi
- Adventures Through Kayaking: 11.6 mi
- Hall of Mosses: 16.0 mi
- Hoh River Viewpoint: 16.0 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 5.9 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 6.0 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 6.0 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 6.1 mi
- Sol Duc Hot Springs: 8.2 mi
- Crescent Beach: 7.4 mi
- Murdock Beach: 8.9 mi
- Twin River Surf Beach: 12.2 mi
- West Twin Beach: 12.4 mi
- Olympic Visions: 14.8 mi
- Gray Wolf & Pups: 15.0 mi
- Mother & Child: 15.0 mi
- Oc: 15.1 mi
- Peace Through Trade Bell: 15.0 mi
- 9-11 Monument: 15.5 mi
- Military Service Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Giant Sea Lion Statue: 15.5 mi
- Bovee's Meadow Day Use Area: 2.6 mi
- La Poel Day Use Area: 6.0 mi
- Altair Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Crescent School Garden: 5.5 mi
- Arboretum: 15.6 mi
- Hot spring #31: 8.2 mi
- Hot spring #30: 8.3 mi
- Tree Bluff: 14.5 mi
- North Point: 15.4 mi
- Gettysburg: 8.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Mount Storm King. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carrie | SSE 159° | 2,125 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Fairchild | SSE 155° | 2,108 m | 11.8 mi |
| Ruth Peak | SSE 157° | 2,088 m | 12.7 mi |
| Snow Dome | S 174° | 2,068 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Michael | SSE 158° | 2,057 m | 11.9 mi |
| Jackson Spire | SSE 157° | 2,019 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Angeles | ESE 108° | 1,968.4 m | 13.3 mi |
| Atlas | S 180° | 1,934.261 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:47 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:30 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 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, 7 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 1526599 — Mount Storm King, Clallam County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546616
Day trips start here
- Port Angeles · 14 mi
- Olympic National Park · 19 mi
- Olympic Peninsula · 19 mi
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