Muncaster Mountain
Muncaster Mountain rises to 1,802 m in Washington. Mount Olympus Middle Peak stands 2,389 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Lawson, a peak 3.8 miles away.
The story
Muncaster Mountain is a 5,910-foot (1,801-metre) mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is situated 4.4 mi (7.1 km) south-southeast of Mount Christie, and 14.6 mi (23.5 km) southeast of Mount Olympus. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Rustler Creek, which is a tributary of the Quinault River. Although modest in elevation, relief is significant as the summit rises 4,000 feet above the Rustler Creek valley in one mile.
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Wikidata Q49055769, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,802 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Lawson: 3.8 mi
- Mount Christie: 4.4 mi
- Mount Olson: 4.5 mi
- O'Neil Peak: 5.5 mi
- Chimney Peak: 6.2 mi
- Ross Falls: 8.6 mi
- Service Falls: 10.7 mi
- Wynoochee Falls: 11.5 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 11.9 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 12.5 mi
- Division 2 Boat Launch: 16.1 mi
- Division 3 Park: 16.3 mi
- Division 1 Park: 18.5 mi
- Quinault Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
- Old Camp Melbourn: 20.3 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 8.9 mi
- Camp 3: 22.0 mi
- Ring of Fire: 22.2 mi
- Camp Govey: 22.7 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 24.7 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
- July Creek Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Little Ireland Beach: 16.9 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 18.1 mi
- World's Largest Spruce: 18.5 mi
- Hoh River Viewpoint: 24.6 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 12.3 mi
- Lake Quinault Museum: 19.5 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 22.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Muncaster Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olympus Middle Peak | NW 321° | 2,389 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Olympus East Peak | NW 322° | 2,324 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Anderson | NE 56° | 2,228 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Mathias | NNW 326° | 2,178 m | 13.9 mi |
| West Peak | NE 52° | 2,169 m | 9.6 mi |
| Chimney Peak | NE 55° | 2,086 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Claywood | NNE 30° | 2,084 m | 13.0 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | NE 54° | 2,079 m | 12.2 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 | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:32 | 16:25 |
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, 16 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545929
Day trips start here
- Olympic Peninsula · 12 mi
- Olympic National Park · 17 mi
- Tahuya · 28 mi
- Union · 28 mi
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