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Sourdough Mountain

Sourdough Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sourdough Mountain rises to 1,402 m in Washington. Mount Olympus stands 2,430 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sourdough Mountain-South Ridge, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 1.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Olympic National Park, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49075677, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1402 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.02620, -123.86148

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
  • Lake Sutherland Water Access Area: 7.7 mi
  • Camp Rad Park: 10.4 mi
  • Pillar Point Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
  • Billy Whiteshoes Memorial Park: 16.4 mi
  • Volunteer Field: 18.7 mi
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 8
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Ancient Groves: 2.6 mi
  • Devil’s Punchbowl: 5.2 mi
  • Hall of Mosses: 11.7 mi
  • Hoh River Viewpoint: 11.9 mi
  • Adventures Through Kayaking: 17.5 mi
Hot springs: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Olympic Visions: 20.8 mi
  • Gray Wolf & Pups: 20.9 mi
  • Mother & Child: 20.9 mi
  • Oc: 21.0 mi
  • Sasquatch: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Murdock Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Twin River Surf Beach: 10.4 mi
  • West Twin Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Crescent Beach: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Crescent School Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Arboretum: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hot spring #31: 11.6 mi
  • Hot spring #30: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Sourdough Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OlympusSSE 156°2,430 m17.0 mi
Mount Olympus Middle PeakSSE 155°2,389 m17.5 mi
Mount Olympus East PeakSSE 154°2,324 m17.7 mi
Mount MathiasSSE 151°2,178 m17.5 mi
Mount TomSSE 163°2,148 m16.8 mi
Mount CarrieSE 133°2,125 m13.4 mi
Mount FairchildSE 129°2,108 m13.7 mi
Ruth PeakSE 132°2,088 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4719:28
June solstice05:1720:3121:20
September equinox07:0318:3419:15
December solstice08:0315:3216:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373842475357626358494137
Precip in8.96.16.93.31.91.40.71.11.65.910.19.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elwha RS, 13 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/348997325

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