The Brothers
The Brothers rises to 2,085 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Peters Dome, a peak 2.1 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
The Brothers are a pair of prominent peaks in the Olympic Mountains which are located in the Pacific Northwest, near Hood Canal in Washington state on the boundary between Olympic National Park and The Brothers Wilderness. The south peak, rising to 6,842 feet (2,085 m), is 192 feet (59 m) higher than the north peak. No official trails approach the summit, but the south peak is considered a non-technical climb. The Brothers' distinctive double summit is clearly recognizable from Seattle. In 1856, surveyor George Davidson named these mountains in honor of two brothers of Ellinor Fauntleroy, his future wife. He called the southern peak Mount Edward and northern peak Mount Arthur. A suggestion in late 1968 to rename the mountains "The Brothers Kennedy" in honor of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy was not approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q7720362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2085.4 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 11.5 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION
- 20.1 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
- 20.5 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC UNION TO JCT SR 3 VIC BELFAIR
Overlooks nearby
- South Point · 14 mi
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Peters Dome: 2.1 mi
- Big Hump: 3.2 mi
- West Rock: 3.5 mi
- North Rock: 3.6 mi
- Mount Lena: 3.6 mi
- Pleasant Harbor State Park: 10.6 mi
- Old Camp Melbourn: 10.7 mi
- Division 2 Boat Launch: 12.2 mi
- Division 3 Park: 12.6 mi
- Division 1 Park: 13.9 mi
- Silverdale, Mundane and Mythical: 21.3 mi
- "Peter" The Fish: 22.9 mi
- Ugly: 23.5 mi
- Valkommen to Poulsbo Statue: 23.5 mi
- Dogfish Bay: 23.6 mi
- Quilcene Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Whale Display: 20.5 mi
- Exhibit Building: 20.5 mi
- Bug & Reptile Museum: 23.4 mi
- Poulsbo Heritage Museum: 23.6 mi
- Murhut Falls: 4.4 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 7.1 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 7.8 mi
- Rocky Brook Falls: 10.3 mi
- Ross Falls: 12.3 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 13.2 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 14.1 mi
- Camp 3: 21.4 mi
- Camp Govey: 23.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.6 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 13.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.2 mi
- Mystery Beach: 14.2 mi
- Lilly's Pad: 15.1 mi
- Linger Longer Beach: 16.1 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
- Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Jackson Park Picnic area: 21.6 mi
- Evergreen Park: 24.4 mi
- Submarine: 20.3 mi
- Historic mill: 21.1 mi
- DSRV Mystic: 24.2 mi
- Trieste II: 24.2 mi
- USS Parche Sail: 24.7 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 13.3 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 16.6 mi
- Bay Vista Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Rude Road Sites: 22.5 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 7.8 mi
- Elandan Gardens: 22.8 mi
- Amelia: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of The Brothers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | NNW 339° | 2,369 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Constance | N 4° | 2,364 m | 8.2 mi |
| Inner Constance | N 358° | 2,338 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Mystery | NNW 339° | 2,298 m | 10.5 mi |
| Warrior Peak | N 2° | 2,231 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Anderson | WNW 298° | 2,228 m | 10.0 mi |
| West Peak | WNW 296° | 2,169 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Fricaba | NNW 346° | 2,164 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:27 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:31 | 16:24 |
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 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 43 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quilcene 2 SW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348996573
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