Welch Peaks
Welch Peaks rises to 1,862 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the west-southwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Lake Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jefferson County, Washington state, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49088020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,862.3 m
How to reach it
- 22.7 mi off the PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE
- 26.3 mi off the EDMONDS TO KINGSTON
- 27.9 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
- 28.3 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 8 mi
- South Point · 9 mi
- Sanwick Place Road End · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silver Lake Peak: 0.8 mi
- Mount Townsend: 1.2 mi
- Hawk Peak: 1.2 mi
- Mount Townsend-North Peak: 1.6 mi
- Mount Worthington-Northeast Peak: 1.9 mi
- Quilcene Community Park: 8.5 mi
- Worthington Park: 8.6 mi
- Quilcene Riverside Park: 8.8 mi
- Lake Leland County Park: 9.1 mi
- Sequim Bay State Park: 13.5 mi
- 7 Cedars Casino: 12.0 mi
- Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 14.5 mi
- Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 15.4 mi
- Fairgrounds: 16.2 mi
- Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 17.4 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 1.4 mi
- George Vancouver Heritage Marker: 15.6 mi
- Road T to lot 3?: 19.2 mi
- Gate 2: 19.3 mi
- Power Pole 1: 19.3 mi
- Quilcene Historical Museum: 8.6 mi
- Native Art Gallery: 12.4 mi
- Port Townsend Aero Museum: 18.4 mi
- Poulsbo Heritage Museum: 20.7 mi
- Poulsbo Maritime Museum: 20.7 mi
- Kite Girl: 16.0 mi
- Valkommen to Poulsbo Statue: 20.1 mi
- Dogfish Bay: 20.7 mi
- Vikings: 20.8 mi
- Uff Da: 20.8 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 9.2 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 14.2 mi
- Miller Peninsula State Park: 16.8 mi
- Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary: 17.0 mi
- Rude Road Sites: 19.3 mi
- Linger Longer Beach: 9.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 11.5 mi
- Mystery Beach: 11.6 mi
- Dabob Broad Spit: 11.6 mi
- Portage Beach: 19.7 mi
- Rocky Brook Falls: 10.5 mi
- Murhut Falls: 12.2 mi
- Ludlow Falls: 16.9 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 20.1 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 21.2 mi
- Sequim Botanical Garden: 16.1 mi
- Master Gardener Park: 21.8 mi
- Rhododendron Gardens: 23.7 mi
- Arboretum: 23.7 mi
- Heronswood Garden: 23.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Foulweather Bluff: 21.6 mi
- New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 23.0 mi
- Point Wilson Lighthouse: 24.7 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 13.6 mi
- McGees: 17.7 mi
- Jackson Park Picnic area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Welch Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | WSW 252° | 2,369 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Constance | SSW 211° | 2,364 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Johnson | W 261° | 2,341 m | 8.4 mi |
| Inner Constance | SW 216° | 2,338 m | 6.9 mi |
| Martin Peak | WSW 258° | 2,328 m | 8.3 mi |
| Sweat Spire | W 262° | 2,304 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Mystery | WSW 243° | 2,298 m | 8.4 mi |
| Gasp Pinnancle | W 262° | 2,292 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:44 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:27 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:29 | 16:23 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7747328958
Day trips start here
- Sequim · 16 mi
- Seabeck · 18 mi
- Poulsbo · 21 mi
- Port Gamble · 22 mi
- Silverdale · 22 mi
- Keyport · 23 mi
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