Wellesley Peak
Wellesley Peak rises to 2,053 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the east-northeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinel Peak, a peak 2.5 miles away. Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112 passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jefferson County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q49088061, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,053 m
How to reach it
- 24.1 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 18 mi
- South Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sentinel Peak: 2.5 mi
- Lost Peak: 2.6 mi
- Mount Cameron: 2.9 mi
- Little Mystery: 3.0 mi
- Mount Deception: 3.1 mi
- Quilcene Community Park: 19.2 mi
- Worthington Park: 19.4 mi
- Quilcene Riverside Park: 19.4 mi
- Pleasant Harbor State Park: 19.6 mi
- Three Waters County Park: 19.8 mi
- 7 Cedars Casino: 20.6 mi
- Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 20.8 mi
- Olympic Cellars Winery: 21.1 mi
- Fairgrounds: 22.0 mi
- Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 22.1 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 13.6 mi
- Murhut Falls: 13.8 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 15.0 mi
- Ross Falls: 16.2 mi
- Rocky Brook Falls: 17.0 mi
- Quilcene Historical Museum: 19.4 mi
- Native Art Gallery: 21.2 mi
- The Beaumont Cabin: 22.2 mi
- Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie: 23.4 mi
- Feiro Marine Life Center: 23.6 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 10.4 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 17.3 mi
- 9-11 Monument: 23.2 mi
- Military Service Memorial: 23.2 mi
- Giant Sea Lion Statue: 23.2 mi
- Linger Longer Beach: 19.6 mi
- Swim Beach: 19.9 mi
- Mystery Beach: 20.0 mi
- Dabob Broad Spit: 22.1 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 22.8 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 19.0 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 19.6 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 24.3 mi
- Dungeness Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
- Kite Girl: 21.5 mi
- Olympic Visions: 23.6 mi
- Mother & Child: 23.6 mi
- Gray Wolf & Pups: 23.7 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 19.9 mi
- Altair Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Arboretum: 22.1 mi
- Sequim Botanical Garden: 22.3 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 5.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Wellesley Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | ENE 60° | 2,369 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Constance | E 99° | 2,364 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Johnson | NE 41° | 2,341 m | 3.8 mi |
| Inner Constance | ESE 102° | 2,338 m | 6.9 mi |
| Martin Peak | NE 49° | 2,328 m | 3.6 mi |
| Sweat Spire | NE 41° | 2,304 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Mystery | E 85° | 2,298 m | 3.3 mi |
| Gasp Pinnancle | NE 41° | 2,292 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:45 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:28 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 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, 18 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546914
Day trips start here
- Olympic Peninsula · 15 mi
- Sequim · 22 mi
- Port Angeles · 23 mi
- Olympic National Park · 24 mi
- Seabeck · 24 mi
- Kitsap Peninsula · 28 mi
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