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White Mountain

White Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

White Mountain rises to 1,939 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount LaCrosse, a peak 1.0 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

White Mountain is a 6,378-foot (1,944-metre) mountain summit located in the Olympic Mountains, in Jefferson County of Washington state. Situated in Olympic National Park, its nearest higher neighbor is Mount LaCrosse, 0.95 mi (1.53 km) to the northeast, and an unnamed glacier lies in the north cirque between the two peaks. The Anderson massif lies 3.1 mi (5.0 km) to the north of White Mountain. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Quinault River and Duckabush River.

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Wikidata Q49089419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1939 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.67648, -123.32823

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
  • Division 2 Boat Launch: 13.4 mi
  • Division 3 Park: 13.8 mi
  • Old Camp Melbourn: 15.4 mi
  • Division 1 Park: 15.9 mi
  • Pleasant Harbor State Park: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Beaches: 6
  • Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
  • Swim Beach: 21.9 mi
  • Mystery Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Lilly's Pad: 22.3 mi
  • Little Ireland Beach: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
  • Quilcene Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of White Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionNNE 25°2,369 m10.4 mi
Mount ConstanceNE 54°2,364 m11.5 mi
Mount JohnsonNNE 21°2,341 m11.6 mi
Inner ConstanceNE 53°2,338 m10.6 mi
Martin PeakNNE 23°2,328 m11.2 mi
Sweat SpireNNE 21°2,304 m11.6 mi
Mount MysteryNNE 31°2,298 m9.6 mi
Gasp PinnancleNNE 21°2,292 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4519:26
June solstice05:1620:2721:16
September equinox07:0118:3219:13
December solstice08:0015:3116:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145495559646460514338

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quilcene 2 SW, 21 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1528068 — White Mountain, Jefferson County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348996637

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