Elk Lick Springs
Elk Lick Springs is a spring in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 831 m. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 15 miles off.
Former warm mineral spring turned elk wallow with minor sulfur odor
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 15.5 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION
- 24.1 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC DISCOVERY BAY TO KINGSTON FERRY ZONE
- 25.9 mi off the JCT SR 101 TO KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE VIC PORT TOWNSEND
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 18 mi
- South Point · 18 mi
- Peek-a-Boo Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Diamond Mountain: 1.8 mi
- East Peak: 2.0 mi
- Mount Elk Lick: 2.3 mi
- Mount Anderson: 2.5 mi
- Mount LaCrosse: 2.9 mi
- Division 2 Boat Launch: 15.8 mi
- Division 3 Park: 16.2 mi
- Old Camp Melbourn: 16.7 mi
- Pleasant Harbor State Park: 17.3 mi
- Division 1 Park: 18.2 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 8.6 mi
- Hamma Hamma Falls: 9.9 mi
- Murhut Falls: 11.0 mi
- Ross Falls: 11.6 mi
- Rocky Brook Falls: 15.6 mi
- Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 17.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 19.1 mi
- Mystery Beach: 19.2 mi
- Linger Longer Beach: 19.8 mi
- Dabob Broad Spit: 22.3 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 12.7 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 12.8 mi
- Camp 3: 24.8 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 14.9 mi
- Altair Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Lilliwaup Tidelands State Park: 19.4 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 19.9 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 23.6 mi
- Quilcene Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
- Native Art Gallery: 24.8 mi
- Hot spring #30: 23.3 mi
- Hot spring #31: 23.5 mi
- 7 Cedars Casino: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Elk Lick Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | NNE 17° | 2,369 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Constance | ENE 62° | 2,364 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Johnson | NNE 13° | 2,341 m | 8.1 mi |
| Inner Constance | ENE 60° | 2,338 m | 7.0 mi |
| Martin Peak | NNE 15° | 2,328 m | 7.6 mi |
| Sweat Spire | NNE 14° | 2,304 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Mystery | NNE 26° | 2,298 m | 5.9 mi |
| Gasp Pinnancle | NNE 13° | 2,292 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:45 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:27 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5448463479
Day trips start here
- Olympic Peninsula · 17 mi
- Seabeck · 22 mi
- Kitsap Peninsula · 25 mi
- Olympic National Park · 25 mi
- Sequim · 26 mi
- Tahuya · 26 mi
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