Mount Seattle (Washington)

Mount Seattle
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation6,246 ft (1,904 m)
Prominence726 ft (221 m)
Parent peakMount Meany (6,695 ft)
Isolation1.65 mi (2.66 km)
Coordinates47°43′52″N 123°34′39″W / 47.7309736°N 123.5776235°W / 47.7309736; -123.5776235
Geography
Mount Seattle
Location of Mt. Seattle in Washington
Mount Seattle
Mount Seattle (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyJefferson
Protected areaOlympic National Park
Parent rangeOlympic Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Christie
Geology
Rock ageEocene
Climbing
First ascent1907 by Asahel Curtis
Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling

Mount Seattle is a 6,246-foot (1,904-metre) mountain summit deep within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Part of the Olympic Mountains, Mount Seattle is situated 7.5 miles southeast of Mount Olympus, and set within the Quinault Rainforest and Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Meany, 1.65 miles (2.66 km) to the north-northwest, and Mount Noyes rises one mile to the northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into headwaters of the Elwha River, and south into tributaries of the Quinault River. Topographic relief is significant as the northeast aspect of the peak rises over 3,800 feet (1,200 m) above the Elwha valley in approximately 1.5-mile. Low Divide forms the saddle between Mt. Seattle and Mount Christie.