Mount Deception
At 7,788 feet high, Mount Deception is the second highest peak of the Olympic Mountains.
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Mount Deception Details
At 7,788 feet high, Mount Deception is the second highest peak of the Olympic Mountains, after Mount Olympus. It is the highest peak of the eastern Olympics. Mount Deception's prominence is 4,108 feet, making it the 17th most prominent peak in Washington. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Olympus at 21.79 mi. to the west. Mount Deception is located in the northeast portion of the Olympics Mountains just northeast of Mount Mystery between Deception Creek and Royal Creek. The region is known as Royal Basin and includes the upper reaches of Royal Creek. Mount Deception lies at the head of Royal Basin. This location puts it in the rain shadow of the Olympics, resulting in far less precipitation than Mount Olympus and the western Olympics receive. Although Mount Deception is the highest peak in the eastern Olympics, it is not visible from Seattle. Radiating northward from the shoulders of Mount Deception are The Needles (8,140 ft), Mount Clark (7,528 ft), Mount Walkinshaw (7,378 ft), and the northeasterly running spur known as Gray Wolf Ridge. To the east and south are Mount Fricaba, Hal Foss Peak, Mount Mystery, and Little Mystery. Two small glaciers hug the mountain's north-facing basalt slopes. Mount Deception sits on the boundary between the drainage basins of the Dungeness River, to the north, and the Dosewallips River, to the south and east. Deception Creek, a tributary of the Dosewallips River, drains the southern slope of Mount Deception. Gray Wolf Pass is located about 1 mile west of Mount Deception. The pass connects the Dungeness and Dosewallips drainage basins. Mount Deception had been given the name Mount Holmes by the Seattle Press Expedition in honor of John H. Holmes of the Boston Herald. Later G.A. Whitehead of the U.S. Forest Service renamed it Mount Deception due to the difficulty mountaineers had in locating climbing routes on the often cloud-covered peak. Source: Wikipedia
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Mount Deception
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5.7 mi away
Mount Constance
Mount Constance is a peak in the Olympic Mountains and the third highest in the range.
9.3 mi away
Three Forks
Strenuous 4.3-mile hike to the junction with the Gray Wolf River Trail.
9.5 mi away
Deer Park Ranger Station
Intermittently staffed during summer and fall. Information available.
