| Mount Skokomish | |
|---|---|
 Mount Skokomish (left) and Mount Stone (right) seen from Seattle | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,434 ft (1,961 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,154 ft (352 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Stone (6,612 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 1.67 mi (2.69 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 47°35′28″N 123°17′39″W / 47.591087°N 123.294132°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Skokomish Location of Mount Skokomish in Washington  Mount Skokomish Mount Skokomish (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Mason |
| Protected area | Mount Skokomish Wilderness Olympic National Park |
| Parent range | Olympic Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Skokomish |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Eocene |
| Rock type | pillow basalt |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2 scrambling[2] |
Mount Skokomish is a 6,434-foot (1,961 meter) mountain summit located in the Olympic Mountains, in Mason County of Washington state, United States.[4] It is situated on the shared boundary of Olympic National Park with Mount Skokomish Wilderness, and it is the highest point of the wilderness.[1] The nearest higher peak is Mount Stone, 1.66 mi (2.67 km) to the northeast.[1] It is visible on the Olympic skyline from as far away as Seattle. Mt. Skokomish has three summits, the south peak being the highest. Precipitation runoff drains into the Hamma Hamma River and Skokomish River. Like the river, the mountain's toponym honors the Skokomish people.[5]
- ^ a b c d e "Mount Skokomish". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b climbersguideolympics.com Mount Skokomish
- ^ a b "Skokomish, Mount - 6,154' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ "Mount Skokomish". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park (1st ed.).