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Mount Constance is a 7,756 foot peak in the Olympic Mountains of Washington and the third highest in the range. It is the most visually prominent peak on Seattle's western skyline. Despite being almost as tall as the ice-clad Mount Olympus to the west, Mount Constance has little in the way of glaciers and permanent snow due to warmer inland temperature and less precipitation. In addition, the treeline here is higher than points to the west, also hinting at the warmer conditions here.
By virtue of its position at the eastern edge of the Olympics, Mount Constance also enjoys spectacular vertical relief. For example, it rises over 6,900 feet above the Dosewallips River to the south in only 3 horizontal miles (4.8 km). It is also only 12 mi (19 km) from the tidewater of Hood Canal.
Mount Constance
| | Name | Mount Constance | | Elevation | 7,756 ft (2,364 m) | | Location | Washington | | Range | Olympic Mountains | | Coordinates | coor dms | | Topographic Map | United States Geological Survey | | Prominence | 1,976 ft (602 m) | | Type | Basalt rock (geology) | | Age | Eocene | | First Ascent | 1922 by Robert Schellin and party |
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