Mount Constance

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Mount Constance
Elevation	7,756 ft (2,364 m)
Location	Washington, USA
Range	Olympic Mountains
Prominence	1,976 ft (602 m)
Coordinates	47°46′22.1″N, 123°07′38.5″W
Topo map	USGS Mount Deception
Type	Basalt rock
Age of rock	Eocene
First ascent	1922 by Robert Schellin and party
Easiest route	rock/ice climb

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.