Mount Ellinor is a

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in the

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of Washington,

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. It is located in an area designated as the Mount Skokomish Wilderness. The mountain is a popular day hike in the summer months; the summit is reachable via a steep-but-brief trail which gains about in elevation from the lower trailhead. There are two trailheads, both of which are accessed from National Forest Road 24 north of

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. This lower trailhead lies at an elevation of , and the upper trailhead at about ; a Northwest Forest Pass is required to park at the upper trailhead.

History

In 1853, surveyor George Davidson named the mountain after Ellinor Fauntleroy, his fiancé. Additionally, Davidson named The Brothers after Ellinor's two brothers, and Mount Constance after her older sister. The first American settlers to climb Mount Ellinor were D.N. Utler, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Waughop, and H.C. Esteps, in August 1879.

View

Mount Ellinor offers a variety of views of all the major Cascade peaks, as well as close-range views of neighboring Mount Washington, Stone, Pershing, and a glimpse of

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in the distance. Additionally, views of

, the

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abound.

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* * Mountains of Mason County, Washington Mountains of Washington (state) Olympic Mountains {{MasonCountyWA-geo-stub