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Mount Constitution

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734 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

734 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

Proportional Prominence 734 m

About

Mount Constitution is a mountain on Orcas Island, the highest point in the San Juan Islands and the second highest mountain on an ocean island in the contiguous 48 states. Only Devils Peak in the Channel Islands of California is higher.

A stone observation tower patterned after a medieval watch tower stands 52 feet (16 m) above the summit, which is 2,400 feet (730 m) above sea level. It was designed by architect Ellsworth Storey and built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936. The tower offers panoramic views of the surrounding islands, the Cascade Mountains, the Olympic Mountains, and many Canadian and American cities. On a clear day, the view encompasses locations as diverse as Mount Baker, Mount Rainier, Saturna Island, and the cities of Vancouver, and Victoria, British Columbia. Mount Constitution lies within the 5,000-acre (20.2 km2) Moran State Park.

The prominence was named by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842 for the USS Constitution.

There's a trail leading to the summit.

By elevation Mount Constitution is

# 1 out of 55 in San Juan County
# 1 out of 6 in Moran State Park

By prominence Mount Constitution is

# 1 out of 55 in San Juan County
# 89 out of 3673 in Washington
# 1 out of 6 in Moran State Park