The Brothers (Olympic Mountains)
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The Brothers are a pair of prominent peaks in the Olympic Mountains
which are located near the Hood Canal
in Washington state on the boundary between Olympic National Park
and The Brothers Wilderness
.
The south peak, rising to 6842 feet (2,085.4 m), is slightly higher than the north peak. No official trails approach the summit, but the south peak is considered a non-technical climb. The Brothers' distinctive double summit is clearly recognizable from Seattle.
In 1853, surveyor George Davidson
named this mountain for Ellinor Fauntleroy's two brothers. He named Mount Ellinor
in the lady's honor and Mount Constance
for her older sister. Ellinor later became his wife.
Olympic Mountains
The Olympic Mountains is a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of western Washington in the United States. The mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are not especially high - Mount Olympus is the highest at - but the western slopes of the Olympics rise directly out of the Pacific...
which are located near the Hood Canal
Hood Canal
Hood Canal is a fjord forming the western lobe, and one of the four main basins, of Puget Sound in the state of Washington. Hood Canal is not a canal in the sense of being a man-made waterway—it is a natural waterway.-Geography:...
in Washington state on the boundary between Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the Olympic Peninsula. The park can be divided into four basic regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west side temperate rainforest and the forests of the drier east side. U.S...
and The Brothers Wilderness
The Brothers Wilderness
The Brothers Wilderness area is located in the Olympic National Forest on the eastern side of the Olympic Peninsula south of Buckhorn Wilderness and north of Mt. Skokomish Wilderness. The area was created in 1984 and now includes . The Brothers wilderness is named after The Brothers peaks which...
.
The south peak, rising to 6842 feet (2,085.4 m), is slightly higher than the north peak. No official trails approach the summit, but the south peak is considered a non-technical climb. The Brothers' distinctive double summit is clearly recognizable from Seattle.
In 1853, surveyor George Davidson
George Davidson (geographer)
George Davidson was an geodesist, astronomer, geographer, surveyor and engineer in the United States.-Biography:Born May 9, 1825 in England, he came to the U.S. in 1832 with his parents, who settled in Pennsylvania...
named this mountain for Ellinor Fauntleroy's two brothers. He named Mount Ellinor
Mount Ellinor
Mount Ellinor is a peak in the Olympic Mountains of Washington, United States. It is located in an area designated as the Mount Skokomish Wilderness. The mountain is a popular day hike in the summer months, being that the summit is reachable via a steep-but-brief trail which gains about in...
in the lady's honor and Mount Constance
Mount Constance
Mount Constance is a 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...
for her older sister. Ellinor later became his wife.