List of mountains and hills of Kitsap County, Washington

This is a list of mountains and hills of Kitsap County, Washington by elevation.

The county's highest peaks are in the Blue Hills, in the Wildcat Lake or Bremerton West USGS quadrangle. Inclusion is defined here as within 2 miles of Green Mountain or Gold Mountain, as the boundaries are not strictly defined by authorities.

Rank Name Range Elevation (ft) Prominence (ft) Parent (proximate) Isolation (mi) Coordinates Notes
1 Gold Mountain Blue Hills 1761 1531 Olympic Mountains foothills
 Green Hill, Jefferson County
13.24 47°32′56″N 122°47′13″W / 47.54889°N 122.78694°W / 47.54889; -122.78694 (Gold Mountain) Kitsap County high point
2 Green Mountain Blue Hills 1710 860 Gold Mountain 1.35 47°33′48″N 122°48′25″W / 47.56333°N 122.80694°W / 47.56333; -122.80694 (Green Mountain)
3 Kitsap Lookout Blue Hills 1370 600 Gold Mountain 1.92 47°32′38″N 122°44′46″W / 47.54389°N 122.74611°W / 47.54389; -122.74611 (Kitsap Lookout) Unnamed at Lists of John, named at Peakbagger[1]
4 Peak 1330 Blue Hills 1330 480 Gold Mountain 1.67 47°34′09″N 122°46′04″W / 47.56917°N 122.76778°W / 47.56917; -122.76778 (Peak 1330) Listed as Peak 1320 at Peakbagger
5 Peak 1291 Blue Hills 1291 401 Green Mountain 1.95 47°35′21″N 122°48′00″W / 47.58917°N 122.80000°W / 47.58917; -122.80000 (Peak 1291)
6 Peak 1107 Blue Hills 1107 317 Peak 1291 0.86 47°35′14″N 122°49′06″W / 47.5872°N 122.8183°W / 47.5872; -122.8183 (Peak 1107)
7 Peak 955 Blue Hills 955 305 Green Mountain 1.33 47°33′03″N 122°49′56″W / 47.5508°N 122.8322°W / 47.5508; -122.8322 (Peak 955) At south end of Lake Tahuya
8 Peak 730 Blue Hills 730 480 Kitsap Lookout 1.95 47°32′53″N 122°42′18″W / 47.54806°N 122.70500°W / 47.54806; -122.70500 (Peak 730) Inside Bremerton city limits
Listed as Peak 720 at Peakbagger
9 Unnamed hill (Apex Airport hill) 525[2][3] 47°39′24″N 122°44′00″W / 47.65667°N 122.73333°W / 47.65667; -122.73333 (Apex Airport hill) 2 miles west of Silverdale
10 Peak 510 (or Peak 500) 510[4] 340 6.07 47°49′08″N 122°36′42″W / 47.8190°N 122.6118°W / 47.8190; -122.6118 (Peak 510) 1.5 miles east of Kitsap Memorial State Park; northernmost 500-foot elevation in the county[5]
10 Unnamed hill c. 510[6] 47°48′04″N 122°36′51″W / 47.80122°N 122.61409°W / 47.80122; -122.61409 (Unnamed hill) USGS topographic quad shows 500-foot contour approx. 1.5 mi. east of Breidablick
12 Peak 490 490 380 Peak 730 5.55 47°36′10″N 122°37′04″W / 47.6027°N 122.6179°W / 47.6027; -122.6179 (Peak 490) Near Illahee Preserve
13 Sawmill Lookout 460[7] 260 Peak 500 (510) 3.7 47°45′48″N 122°35′17″W / 47.76333°N 122.58806°W / 47.76333; -122.58806 (Sawmill lookout) 2.75 miles northeast of Poulsbo
14 Peak 450 450 300 Vashon Island high point 3.88 47°29′32″N 122°32′57″W / 47.4923°N 122.5492°W / 47.4923; -122.5492 (Peak 450) Near Banner Forest Park
15 Kingston View Point 440[8] 340 Peak 510 4.81 47°49′12″N 122°30′30″W / 47.8200°N 122.5083°W / 47.8200; -122.5083 (Kingston View Point) Above Kingston ferry terminal. Listed as 450 ft. at Lists of John.[9]
16 Toe Jam Hill* Bainbridge Island 425 425 Peak 490 6.66 47°35′03″N 122°30′08″W / 47.58417°N 122.50222°W / 47.58417; -122.50222 (Toe Jam Hill) Bainbridge Island high point
17 Peak 410 410 380 Peak 450 4.10 47°45′39″N 122°30′40″W / 47.7607°N 122.5112°W / 47.7607; -122.5112 (Peak 410) Inside Port Madison Indian Reservation
*The Bainbridge Island high point's location is reported variously. Lists of John gives Gazzam Lake Hill based on USGS topographic maps, which used stereoscopic aerial surveys. Peakbagger gives Toe Jam Hill at 15 feet higher or more, based on newer high-resolution LIDAR maps.[10]
Blue Hills from the east: Kitsap Lookout, Gold Mountain and Green Mountain left to right

References

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  1. ^ Greg Slayden (2004), Kitsap Lookout, peakbagger.com
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Apex Airpark, Kitsap County, Washington
  3. ^ Apex/8W5 (PDF) (Official airport reference guide), Washington State Department of Transportation, p. 110, retrieved 2019-01-16
  4. ^ Peak 500, Peakbagger
  5. ^ Kitsap County GIS.
  6. ^ Port Gamble, WA topographic quad, United States Geological Survey
  7. ^ Sawmill lookout site, Peakbagger
  8. ^ Kingston View Point (provisional), Peakbagger
  9. ^ Kirk 2020.
  10. ^ Greg Slayden (2004), Toe Jam Hill, peakbagger.com

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