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According to Edmond S. Meany (1923), Origin of Washington geographic names, citing Joseph A. Costello (1895), The Siwash, their life, legends and tales, the Duwamish used the name Sunh-a-do for the Olympian Mountains (or Coast Range in Costello 1895); [8] [9] besides its unclear origin, [10] some references misuse this name for the Native American name of the mountain. [11]
As stated in the foundation document: [12] The purpose of Olympic National Park is to preserve for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of the people, a large wilderness park containing the finest sample of primeval forest of Sitka spruce, western hemlock, Douglas fir, and western red cedar in the entire United States; to provide suitable winter range and permanent protection for the herds of ...
The day before its 1980 eruption, Mount St. Helens was the fifth highest major summit of Washington. Today, Mount St. Helens is the 35th highest major summit of the state. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of the U.S. State of Washington. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ...
From Olympia, the state capital, U.S. Route 101 runs along the Olympic Peninsula's eastern, northern, and western shorelines. The Olympic mountain range sits in the center of the Olympic Peninsula. This range is the second largest in Washington State. Its highest peak is Mt. Olympus.
The Olympic Mountains are a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are not especially high – Mount Olympus is the highest summit at 7,980 ft (2,432 m); however, the eastern slopes rise precipitously out of Puget Sound from sea level, and the western slopes are separated from the Pacific Ocean by ...
Hurricane Ridge is a mountainous area in Washington's Olympic National Park.Approximately 18 miles (29 km) by road from Port Angeles, the ridge is open to hiking, skiing, and snowboarding and is one of the two most visited sites in the national park (along with the Hoh Rainforest).
Mount Tom is a remote 7,076-foot (2,157-metre) mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. [4] The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Olympus, 1.76 mi (2.83 km) to the east. [2] Due to heavy winter snowfalls, Mount Tom supports the massive White Glacier on its northeast slope, despite its modest ...
Mount Washington is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean , and travel northeast toward the Olympic Mountains . Mt. Washington seen from Mt. Ellinor