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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 ...
A Hiking Guide to the Geology of the Wasatch Mountains: Mill Creek and Neffs Canyons, Mount Olympus, Big and Little Cottonwood and Bells Canyons, ISBN 978-0-87480-839-1. Veranth, John (1991). Wasatch Winter Trails, ISBN 978-0-87480-629-8. Veranth, John (2014). Hiking the Wasatch. 3rd Ed. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press.
A bad day of skiing can feel especially frustrating given the cost of the sport — lift tickets alone at Park City Mountain Resort can cost more than $300, not including rentals and lodging.
Mount Olympus, at 7,980 feet (2,430 m), is the tallest and most prominent mountain in the Olympic Mountains of the U.S. state of Washington. Located on the Olympic Peninsula , it is also a central feature of Olympic National Park .
Mount Deception's prominence is 4,108 feet (1,252 m), making it the 17th most prominent peak in Washington. [6] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Olympus at 21.79 mi (35.07 km) to the west. [1] Mount Deception is located in the northeast portion of the Olympics Mountains just northeast of Mount Mystery between Deception Creek and Royal Creek. [5]
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 ...
Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) is a ski resort in the western United States in Park City, Utah, located 32 miles (51 km) east of Salt Lake City. [1] Park City , as the ski resort and area is known, contains several training courses for the U.S. Ski Team , including slalom and giant slalom runs.
The road leading west from the Hurricane Ridge visitor center has a number of picnic areas and trail heads. A paved trail called the Hurricane Hill trail is about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long (one-way) with an elevation gain of about 700 feet (200 m). It is not uncommon to find snow on the trails even as late as July.