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- For other peaks with the same name, see Olympus (disambiguation).
Mount Olympus is the tallest and most prominent mountain in the Olympic Mountains range of Western Washington.
At 2428 meters (7965 ft), Mount Olympus is the tallest of the Olympic Mountains, though it is Mount Constance that is most easily seen from the Seattle metro area.
Mount Olympus has eight glaciers, and is the main feature of Olympic National Park. The park was originally created in 1909 as a U.S. National Monument by Theodore Roosevelt, but in 1938 it became a U.S. National Park.
Olympic National Park is one of three parks in Washington State. The others are Mount Rainier National Park and North Cascades National Park. There is also Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, but it is not yet a park. Mount Olympus was named on July 4, 1788 by British Captain John Mears.
Mount Olympus and the Olympic range are situated on the Olympic Peninsula. The nearest major city to the mountain is Port Angeles. The park includes one of the only temperate rainforests in the world. There are also many icefields around Mount Olympus above 5000 feet.
External links
- University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections – The Mountaineers Collection Photographic albums and text documenting the Mountaineers official annual outings undertaken by club members from 1907-1951, primarily on the Olympic Peninsula, in Mount Rainier National Park and on Glacier Peak. Includes 7 Mt. Olympus albums (ca. 1905-1951).
"Mount Olympus (Washington)"