Olympic National Park

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Olympic National Park is a vast protected area on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, renowned for its rugged Pacific coastline, temperate rainforests, and glacier-capped mountain ranges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
activities backpacking
camping
hiking
mountaineering
tidepooling
wildlife viewing
annualPrecipitation very high in western rainforests
area about 3,733 square kilometers
about 922,650 acres
biome alpine tundra biome
coastal marine biome
montane forest biome
temperate rainforest biome
climateType temperate oceanic climate
contains Hoh Rain Forest
Hurricane Ridge
Lake Crescent
Lake Quinault
Mount Olympus
Hoh Rain Forest
surface form: Queets Rain Forest

Quinault Rain Forest
Rialto Beach
Ruby Beach
Shi Shi Beach
Sol Duc Valley
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Clallam County, Washington
surface form: Clallam County

Grays Harbor County, Washington
surface form: Grays Harbor County

Jefferson County
designationPurpose to protect diverse ecosystems of the Olympic Peninsula
established 1938-06-29
establishedBy United States Congress
governingBody National Park Service
hasCoastlineLength about 117 kilometers
about 73 miles
hasEcosystemType alpine meadows
glacier-capped mountains
old-growth forest
rugged Pacific coastline
temperate rainforest
hasGlaciers true
hasVisitorCenter Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles
highestElevation about 2,432 meters
about 7,980 feet
highestPoint Mount Olympus
IUCNCategory II
knownFor high biodiversity
large tracts of old-growth forest
relatively pristine ecosystems
locatedIn Washington
surface form: Washington State
locatedOn Olympic Peninsula
nearestCity Port Angeles
notableSpecies Marmotini
surface form: Olympic marmot

Pacific salmon
Roosevelt elk
black bear
mountain goat (non-native)
northern spotted owl
partOf Pacific Northwest
previousDesignation Mount Olympus National Monument
previousDesignationEstablished 1909
signedIntoLawBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
touristAttraction true
UNESCOWiosMABBiosphereReserve true
UNESCOWiosMABBiosphereReserveSince 1976
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite true
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria (ix)
(vii)
(x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteRegion Americas
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1981
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteType natural
website https://www.nps.gov/olym/index.htm

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Blue Glacier nationalPark Olympic National Park
Blue Glacier protectedArea Olympic National Park
University Peak Glacier locatedIn Olympic National Park
Hoh River Trail locatedIn Olympic National Park
Olympic Wilderness locatedIn Olympic National Park
Olympic Wilderness managementUnit Olympic National Park
Hurricane Ridge Road locatedIn Olympic National Park
Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center locatedIn Olympic National Park
Hurricane Hill Trail locatedIn Olympic National Park
Hurricane Hill Trail withinProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Sunrise Point trails locatedIn Olympic National Park
Sunrise Point trails withinProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Olympic marmot foundInProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Point of the Arches partOf Olympic National Park
Point of the Arches partOf Olympic National Park
this entity surface form: Olympic National Park coastal section
Spruce Railroad Trail locatedIn Olympic National Park
Spruce Railroad Trail isWithinProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Marymere Falls Trail locatedIn Olympic National Park
Marymere Falls Trail withinProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Klahhane Ridge Trail locatedIn Olympic National Park
Klahhane Ridge Trail withinProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Washington State, United States contains Olympic National Park
subject surface form: Washington (state)
Port Angeles Harbor near Olympic National Park
Feiro Marine Life Center near Olympic National Park
Mora Campground locatedIn Olympic National Park
Mora Campground operatedBy Olympic National Park
Lake Quinault Lodge locatedNear Olympic National Park
Lake Crescent Lodge locatedIn Olympic National Park
Amanda Park, Washington locatedNear Olympic National Park
Amanda Park, Washington nearestLargeProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Enchanted Valley locatedIn Olympic National Park
Enchanted Valley withinProtectedArea Olympic National Park
this entity surface form: Olympic National Park wilderness
Hall of Mosses Trail locatedIn Olympic National Park
Hall of Mosses Trail nationalPark Olympic National Park
Hall of Mosses Trail parkUnit Olympic National Park
Spruce Nature Trail locatedIn Olympic National Park
Enchanted Valley Trail locatedIn Olympic National Park
Maple Glade Rain Forest Trail withinProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Quinault Indian Nation associatedWith Olympic National Park