Olympic Mountains

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The Olympic Mountains are a rugged, heavily forested mountain range on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, known for their dramatic peaks, glaciers, and diverse ecosystems within Olympic National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
biodiversity high endemism
climate maritime
contains Dosewallips River valley
Elwha River
surface form: Elwha River valley

Hoh Rain Forest
Hurricane Ridge
Queets Rain Forest
Quinault Rain Forest
Skokomish River headwaters
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageTo Pacific Ocean
Puget Sound
Juan de Fuca Strait
surface form: Strait of Juan de Fuca
ecosystemType alpine tundra
subalpine forest
temperate rainforest
elevation approximately 2428 meters
approximately 7964 feet
geology basalt
primarily marine sedimentary rock
highestPoint Mount Olympus
knownFor diverse ecosystems
high annual precipitation on western slopes
rain shadow effect on northeastern side
locatedIn Olympic Mountains self-linksurface differs
Olympic Mountains self-linksurface differs
Olympic Peninsula
Pacific Northwest
Washington
surface form: Washington State
managementAgency U.S. Forest Service
National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
nearestCity Forks, Washington
surface form: Forks

Port Angeles
notableFeature deep river valleys
glaciated peaks
heavy forest cover
rugged terrain
notableSpecies Olympic marmot
Roosevelt elk
northern spotted owl
orogeny accretionary wedge formation
partOf Olympic National Park
Pacific Coast Ranges
protectedBy Olympic National Forest
Olympic National Park
recreation backpacking
hiking
mountaineering
skiing at Hurricane Ridge

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Cama Beach State Park hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Waterfront district hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Seattle waterfront piers hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Seattle Ferry Terminal hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Elliott Bay Marina hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Beacon Hill, Seattle hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Hoh River mountainRange Olympic Mountains
Elwha River sourceLocation Olympic Mountains
Joseph Whidbey State Park hasView Olympic Mountains
Skokomish River flowsFrom Olympic Mountains
Camano Island State Park hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Duckabush River sourceLocation Olympic Mountains
Victor Steinbrueck Park hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Miner’s Landing hasView Olympic Mountains
Greenbank, Washington hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Brown’s Point hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
this entity surface form: Olympic Mountains (distant views)
Fox Island hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Dungeness River sourceLocation Olympic Mountains
Olympic Peninsula foothills partOf Olympic Mountains
Liberty Bay hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Port Gamble hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Dosewallips River flowsFrom Olympic Mountains
Dosewallips River sourceLocation Olympic Mountains
Quinault River sourceRegion Olympic Mountains
City of Clyde Hill overlooks Olympic Mountains
Fort Ward Park hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Port Orchard hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Sol Duc Falls isWithin Olympic Mountains
this entity surface form: Olympic Mountains region
Blue Glacier locatedIn Olympic Mountains
Blue Glacier mountainRange Olympic Mountains
Hoh River Trail hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Sunrise Point trails offersViewOf Olympic Mountains
Olympic marmot nativeRange Olympic Mountains
Blake Island Marine State Park hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Klahhane Ridge Trail mountainRange Olympic Mountains
Klahhane Ridge Trail hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Washington State, United States contains Olympic Mountains
subject surface form: Washington (state)
Downtown Waterfront Walkway hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Lake Quinault Lodge hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Enchanted Valley partOf Olympic Mountains
Fay Bainbridge Park hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Ogden Point hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Saxe Point hasViewOf Olympic Mountains
Saanich Peninsula hasViewOf Olympic Mountains