Mount Olympus National Monument

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Mount Olympus National Monument was a former protected area in Washington State established to preserve the glaciated peak of Mount Olympus and its surrounding wilderness, later incorporated into what is now Olympic National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former national monument
protected area
category Former national monuments of the United States
Protected areas established in 1909
Protected areas of Clallam County, Washington
Protected areas of Jefferson County, Washington
containedFeature alpine meadows
glaciers of Mount Olympus
river valleys
subalpine forests
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateEstablished 1909-03-02
dissolvedInYear 1938
establishedBy Theodore Roosevelt
surface form: President Theodore Roosevelt

Presidential proclamation
establishedInYear 1909
governingBody U.S. Forest Service
surface form: United States Forest Service
hasPart Mount Olympus (Washington)
historicalSignificance early federal protection of Olympic Peninsula wilderness
precursor to Olympic National Park
incorporatedInto Olympic National Park
incorporatedIntoInYear 1938
incorporatedIntoOnDate 1938-06-29
laterGoverningBody National Park Service
locatedIn Clallam County, Washington NERFINISHED
Jefferson County, Washington NERFINISHED
Olympic Mountains
Olympic Peninsula
Washington
surface form: Washington State
locatedInEcoregion temperate rainforest
locatedOn Pacific coast side of Washington State
namedAfter Mount Olympus (Washington)
partOf Olympic National Forest
surface form: Olympic National Forest (historical context)
purpose preservation of Mount Olympus
protection of glaciated peak of Mount Olympus
protection of surrounding wilderness
status abolished
successor Olympic National Park

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Olympic National Park previousDesignation Mount Olympus National Monument