mount olympus (washington)

For other peaks with the same name, see Olympus (disambiguation).

bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2\|Mount Olympus
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gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Elevation:	7,980 ft (2,432 m)
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Latitude:	47° 48′ 04.68″ N
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Longitude:	123° 42′ 39.01″ W
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Location:	Washington State, USA
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Topo map:	USGS Mount Olympus
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Range:	Olympic Mountains
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Type:	Shale and sandstone
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Age of rock:	Eocene
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|First ascent:	1907 by L.A. Nelson and party
gcolor=#e7dcc3\|Easiest route:	ice climb

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 Monument, but it is not yet a park. 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.

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