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Within the center of Olympic National Park rise the Olympic Mountains whose sides and ridgelines are topped with massive, ancient glaciers. The mountains themselves are products of accretionary wedge uplifting related to the Juan De Fuca Plate subduction zone. The geologic composition is a curious mélange of basaltic and oceanic sedimentary rock.
Despite a 35% visitor increase, Olympic National Park officials declared the trial unsuccessful and returned to three-day-a-week access during the winter months. On May 7, 2023, the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge and visitor center, built in 1952, was destroyed by a fire while preparations for a renovation and structural rehabilitation were underway ...
Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center, Olympic National Park, 1964 Logan Pass Visitor Center , Going-to-the-Sun Rd., 18 mi. W. of US 89, Saint Mary, Montana , listed on the National Register of Historic Places [ 2 ]
The Dodger Point Fire Lookout was built atop the mountain in 1933. [5] During World War II, the lookout was used as an Aircraft Warning Service station in 1942–43. The Dodger Point and Pyramid Peak Lookouts are the only stations remaining in Olympic National Park of the thirteen that were constructed.
Hurricane Hill is a 5,757-foot (1,755 m) mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Clallam County of Washington state. It is part of the Olympic Mountains and is situated at the western end of Hurricane Ridge within the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness.
The Olympic National Park Headquarters Historic District overlooks Port Angeles, Washington from Peabody Heights, consisting of 6 contributing buildings built in 1940–44, 8 contributing structures and 17 non-contributing properties that act as the administrative headquarters for Olympic National Park.
National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form:Historic Resources of Olympic National Park. National Park Service 1986, 1998, 2005 ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about ...
The Hoh River in winter. The Hoh River is a river of the Pacific Northwest, located on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington.About 56 miles (90 km) long, [3] the Hoh River originates at the snout of Hoh Glacier on Mount Olympus and flows westward through the Olympic Mountains of Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest, then through foothills in a broad valley ...
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