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Capitol Peak is a 2,658-foot (810 m) [1] peak in the Black Hills in the U.S. state of Washington. It is one of the two highest peaks in the Black Hills, along with Larch Mountain. [4] Capitol Peak is located in the Capitol State Forest. There is a partially paved road to the summit called the Sherman Valley Road.
The Capitol State Forest has roughly the same boundaries as the Black Hills. The high school A.G. West Black Hills, Tumwater, Washington, is named for the hills, as is the local soccer club the Blackhills Football Club. Capital Medical Center on the west side of Olympia was named Black Hills Community Hospital from its opening in 1985 until 1991.
Capitol Forest is approximately bounded by U.S. Route 12 to the southwest, Interstate 5 to the east and State Route 8 to the north. It roughly contains the Black Hills.The Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve is directly east and units of the Scatter Creek Wildlife Area, such as the Black River Wildlife Area and Glacial Heritage Wildlife Area, are to the southeast.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capitol Peak Mason, WA 47°29′32″N 123°29′36″W / 47.49222°N 123.49333°W / 47.49222; -123
Larch Mountain is a 2,664-foot (812 m) summit in the Black Hills range of Thurston County, Washington state. It is one of the two highest peaks in the Black Hills, along with Capitol Peak, and preceding 2,356-foot (718 m) Rock Candy Mountain. [3] It is the most prominent peak in Thurston County. [4]
The day before its 1980 eruption, Mount St. Helens was the fifth highest major summit of Washington. Today, Mount St. Helens is the 35th highest major summit of the state. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of the U.S. State of Washington. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ...
This is a list of mountains and hills of Kitsap County, Washington by elevation. The county's highest peaks are in the Blue Hills , in the Wildcat Lake or Bremerton West USGS quadrangle . Inclusion is defined here as within 2 miles of Green Mountain or Gold Mountain, as the boundaries are not strictly defined by authorities.
Capitol Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America.It is the 52nd highest mountain in North America. The 14,136.3-foot (4,309 m) fourteener is located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest, 8.7 miles (14.0 km) east by south (bearing 104°) of the community of Redstone in Pitkin County ...