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2. List of mountain peaks of Washington - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. Olympic Peninsula - Wikipedia

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   From Olympia, the state capital, U.S. Route 101 runs along the Olympic Peninsula's eastern, northern, and western shorelines. The Olympic mountain range sits in the center of the Olympic Peninsula. This range is the second largest in Washington State. Its highest peak is Mt. Olympus.

4. Hoh Rainforest - Wikipedia

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   Hoh Rainforest is one of the largest temperate rainforests in the U.S., located on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state. [1] It encompasses 24 square miles (62 km 2 ) of low elevation forest along the Hoh River , ranging from 394 to 2,493 feet (120 to 760 m).

5. Southwest Washington - Wikipedia

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   Southwest Washington is a geographical area of the U.S. state of Washington, encompassing roughly half of Western Washington. [ a ] It generally includes the Olympia area southwards to the Oregon-Washington state line at Vancouver .

6. Geography of Washington (state) - Wikipedia

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   Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall. Rainfall in Washington varies dramatically going from east to west. The Olympic Peninsula's western side receives as much as 160 inches (4,100 mm) of precipitation annually, making it the wettest area of the 48 conterminous states and a temperate rainforest. Weeks may pass without a clear day.

7. Western Washington - Wikipedia

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   Western Washington is known as having a far wetter climate than the eastern portion of the state, primarily due to the effects of the Cascades' rain shadow. The average location in Eastern Washington only receives an average of 46.87 centimetres (18.45 inches) of precipitation per year, [1] whereas the average place in Western Washington ...