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Kalaloch / ˈ k l eɪ l ɒ k / is an unincorporated resort area entirely within Olympic National Park in western Jefferson County, Washington, United States. [2] Kalaloch accommodations, which include a lodge, rental cabins, and campgrounds, are on a 50-foot (15 m) bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, west of U.S. Route 101 on the Olympic Peninsula, north of the reservation of the Quinault ...
Upper Hoh Road – Olympic National Park, Hoh Rainforest: Clallam: Forks: 192.54: 309.86: SR 110 west (La Push Road) – Olympic National Park, Pacific Coast, Mora, La Push: Sappho: 203.28: 327.15: SR 113 north (Burnt Mountain Road) to SR 112 – Clallam Bay, Neah Bay, Northwest Coast 241.89: 389.28: SR 112 west (Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway ...
The Olympic Peninsula is a large arm of land in Western Washington that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle, and contains Olympic National Park. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean , the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca , and the east by Hood Canal .
The Olympic Wilderness, a designated wilderness area, was established by the federal government in 1988 that contained 877,000 acres (355,000 ha) within Olympic National Park. It was renamed the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness in 2017 to honor Governor and U.S. Senator Daniel J. Evans , who had co-sponsored the 1988 legislation. [ 10 ]
The Hoh Rainforest is home to a National Park Service ranger station, from which backcountry trails extend deeper into the national park. Near the visitor center is the Hall of Mosses Trail, a short trail—0.8 miles (1.3 km)— which gives visitors a feel for the local ecosystem and views of maples draped with large growths of spikemoss. There ...
Mount Clark is a 7,528-foot (2,295-metre) mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. [3] Its nearest higher peak is Sweat Spire (7,580 ft) on Mount Johnson, 0.26 mi (0.42 km) to the southwest, and Mount Walkinshaw is set 0.9 mi (1.4 km) to the north. [1]
On March 2, 1909, Mount Olympus National Monument was proclaimed by President Theodore Roosevelt. [14] On June 28, 1938, it was designated a national park by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. [15] In 1976 the Olympic National Park became an International Biosphere Reserve. In 1981 it was designated a World Heritage Site. [16]
Amanda Park, Quinault Lake Quinault ( / k w ɪ ˈ n ɒ l t / or / k w ɪ ˈ n ɔː l t / ) is a lake on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state. It is located in the glacial -carved Quinault Valley of the Quinault River , at the southern edge of Olympic National Park in the northwestern United States.