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

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

External links

• Mount Olympus on Bivouac (http://Bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=8139)
• Mount Olympus on Peakware.com (http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/peaks/olympus.htm)
• Mount Olympus on Peakbagger.com (http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=950)
• Maps and aerial photos
  • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=47.80130&lon=-123.71083&s=200&size=m&layer=DRG100)
  • Aerial photograph from Terraserver (http://terraservice.net/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-123.71083&lat=47.80130&w=750&h=500)
  • Surrounding area map from Census Bureau (http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapgen?lat=47.80130&lon=-123.71083&wid=.5&ht=.5&iht=400&iwd=600&mlat=47.80130&mlon=-123.71083&msym=bigdot&n=CITIES,GRID,majroads,states,counties,places,water,shorelin,miscell)
  • Location in US from Census Bureau (http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapgen?lat=36.0000&lon=-97.0000&wid=50&ht=28&iwd=550&iht=260&mlat=47.80130&mlon=-123.71083&on=GRID&off=BACK&msym=smalldot)