Mount Olympus, Olympic National Park

Name: Mount Olympus
Address: Olympic National Park, United States

#17 among attractions in Olympic National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain, Top attraction

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

Mount Olympus, at 7,980 feet, is the tallest and most prominent mountain in the Olympic Mountains of western Washington state. Located on the Olympic Peninsula, it is also the central feature of Olympic National Park. Mount Olympus is the highest summit of the Olympic Mountains; however, peaks such as Mount Constance and The Brothers, on the eastern margin of the range, are better known, being visible from the Seattle metropolitan area. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1907Elevation: 7980 ftProminence: 7838 ftCoordinates: 47°47'59"N, 123°42'25"W

Address

Olympic National Park United States

Contact

Website

Social media

Add

Olympic National Park

Day trips

Mount Olympus – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Queets, Mount Mathias, Mount Meany, Stephen Peak.

5.8 miSE
Mountain
Mount Queets, Olympic National Park
148 min walk • Mount Queets is a 6,476-foot mountain summit located deep within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. With a good eye and clear weather, the top of the mountain can be seen from the visitor center at Hurricane Ridge. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Meany, 0.8 mi to the south.
1.4 miE
Mountain
Mount Mathias, Olympic National Park
36 min walk • Mount Mathias is a 7,156-foot mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Olympus, 1.76 mi to the east. Mount Mathias is wedged between the massive Blue Glacier below its west slope, and the Hoh Glacier on the east side.
6.1 miSE
Mountain
Mount Meany, Olympic National Park
155 min walk • Mount Meany is a prominent 6,695-foot mountain summit located deep within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. With a good eye and clear weather, the top of the mountain can be seen from the visitor center at Hurricane Ridge.
7.1 miNE
Mountain
Stephen Peak, Olympic National Park
181 min walk • Stephen Peak is a 6,418-foot mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Stephen Peak is the fifth-highest peak in the Bailey Range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains.
~1090 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Park
6 min walk • The Olympic Mountains are a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
0.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Blue Glacier, Olympic National Park
22 min walk • Blue Glacier is a large glacier located to the north of Mount Olympus in the Olympic Mountains of Washington. The glacier covers an area of 1.7 sq mi and contains 580,000,000 cu ft of ice and snow in spite of its low terminus elevation.
5.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Queets Glacier, Olympic National Park
138 min walk • Queets Glacier is located in the Olympic Mountains in Olympic National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier lies on the northwest side of Mount Queets at an elevation of about 5,564 feet, the glacier descends northwest, bounded by two arêtes on either side.
3.8 miSW
Mountain
Woden - The Valhallas, Olympic National Park
97 min walk • Woden is a 6,038-foot mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Tom, 3 mi to the north-northwest, and Mount Olympus rises 3.8 mi to the north-northeast. Woden is the highest point in The Valhallas, a sub-range south of Mount Olympus.
1.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Hoh Glacier, Olympic National Park
37 min walk • Hoh Glacier is a glacier on Mount Olympus in the Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of the U.S. state of Washington. It is the source of the Hoh River.
2.3 miE
Mountain
Aries, Olympic National Park
58 min walk • Aries is a 6,533-foot mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Its neighbors include Mount Olympus, 2.46 mi to the west, Athena 1.7 mi to the southwest, and Mount Mathias 1.11 mi to the northwest.
2.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Jeffers Glacier, Olympic National Park
55 min walk • Jeffers Glacier is a glacier located in the Olympic Mountains in Olympic National Park. The body of ice, relatively small compared to the nearby Hoh Glacier, is located southeast of Mount Olympus.