Mount Claywood, Olympic National Park

#9 among attractions in Olympic National Park

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Mount Claywood is a 6,836-foot mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is situated at the head of Lost River, and 15 mi east of Mount Olympus. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Cameron, 2.4 mi to the northeast. Other nearby peaks include Mt. Fromme, 0.58 mi to the southeast, and Sentinel Peak, 2 mi also to the southeast. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north and west into tributaries of the Elwha River, and east into Claywood Lake, thence Dosewallips River. ()

Coordinates: 47°48'2"N, 123°22'12"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Mount Anderson, Mount Dana, Piro's Spire, Cameron Glaciers.

5.8 miS
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Mount Anderson, Olympic National Park
147 min walk • Mount Anderson is a 7,330-foot-high peak in the Olympic Mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Rising in the center of Olympic National Park in Washington state, it is the second highest peak on the Anderson Massif, after West Peak.
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Mount Dana, Olympic National Park
138 min walk • Mount Dana is a 6,213 feet mountain summit in Jefferson County of Washington state. Set within Olympic National Park, it is part of the Bailey Range which is a subset of the Olympic Mountains.
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Piro's Spire, Olympic National Park
163 min walk • Piro's Spire, is a 6,259-foot basalt pinnacle summit in the Olympic Mountains and is located in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is situated in Olympic National Park and its nearest higher peak is Diamond Mountain, 1.86 miles to the west.
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Cameron Glaciers, Olympic National Park
69 min walk • The Cameron Glaciers are several ice bodies located on Mount Cameron in the Olympic Mountains in Olympic National Park. These glaciers are located in four north to northeast-facing cirques and range in elevation from about 6,700 feet to just under 6,000 ft.
5.2 miSE
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Hanging Glacier, Olympic National Park
133 min walk • Hanging Glacier is a located northeast of Mount Anderson in the Olympic Mountains and Olympic National Park, U.S. state of Washington. The glacier starts north of a saddle between Mount Anderson and East Peak at about 5,700 feet. Like all the glaciers in Olympic National Park, Hanging Glacier is in a state of retreat.
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Lillian Glacier, Olympic National Park
91 min walk • Lillian Glacier was located in the Olympic Mountains in Olympic National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. The remnants of the glacier are in a cirque below McCartney Peak.
5.3 miS
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Eel Glacier, Olympic National Park
135 min walk • Eel Glacier is located to the north of Mount Anderson and east of West Peak, in Olympic National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. The northward-facing glacier starts at about 6,600 feet in elevation, with an arm extending up to 7,100 ft. As the glacier flows north, it descends in elevation to about 5,200 ft at its terminus.
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Grand Pass, Olympic National Park
116 min walk • Grand Pass is a mountain pass in the Olympic Mountains in the state of Washington. It is in the Olympic National Park.
4.8 miE
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Olympic National Park, Olympic National Park
122 min walk • Olympic National Park is a United States national park located in the State of Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula. The park has four regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west-side temperate rainforest, and the forests of the drier east side.
1.4 miE
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Lost Pass, Olympic National Park
35 min walk • Lost Pass is a mountain pass crossed by hiking trail in the Olympic Mountains of the state of Washington. It is located on a high ridgeline that separates headwaters of the Dosewallips River from those of the Lost River, just to the west of Lost Peak in the Olympic National Park.