Mount Fitzhenry, Olympic National Park

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

#14 among attractions in Olympic National Park

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Mount Fitzhenry is a 6,050-foot mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Clallam County of Washington state. Mt. Fitzhenry is in the Bailey Range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains. In clear weather, the mountain can be seen from the visitor center at Hurricane Ridge. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Fairchild, 1.57 mi to the south. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Elwha River. Mount Fitzhenry is situated at the head of Fitzhenry Creek, and both are named for Edward Allen Fitzhenry, Clallam County surveyor from 1892-1900. President Woodrow Wilson appointed Fitzhenry as Washington Surveyor General in 1913, and he later served as Deputy State Land Commissioner. ()

Coordinates: 47°55'21"N, 123°37'50"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Geyser Valley trail, Mount Fairchild, Mount Appleton, Mount Carrie.

3.8 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Geyser Valley trail, Olympic National Park
98 min walk • The Geyser Valley trail in Olympic National Park is an area along the Elwha River between Rica Canyon and the Grand Canyon of the Elwha, where many homesteaders tried to eke out a living in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
1.6 miS
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Mount Fairchild, Olympic National Park
40 min walk • Mount Fairchild, also known as Mount William Fairchild, is a 6,900-foot glaciated mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Clallam County of Washington state. Mt.
5.1 miW
Mountain
Mount Appleton, Olympic National Park
131 min walk • Mount Appleton is a 6,000+ ft double summit mountain located in the Olympic Mountains, in Clallam County of Washington state. It is set within Olympic National Park and is situated northwest of Appleton Pass.
2.1 miSW
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Mount Carrie, Olympic National Park
55 min walk • Mount Carrie is a 6,995-foot mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Clallam County of Washington state. Mt. Carrie is the highest point in the Bailey Range which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains.
4 miSE
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Stephen Peak, Olympic National Park
103 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.
6.3 miSE
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Mount Ferry, Olympic National Park
161 min walk • Mount Ferry is a 6,195-foot mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Mount Ferry is the eighth-highest peak in the Bailey Range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains. In clear weather, the mountain can be seen from the visitor center at Hurricane Ridge.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Goblins Gate, Olympic National Park
89 min walk • Goblins Gate, or Goblin Gates, is a narrow gorge, about 20 feet across, on the Elwha River in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Olympic National Park where the Elwha River enters Rica Canyon, 8.9 kilometres east-southeast of Olympic Hot Springs.
4.6 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Olympic Hot Springs, Olympic National Park
117 min walk • Olympic Hot Springs is located in Olympic National Park, Washington, United States. The springs contain 21 seeps near Boulder Creek, a tributary of the Elwha River. The temperature varies from lukewarm to 138 °F.
6.5 miSE
Tower
Dodger Point Fire Lookout, Olympic National Park
166 min walk • The Dodger Point Fire Lookout was built in 1933 in Olympic National Park as a fire observation station. The single-story frame structure is located on the peak of Dodger Point above the timber line at an elevation of 5,753 feet.
2.5 miS
Mountain
Ruth Peak, Olympic National Park
63 min walk • Ruth Peak is a 6,850+ ft glaciated mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Clallam County of Washington state. Ruth Peak is the third-highest peak in the Bailey Range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Carrie, 0.91...
1.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Fairchild Glacier, Olympic National Park
28 min walk • Fairchild Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Washington on Mount Fairchild and Mount Carrie in the Olympic Mountains of Olympic National Park.