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Boulder Ridge
Mountain in Washington (state), United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Boulder Ridge is a 6,852-foot (2,088-metre) elevation mountain ridge located in the eastern Olympic Mountains in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is set within Buckhorn Wilderness on land managed by the Olympic National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is Alphabet Ridge, 0.94 mi (1.51 km) to the south, and Buckhorn Mountain rises 1.3 mi (2.1 km) to the north.[1] Precipitation runoff from Boulder Ridge drains east into headwaters of the Big Quilcene River, west into tributaries of Dungeness River, and south into Charlia Lakes, thence Tunnel Creek.
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Boulder Ridge | |
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![]() Boulder Ridge, north aspect, seen from the Marmot Pass area | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,852 ft (2,088 m)[1] |
Prominence | 572 ft (174 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 47°48′25″N 123°07′28″W[1] |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Jefferson |
Protected area | Buckhorn Wilderness |
Parent range | Olympic Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Mount Townsend |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Eocene |
Type of rock | Tilted pillow Basalt |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Marmot Pass class 2 Scramble[2] |
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