Olympic National Park
national park on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olympic National Park is a national park in the U.S. state of Washington. It was established on June 29, 1938. The park covers nearly 922,650 acres (373,380 ha) of the Olympic Peninsula and covers most of the Olympic Mountains. The western part of the national park is the wettest place in the contiguous United States (outside Hawaii and Alaska).
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Olympic National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
Location | Jefferson, Clallam, Mason, and Grays Harbor counties, Washington, United States |
Nearest city | Port Angeles |
Coordinates | 47°58′10″N 123°29′55″W |
Area | 922,650 acres (3,733.8 km2)[1] |
Established | June 29, 1938 |
Visitors | 3,104,455 (in 2018)[2] |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Website | Official website |
Criteria | Natural: vii, ix |
Reference | 151 |
Inscription | 1981 (5th Session) |
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