Mount Olympus (Washington)

Mount Olympus is the most famous and with a height of 2432 m, according to other sources only 2428m meters the highest mountain in the Olympic Mountains on the Olympic Peninsula to the west of the U.S. state of Washington.

Geography

The mountain is located in the center of the Olympic Mountains and can be seen up to 100 kilometers away, Seattle; from there, however, stands the Mount Constance rather eye. Since the Mount Olympus is an obstacle to the coming of the west from the Pacific Ocean clouds which release their moisture here, the area is one of the wettest in North America. The large amounts of snow lead to a high degree of glaciation. Mount Olympus has a total of eight glaciers and is one of the main attractions in Olympic National Park.

The mountain has three peaks, the highest of the western summit is. The central peak is 2417 m, the eastern summit of 2366 meters high.

History

The Spanish navigator Juan José Pérez Hernández is considered the first European who described the mountain; he came by here on his expedition along the west coast in 1774. He named the mountain Cerro Nevada de Santa Rosalia ( snow-capped peaks of Santa Rosalia ). The current name "Mount Olympus " comes from the English navigator John Meares, who saw him on his journey in 1788.

End of the 19th century the area was explored at the suggestion of the governor of several expeditions for the first time in more detail. On August 13, 1907, the Summit LA Nelson and ten other climbers was first climbed. The lower eastern summit was part of the group already reached the day before, the lowest mean peak had been climbed before.