- Olympic National Park is located in coastal Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula
- Founded 6/29/1938
- Covers 9222,000 acres
- 3 Types of Ecosystems
- Subalpine Forest
- Temperate Forest
- Pacific Shore
- Olympic National Park is encircled by the Olympic Mountains and contoured by 13 rivers
- 1920's: Mountain goats are introduced to Olympic National Park but they damaged the meadows of the park
- Open year-round
- Skiing is available in the winter
- Summer has cool temperatures and rain
- Attractions
- Shi Shi Beach
- Lake Crescent
- Sol Duc Hot Springs
- Capo Alava
- Hoh Rain Forest
- Ozette
- Quinault
- Rialto Beach
- Wedding Rocks
- Yellow Banks
- Hole-in-the-Wall
Connects the World to YOU!
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Olympic National Park
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
The United States' Hispanic/Latino population is growing rather quickly. The US Census Bureau recently released new maps showing the dis...
-
Capital: Bangkok Major Geographical Features Andaman Sea Strait of Malacca South China Sea Gulf of Thailand Chao River Mekong Rive...
-
Recently, Libertarianism has been gaining support as a third party throughout America. In the 2012 election, the Libertarian party nominated... -
A fox that most likely fell into Lake Bunn in southern Sweden has been found frozen solid. Scientists speculate that the fox fell into the f...
-
Capital: Madison Major Cities: Milwaukee Green Bay Major Geographical Features Lake Superior Lake Michigan Green Bay St. Croix...
No comments:
Post a Comment