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The Needles (Olympic Mountains)
The Needles is a mountain ridge located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Description The peaks and pinnacles of The Needles are part of the Olympic Mountains and are situated within the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. They are bounded by Mount Deception to the south and Gray Wolf Ridge to the north. Precipitation runoff from the ridge drains east into Royal Creek, and west into Gray Wolf River, which are both within the Dungeness River drainage basin. Old-growth forests of Douglas fir, western hemlock, and western redcedar grow on the lower slopes surrounding the peaks. History This geographical feature's descriptive name has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The 1889–90 Seattle Press Expedition originally named it the "Holmes Range". The expedition, led by James Halbold Christie and Charles Adams Barnes, had also christened Mount Deception as "Mount Holmes", in honor of John H. Holmes of the Boston Herald. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Johnson (Washington)
Mount Johnson is a summit in the Olympic Mountains and is located in Jefferson County, Washington, Jefferson County of Washington (U.S. state), Washington state. It is situated within Olympic National Park, and is set within the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. At high, Mount Johnson is the fourth-highest peak of the Olympic Mountains, after Mount Olympus (Washington), Mount Olympus, Mount Deception (Washington), Mount Deception, and Mount Constance. It is the highest peak in The Needles (Olympic Mountains), The Needles range which is a subset of the Olympic range. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Deception, to the south. Mount Johnson is set in the eastern portion of the Olympic Mountains within the drainage basin of the Dungeness River. This location puts it in the rain shadow of the Olympic Range, resulting in less precipitation than Mount Olympus and the western Olympics receive. History Mount Johnson was given its name based on what was believed to be the first ascent b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |