Olympic National Park

E13657

Olympic National Park is a vast protected area on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, renowned for its rugged Pacific coastline, temperate rainforests, and glacier-capped mountain ranges.

All labels observed (13)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (76)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
activities backpacking
camping
hiking
mountaineering
tidepooling
wildlife viewing
annualPrecipitation very high in western rainforests
area about 3,733 square kilometers
about 922,650 acres
biome alpine tundra biome
coastal marine biome
montane forest biome
temperate rainforest biome
climateType temperate oceanic climate
contains Hoh Rain Forest
Hurricane Ridge
Lake Crescent
Lake Quinault
Mount Olympus
Queets Rain Forest
linked to: Hoh Rain Forest

Quinault Rain Forest
Rialto Beach
Ruby Beach
Shi Shi Beach
Sol Duc Valley
continent North America
country United States
county Clallam County
Grays Harbor County
Jefferson County
designationPurpose to protect diverse ecosystems of the Olympic Peninsula
established 1938-06-29
establishedBy United States Congress
governingBody National Park Service
hasCoastlineLength about 117 kilometers
about 73 miles
hasEcosystemType alpine meadows
glacier-capped mountains
old-growth forest
rugged Pacific coastline
temperate rainforest
hasGlaciers true
hasVisitorCenter Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles
highestElevation about 2,432 meters
about 7,980 feet
highestPoint Mount Olympus
IUCNCategory II
knownFor high biodiversity
large tracts of old-growth forest
relatively pristine ecosystems
locatedIn Washington State
linked to: Washington
locatedOn Olympic Peninsula
nearestCity Port Angeles
notableSpecies Olympic marmot
linked to: Marmotini

Pacific salmon
Roosevelt elk
black bear
mountain goat (non-native)
northern spotted owl
partOf Pacific Northwest
previousDesignation Mount Olympus National Monument
previousDesignationEstablished 1909
signedIntoLawBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
touristAttraction true
UNESCOWiosMABBiosphereReserve true
UNESCOWiosMABBiosphereReserveSince 1976
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite true
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria (ix)
(vii)
(x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteRegion Americas
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1981
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteType natural
website https://www.nps.gov/olym/index.htm

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (139)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

West Coast of the United States hasLandmark Olympic National Park
western United States contains Olympic National Park
Puget Sound region hasProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Pacific coast of North America hasProtectedArea Olympic National Park
United States National Park System hasPart Olympic National Park
Jefferson County, Washington contains Olympic National Park
Jefferson County, Washington hasProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Clallam County, Washington bordersNationalPark Olympic National Park
Washington contains Olympic National Park
Mason County, Washington containsProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Olympic Mountains partOf Olympic National Park
Olympic Mountains protectedBy Olympic National Park
Juan de Fuca Strait near Olympic National Park
Jefferson County, Washington contains Olympic National Park (portion)
subject linked to: Jefferson County
linked to: Olympic National Park
Jefferson County, Washington containsProtectedArea Olympic National Park (portion)
subject linked to: Jefferson County
linked to: Olympic National Park
Olympic Peninsula contains Olympic National Park
Olympic Peninsula protectedBy Olympic National Park
Mason County containsProtectedArea Olympic National Park (part)
linked to: Olympic National Park
Washington (state) hasNationalPark Olympic National Park
subject linked to: Washington, United States
Sol Duc Valley locatedIn Olympic National Park
Mount Olympus isHighestPointOf Olympic National Park
Mount Olympus protectedArea Olympic National Park
Mount Olympus within Olympic National Park
Hurricane Ridge locatedIn Olympic National Park
Hurricane Ridge partOfProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Mount Olympus National Monument incorporatedInto Olympic National Park
Mount Olympus National Monument successor Olympic National Park
Port Angeles near Olympic National Park
Port Angeles gatewayTo Olympic National Park
Rialto Beach locatedInProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Rialto Beach near Mora area of Olympic National Park
linked to: Olympic National Park
Ruby Beach locatedIn Olympic National Park
Ruby Beach partOf Olympic National Park coastal section
linked to: Olympic National Park
Ruby Beach near Kalaloch area of Olympic National Park
linked to: Olympic National Park
Shi Shi Beach locatedInProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Shi Shi Beach partOf Olympic National Park coastal strip
linked to: Olympic National Park
Lake Crescent locatedInProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Lake Quinault adjacentTo Olympic National Park
Hoh Rain Forest partOf Olympic National Park
Hoh Rain Forest partOf Olympic National Park World Heritage Site
linked to: Olympic National Park
Quinault Rain Forest partOf Olympic National Park
Cape Flattery isNear Olympic National Park (marine areas)
linked to: Olympic National Park
Forks, Washington near Olympic National Park
Sol Duc River locatedInProtectedArea Olympic National Park
Sol Duc River flowsThrough Olympic National Park
Sol Duc River sourceLocation Olympic National Park
Joyce, Washington nearbyProtectedArea Olympic National Park