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Eagle Point
Eagle Point seen from the south
Highest point
Elevation	6,247 ft (1,904 m)
Prominence	161 ft (49 m)
Parent peak	Elk Mountain (6,773 ft)
Isolation	2.85 mi (4.59 km)
Coordinates	47°56′21″N 123°24′33″W / 47.939252°N 123.409067°W / 47.939252; -123.409067
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Clallam
Protected area	Olympic National Park
Parent range	Olympic Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mount Angeles
Geology
Rock age	Eocene
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking class 2

Eagle Point is a 6,247-foot-elevation (1,904-meter) summit in the Olympic Mountains and is located in Clallam County of Washington state. It is set on Hurricane Ridge within Olympic National Park. It is situated midway between Steeple Rock and Obstruction Peak, 1.42 mi (2.29 km) to the southeast. Precipitation runoff drains into tributaries of the Elwha River and Morse Creek, thence the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Climate

Set in the north-central portion of the Olympic Mountains, Eagle Point is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Olympic Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow. As a result, the Olympics experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in avalanche danger. During winter months weather is usually cloudy, but due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer.

Waterhole is a weather station on the eastern slope below Eagle Point.

Geology

The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust. The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.

See also

• Olympic Mountains
• Geology of the Pacific Northwest

Gallery

• Eagle Point seen from Obstruction Peak
• West aspect in winter, seen from the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center area.

References

1. ^ "Eagle Point". Peakbagger.com.
2. ^ "Eagle Point - 6,247' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
3. "Eagle Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
4. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
5. ^ McNulty, Tim (2009). Olympic National Park: A Natural History. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press.
6. "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
7. "Waterhole, Washington 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved September 26, 2023.
8. Alt, D.D.; Hyndman, D.W. (1984). Roadside Geology of Washington. pp. 249–259. ISBN 0-87842-160-2.

External links

• Weather forecast: Eagle Point
• "Olympic National Park". National Park Service.

• Mountains of Washington (state)
• Olympic Mountains
• Mountains of Clallam County, Washington
• Landforms of Olympic National Park
• One-thousanders of the United States