Edmonds in Snohomish County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)

The Olympic Mountains

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 24, 2014

1. The Olympic Mountains Marker

Inscription.

The Olympic Mountains began life 35 million years ago as part of the ancient sea floor that thrust against the North American plate. Inexorable geologic forces fractured and folded these layers of rock and lifted them high into the air. Erosion and glaciers carved the valleys and peaks visible today. Rising directly out of the Pacific Ocean on the west, the mountains rise to their highest point, 7,969 foot tall Mount Olympus, 61 miles from this marker. The Olympics are bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the north, and Hood Canal and Puget Sound to the east.

The range catches moisture-laden Pacific storms, causing about twelve feet of rain to fall each year on the west-facing valleys, sustaining the temperate rain forest. At higher elevations this precipitation falls as snow adding to glaciers that relentlessly carve the landscape. The east side of the mountains lie in a "rain shadow", with only 25 inches of annual rainfall and much dryer conditions.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment.

Location. 47° 48.272′ N, 122° 23.677′ W.

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Marker is in Edmonds, Washington, in Snohomish County. It is on Admiral Way. Marker is in Marina Beach Park, just north of the off-leash dog park, at the south end of Admiral Way. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edmonds WA 98020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Puget Sound Region

and in Greater Seattle.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Auto Ferry Service (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bracketts Landing (approx. 0.8 miles away); Yost Auto Company (approx. 0.9 miles away); Edmonds Auto Company (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bank Building (approx. 0.9 miles away); Beeson Building (approx. 0.9 miles away); Brackett’s Landing Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Princess Theater (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 24, 2014

2. The Olympic Mountains Marker

Mountains obscured by clouds

of all markers in Edmonds.

Also see . . .
1. Welcome to the Olympic Peninsula. (Submitted on July 19, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Olympic National Park. (Submitted on July 19, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 24, 2014

3. The Olympic Mountains Marker

Looking NNW along Marina Beach

Off Leash Pet Area at Marina Beach Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 24, 2014

4. Off Leash Pet Area at Marina Beach Park

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 766 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 19, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.