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Mount Olympus is the tallest and most prominent mountain in the Olympic Mountains of western Washington state. Located on the Olympic Peninsula, it is the central feature of Olympic National Park. Mount Olympus is the highest summit of the Olympic Mountains; however, peaks such as Mount Constance, on the eastern margin of the range, are more visible from the Seattle metropolitan area. With notable local relief, Mount Olympus ascends over from the elevation confluence of the Hoh River with Glacier Creek in only . Mount Olympus has of prominence, ranking 5th in the state of Washington.〔 Due to heavy winter snowfalls, Mount Olympus supports large glaciers, despite its modest elevation and relatively low latitude. These glaciers include Blue, Hoh, Humes, Jeffers, Hubert, Black Glacier, and White, the longest of which is the Hoh Glacier at . The largest is Blue with a volume of and area of .〔 The local Native American name for the peak is Sunh-a-do, and upon sighting in 1774 by the Spanish explorer Juan Pérez, the mountain was named "Cerro Nevado de Santa Rosalía". This is said to be the first time a European named a geographic feature in what is now Washington state. In 1778, on July 4, the British explorer John Meares gave the mountain its present name. On 2 March 1909 Mount Olympus National Monument is proclaimed by President Theodore Roosevelt.〔 On 28 June 1938 it was designated a national park by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.〔 In 1976 the Olympic National Park became an International Biosphere Reserve. In 1981 it was designated a World Heritage Site.〔 In 1988 Congress designated 95% of the park as the Olympic Wilderness. ==See also== * Mountain peaks of North America * Mountain peaks of the United States * List of Ultras of North America * List of Ultras of the United States 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Olympus (Washington)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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