Mount Storm King is located within the

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about west of

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, in the

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. The mountain is located on the south side of

Lake Crescent Lake Crescent is a deep lake located entirely within Olympic National Park in Clallam County, Washington, United States, approximately west of Port Angeles on U.S. Route 101, near the small community of Piedmont. With an official maximum ...

near Barnes Point, and has an elevation of . The trail to the summit starts near the Storm King Ranger Station, and initially follows the trail to Marymere Falls but branches to the north after a short distance. The first is on maintained trail but the rest of the climb involves

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on loose rock with some exposure.

Legend

Klallum tribe legend tells an origin story of Mount Storm King being angered by fighting tribes at his feet and broke a boulder from his peak, throwing it at the warriors, killing them and cutting Tsulh-mut in two creating

and Lake Sutherland.

History

Scientists have found evidence that sometime around 1100 BCE an earthquake triggered the Sledgehammer Point

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, which fell from Mount Storm King and entered Lake Crescent in waters at least deep, generating a

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in the lake with an estimated maximum run-up height of .

References

External links

* Landforms of Olympic National Park Mountains of Clallam County, Washington Mountains of Washington (state) Olympic Mountains {{ClallamCountyWA-geo-stub