Olympic National Park, in northwestern Washington, was established in 1938 to preserve the Olympic Mountains and their magnificent forests and wildlife. The park, which covers 1,442 square miles (3,735 square km), includes a strip of Pacific Northwest shoreline geographically separated from the rest of the park. There are active glaciers on the highest peak, Mount Olympus (7,965 feet [2,428 m]), and others, more than 60 glaciers in all. On the mountains' western slopes, where rainfall is very heavy, grows a lush rain forest in which conifers reach tremendous size. The forest floor is carpeted with dense mosses and huge fungi. The eastern slopes are less thickly forested and feature lakes and meadows. The ocean-shore section contains scenic beaches, islets, and points; three Indian reservations lie within it.

Wildlife in Olympic National Park includes deer, bears, cougars, and rare Roosevelt elks, as well as numerous varieties of birds.

Images provided by the Park Service:

Map of the Park, Enormous Size, 3500 x 2500 pixels, 1.23 MB, full size, easy to read. High speed lines only.
Map of the Park, Huge Size, 2000 x 1420 pixels, 490K, smaller print is difficult to read.
Map of the Park, Medium Size, 1000 x 700 pixels, 150K, large print is fuzzy, forget the small print.
Map of the Park, Small Size, 600 x 440 pixels, 82K, you can see the mountains, lakes, and some rivers.

Same File in Adobe PDF format, scalable to all above, 1.13 MB (right click and chose "save as")

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