OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS

highest part of the Coast Ranges, on the Olympic Peninsula, NW Wash. Mt. Olympus (7,965 ft/2,427 m) is the highest point in the mountains, which are composed mainly of sedimentary rock. The western side of the mountains is in one of the areas of greatest precipitation in the United States, with an annual rainfall of c.130 in. (330 cm); the northeast side, in the rain shadow, is in one of the driest areas on the West Coast. On the upper slopes are about 60 small glaciers fed by heavy winter snows. The greater part of the Olympic Mts. is included in Olympic National Park, 922,651 acres (373,674 hectares). Proclaimed as Mount Olympus National Monument in 1909, it was established as a national park in 1938. Rugged mountains, alpine meadows, coniferous rain forests, glaciers, lakes, and streams characterize this area. The national park includes a 50-mi (80-km) stretch of scenic Pacific shoreline that contains wildlife sanctuaries. See National Parks and Monuments (table).

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books on: Olympic Mountains  - 347 results

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Olympic Dreams: The Impact of Mega-Events on Local Politics
Book by Matthew J. Burbank, Gregory D. Andranovich, Charles H. Heying; Lynne Rienner, 2001
Subjects: International Olympic Committee, Olympics--Economic Aspects, Olympics--Political Aspects
...investigate how the dream of Olympic-driven revitalization plays...smaller city hosting a smaller Olympic games. We start with a brief...Great Salt Lake and the Oquirrh Mountains and on the east by the Wasatch Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. As a consequence of these...
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Freedom for Catalonia? Catalan Nationalism, Spanish Identity, and the Barcelona Olympic Games
Book by John Hargreaves; Cambridge University Press, 2000
Subjects: Catalonia (Spain)--Politics And Government--20th Century, Nationalism And Sports--Spain--Catalonia--History--20th Century, Nationalism--Spain--Catalonia--History--20th Century, Olympic Games--(25th :--1992 :--Barcelona, Spain)--Political Aspects
...steel! In thy light, plains, mountains and seas Shine in a roseate...ritualised format constrained by Olympic protocol, the next sequence...representing one of the previous Olympic cities, ran at short intervals...athletes to the stage carrying an Olympic flag, while the date and city...
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The Magnificent Mountain Women: Adventures in the Colorado Rockies
Book by Janet Robertson; University of Nebraska Press, 2003
Subjects: Rocky Mountains--Guidebooks, Women Mountaineers--Colorado--Biography, Women--Colorado--Biography
...remained, however; Steamboat Springs has nurtured more Olympic skiers than any other town in the United States-and all...Springs, at Grand Lake, on CMC outings at Fern Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, and, at least once, on the grounds of the...rode her own horse two hundred miles from Denver across the mountains to Steam- boat Springs. In the fall she reversed the trip...
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In the Catskills: A Century of Jewish Experience in "The Mountains"
Book by Phil Brown; Columbia University Press, 2002
Subjects: Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)--Social Life And Customs, Jews--New York (State)--Catskill Mountains Region--Social Life And Customs, Jews--Recreation--New York (State)--Catskill Mountains Region
...bungalow colony named Fialkoff's, which caters to a non-Hasidic but Orthodox crowd. Fialkoff's has 110 bungalows and an Olympic-sized swimming pool, which Mrs. Adler, the owner, invites me to visit. It is the end of the men's daily swim
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Olympic Marathon: A Centennial History of the Games' Most Storied Race
Book by Charlie Lovett; Praeger Publishers, 1997
Subjects: Marathon Running--History, Olympics--History
...neither start nor end in the Olympic Stadium. Also for the first...Abebe Bikila would run the Olympic Marathon in bare feet. Bikila...was born in the Ethiopian mountains on August 7, 1932, the day that the Olympic Marathon was contested in...
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journal articles on: Olympic Mountains  - 128 results

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A High-severity Disturbance Event Alters Community and Ecosystem Properties in West Twin Creek, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
Journal article by P. M. Kiffney, C. J. Volk, T. J. Beechie, G. L. Murray; The American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 152, 2004
Subjects: Aquatic ecosystems, Creeks & streams, Environmental impact, Freshwater ecology, Olympic National Park
...westside of the Olympic Mountains. At the Hoh Ranger...predators consisting of Olympic Torrent Salamanders...in unmanaged forested mountain landscapes and other...to thank the staff of Olympic National Park for logistical...Research Station and the Olympic Natural Resources Center...
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The ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California
Journal article by Shirley Horton, Scott Alevy; Education, Vol. 116, 1995
Subjects: Chula Vista, California--Buildings, facilities, etc., Olympic athletes--Training
...two weeks. The mens Olympic team will be stationed...Otay Reservoir and the mountain in the east. Above...with multitudes of Olympic alumni present, to...Vista, where the ARCO Olympic Training Center is located...the nearby deserts and mountains, and fishing in the...
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Mountain Geography in 2002: The International Year of Mountains
Journal article by Donald A. Friend; The Geographical Review, Vol. 92, 2002
Subjects: American Geographical Society--Research, Association of American Geographers, Mountains--Environmental aspects
Mountain geography in 2002...International Year of Mountains. by Donald A. Friend...usually reserved for Olympic site announcements...International Year of Mountains. Such fanfare traditionally...in this case, mountain peoples and environments...One may ask, why mountains, or mountain geography, and why...
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Female Olympic Marmots (Marmota Olympus) Reproduce in Consecutive Years
Journal article by Suzanne Cox Griffin, Mark L. Taper, L. Scott Mills; The American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 158, 2007
Subjects: Aggressiveness, Behavior, Changes, Environmental conditions, Females, Snow, Success
...enhancement by management. Olympic marmots (Marmota olympus...dwelling squirrels endemic to the mountains of the Olympic Peninsula, WA, USA. Like...continues to decline in the Olympic Mountains. Our observations provide...
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Salal Harvester Local Ecological Knowledge, Harvest Practices and Understory Management on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Journal article by Heidi L. Ballard, Lynn Huntsinger; Human Ecology, Vol. 34, 2006
Subjects: Book publishing, Cambridge University Press--Management
...Washington, including the Olympic Peninsula, and have been referred...ecosystem west of the Cascade Mountains, wet mild winters enable the...main economic activity on the Olympic Peninsula from European settlement...Washington, in the southeastern Olympic Peninsula. The largest employers...
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A Skiers' Mountain - One Utah Ski Resort Won't Be an Olympic Venue Largely Because It Receives Too Much Snow, but Its Slopes and Lodge Are North American Classics
Magazine article by Todd Shapera; World and I, Vol. 17, February 2002
Subjects: Alta, Utah--Description and travel, Ski resorts--Utah
...Altas low profile during the Olympic mania wont be out of character...has been as a classic skiers mountain. It remains one of only four...before reaching the Wasatch Mountains, the weather systems recharge...more than other notable Rocky Mountain resorts, like Aspen. Equally...feet more snow than nearby Olympic venues like Park City and...
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Olympic National Park: Temperate Rainforest in Washington State
Magazine article by Mark Harris; Geographical, Vol. 81, September 2009
Subjects: National parks and reserves--Environmental aspects, National parks--Environmental aspects, Olympic National Park, Washington--Environmental aspects
...their existence to the Olympic mountains behind me. Rising to 8...peaks at the heart of the Olympic National Park trap moisture...you might think. But the Olympic peninsula receives most of...dry weather, I started my Olympic odyssey on the east side of...mile walk traversing Green Mountain, Malden Peak and Elk Mountain...
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Olympic Spirit for Years to Come
Magazine article by Joe Lewandowski; Parks & Recreation, Vol. 37, March 2002
Subjects: Facilities, Olympic games-2002, Parks & recreation areas, Skiing, Utah
...cabins, hiking and mountain biking trails, snowmobile...the Salt Lake City Olympic Organizing Committee...the local area. The Olympic Committee paid for...drew water from the mountains above Soldier Hollow. Olympic funds helped to build...
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2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games: Athletes from around the Globe Converge in British Colombia as Canada Hosts the World's Largest Winter Sports Event
Magazine article by Alison Appelbe; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 62, January 2010
Subjects: Olympic athletes--Competitions, Paralympic Games--2010 AD, Winter Olympics--2010 AD, Winter sports--Competitions
...be held at the mountain resort of Whistler...held in Whistler Olympic Park in the Callaghan...stuff on Cypress Mountain, just north of...on their own mountains, lakes, rivers...skiers headed to the mountains of the southern hemisphere for pre-Olympic training, Peter...the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic...
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The Olympic Legacy and Parks and Recreation
Magazine article by Jayne Turpin Deluce, Joe Deluce; Parks & Recreation, Vol. 31, June 1996
Subjects: Olympic games-1996, Parks & recreation areas, Sports
...conjunction with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), who may...international level. Create a mountain bike racing course in one of your parks; mountains are not necessary for this...concerns. Develop a clinic on mountain bike racing to teach youth...ACOG for information on the Olympic Day in the Schools programfor...
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Wales: Olympic Threat to Mountain Pursuits
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), August 24, 2006
Wales: Olympic Threat to Mountain Pursuits. Byline: By MARK HOOKHAM Parliamentary Correspondent OLYMPIC medal fever is squeezing funding for...gold medal glory at the 2012 London Olympic games. An annual pounds 30,000...
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Seb Coe Quashes Hopes of Wales Hosting an Olympic Event in 2012; Mountain Bike Event to Be Held in Essex
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 1, 2008
...Quashes Hopes of Wales Hosting an Olympic Event in 2012; Mountain Bike Event to Be Held in Essex...Coeyesterdayquashedhopesof bringing an Olympic event to Wales. Pressure had...unacceptable. Its our money they the Olympic committee arespending. Theyshouldnt...
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Travel: Just Champion! Fiona Ennys Finds There's Olympic Gold in the Snow-Covered Mountains of Piedmont
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), October 9, 2007
Subjects: Precious metal compounds, Ski resorts
...Gold in the Snow-Covered Mountains of Piedmont. Byline: Fiona...were all here. It was the Olympic games. It was so exciting...plateau high up in the Piedmont mountains of Italy, within spitting...of France and just over the mountain from its sister Olympic village of Sauze DOulx. Created...
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On the Trail of the Cannock Chase WEREWOLF! He's Sweated through an Olympic Workout, Broken Bones Mountain Biking and Eaten the World's Hottest Pizza. Now Madcap Reporter Jonny Dangerous Tackles His Most Dangerous Assignment to Date - Hunting for Fabled Werewolves on Cannock Chase.: Diary Entry for Friday October 2..
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), October 4, 2009
Subjects: Journalists, Pizza
On the Trail of the Cannock Chase WEREWOLF! Hes Sweated through an Olympic Workout, Broken Bones Mountain Biking and Eaten the Worlds Hottest Pizza. Now Madcap Reporter Jonny Dangerous Tackles His Most Dangerous Assignment to Date...
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I Survived an Olympic Workout; He's Broken His Arm Mountain Biking in Andorra, Devoured the World's Hottest Pizza and Even Fed a Man-Eating Tiger. Now Madcap Reporter Jonny Greatrex, Aka Jonny Dangerous, Gets a Workout from One of Nine Personal Trainers from the Beijing Olympic Games
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), September 27, 2009
Subjects: Exercise--Personal narratives, Journalists--Injuries, Journalists--Personal narratives, Personal trainers--Injuries, Personal trainers--Personal narratives, Pizza--Personal narratives
I Survived an Olympic Workout; Hes Broken His Arm Mountain Biking in Andorra, Devoured the Worlds Hottest Pizza and...Workout from One of Nine Personal Trainers from the Beijing Olympic Games. WHEN my fitness coach for the day Rich Lockstone...
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encyclopedia articles on: Olympic Mountains  - 5 results

 
 
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Olympic Mountains
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS highest part of the Coast Ranges , on the Olympic Peninsula, NW Wash. Mt. Olympus (7,965 ft/2...fed by heavy winter snows. The greater part of the Olympic Mts. is included in Olympic National Park, 922,651...
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National Parks and Monuments
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in the Great Smoky Mountains . Guadalupe Mountains NP W Tex. 1966 86,416 (34,998) Mountain region; contains...Recreation Area. Olympic NP NW Wash. 1909...and glaciers in the Olympic Mountains . Petrified Forest...
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Mount Olympus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MOUNT OLYMPUS see Cyprus ; Olympic Mountains ; Olympus . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Washington , State, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...flowing eastward from the mountains are important irrigated farming...m) at Mt. Olympus in the Olympic Mts., within Olympic National Park. Along the...Mount Rainier National Park , Olympic National Park, North Cascades...state is famous. The rugged mountain slopes and grandeur of the...
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Coast Ranges
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
COAST RANGES series of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America, extending...islands off the coast of SE Alaska and British Columbia; the Olympic Mts. in Washington; the Coast Ranges in Oregon; the Klamath...California. The Coast Ranges are rugged, geologically young mountains formed by faulting and folding and are composed mainly of...


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