Mount Angeles, Mountain summit in Olympic National Park, Washington
Mount Angeles is a 1,968-metre summit in the Olympic Mountains, in Clallam County, Washington, within Olympic National Park. It is the highest peak in the Hurricane Ridge area, just south of Port Angeles. Its slopes drain into Morse Creek, Ennis Creek and the South Branch of Little River.
Mount Angeles lies in Olympic National Park, and its summit can be reached from the Klahane Ridge trail. The mountain drains into Morse Creek, Ennis Creek and the South Branch of Little River. Its rock is mainly Eocene sandstone, turbidite and basaltic oceanic crust, shaped by Pleistocene glaciers.
The name Mount Angeles comes from the Spanish word for angels, a legacy of the Spanish explorers who sailed the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 1791 and named the nearby port. The Klahane Ridge trail on the mountain's slopes is the route most hikers use to reach the summit.
The trail starts at Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center and is best hiked on warm, dry days since weather can change quickly at higher elevations. Bring layers of clothing because conditions at the summit are often much rougher than in the parking area below.
Mount Angeles is the highest peak in the Hurricane Ridge area, and its summit can be reached from the Klahane Ridge trail. The mountain's slopes drain three ways: Morse Creek to the southeast, Ennis Creek to the northeast, and the South Branch of Little River to the north and west.
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