Olympic National Park
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Summary
Olympic National Park is a National Park of the United States[1]. It draws 2,851 Wikipedia views per month (national park of the united states category, ranking #11 of 55).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Man and the Biosphere Programme[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Clallam County[4], Jefferson County[5], Grays Harbor County[6], Mason County[7]
- Country: United States[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[9]
- Instance of: national park[10]
- Shares border with: Queets River Natural Resources Conservation Area[11], Olympic Experimental State Forest[12]
- Operator: National Park Service[13]
- Named after: Olympic Mountains[14], Olympic Peninsula[15]
- Commons category: Olympic National Park[16]
- Has part(s): Pacific coastal area of Olympic National Park[17], Olympic Mountains[18]
- Inception: June 29, 1938[19]
- Highest point: Mount Olympus[20]
- Coordinate location: 47.7, -123.75[21]
- Located in/on physical feature: Olympic Peninsula[22]
- IUCN protected areas category: IUCN category V: Protected Landscape/Seascape[23]
- Official website: https://www.nps.gov/olym/index.htm[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Olympic National Park[25]
- Commons gallery: Olympic National Park[26]
- Visitors per year: 3,263,761[27], 3,390,221[28], 91,863[29], 404,125[30], 1,160,400[31], 2,283,100[32], 2,032,418[33], 2,794,903[34], 3,327,722[35], 2,844,563[36], 2,499,177[37], 3,245,806[38], 2,718,925[39], 2,432,972[40]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[41]
- Native label: Olympic National Park[42]
- Area: 373,380[43], 922649.41[44], 3733.8297[45]
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL: http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=USA+17&mode=all[46]
- World Heritage criteria: (vii)[47], (ix)[48]
- Visitor center: Olympic National Park Visitor Center[49]
Why It Matters
Olympic National Park has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]