Mount Claywood | |
---|---|
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,836 ft (2,084 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,236 ft (377 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Cameron (7,190 ft)[2] |
Isolation | 2.41 mi (3.88 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 47°48′03″N 123°22′13″W / 47.800897°N 123.370413°W[1] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Henry Clay Wood |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Jefferson |
Protected area | Olympic National Park |
Parent range | Olympic Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Wellesley Peak |
Geology | |
Rock age | Eocene |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | class 2 hiking via Hayden Pass Trail[3][2] |
Mount Claywood is a 6,836-foot (2,084-metre) mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state.[4] It is situated at the head of Lost River, and 15 mi (24 km) east of Mount Olympus. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Cameron, 2.4 mi (3.9 km) to the northeast.[1] Other nearby peaks include Mt. Fromme, 0.58 mi (0.93 km) to the southeast, and Sentinel Peak, 2 mi (3.2 km) also to the southeast. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north and west into tributaries of the Elwha River, and east into Claywood Lake, thence Dosewallips River.