[2] It is set within Olympic National Park and is situated at the eastern end of Hurricane Ridge.

As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow.

[4] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.

Olympic National Park is home to the largest unmanaged herd of Roosevelt elk in the Pacific Northwest.

[5] Named after President Theodore Roosevelt, they are North America's largest variety of elk.