Steeple Rock[2] is a 200-foot (61 meter) basalt pillar in the Olympic Mountains, and is located in Clallam County of Washington state.

Precipitation runoff drains into tributaries of the Elwha River and Morse Creek, thence to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Set in the north-central portion of the Olympic Mountains, Steeple Rock is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.

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] Millions of years ago, vents and fissures opened under the Pacific Ocean and lava flowed forth, creating huge underwater mountains and ranges called seamounts.