Mount Dana (Washington)

Mount Dana
Elevation 6,209 ft (1,893 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence 1,529 ft (466 m) [1]
Location
Location Jefferson County, Washington, USA
Range Olympic Mountains
Coordinates [2]
Topo map USGS McCartney Peak

Mount Dana is a mountain in Washington state, in Olympic National Park. It was named in honor of Charles Dana who was an editor of the The Sun, a New York newspaper.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Dana, Washington". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=978. 
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Dana
  3. ^ Evans, Gail H E. "I. Unknown no longer: Exploration". Historic resource study, Olympic National Park, Washington. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/olym/hrs/chap1.htm. 

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