| Eagle Point | |
| Elevation Ft: | 6247 |
| Prominence Ft: | 161 |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.85 |
| Isolation Ref: | [1] |
| Parent Peak: | Elk Mountain (6,773 ft) |
| Map: | Washington#USA |
| Label Position: | bottom |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Olympic National Park |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Washington |
| Region: | Clallam |
| Region Type: | County |
| Coordinates: | 47.9393°N -123.4091°W |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Angeles |
| Range: | Olympic Mountains |
| Age: | Eocene |
Eagle Point is a 6247feet summit in the Olympic Mountains and is located in Clallam County of Washington state.[2] It is set on Hurricane Ridge within Olympic National Park. It is situated midway between Steeple Rock and Obstruction Peak, 1.42miles to the southeast. Precipitation runoff drains into tributaries of the Elwha River and Morse Creek, thence the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Set in the north-central portion of the Olympic Mountains, Eagle Point is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[3] Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Olympic Mountains. 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. As a result, the Olympics experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall.[4] Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in avalanche danger. During winter months weather is usually cloudy, but due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer.[4]
Waterhole is a weather station on the eastern slope below Eagle Point.
The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust.[5] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.