Lake Crescent
Lake Crescent is a deep lake located entirely within Olympic National Park in Clallam County, Washington, United States, approximately 17 miles west of Port Angeles on U.S. Route 101, near the small community of Piedmont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Clallam County, Washington state, United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Lake”, “Elk Lake”, and “Lake Everett”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid Mountain and Pyramid Peak Aircraft Warning Service Lookout.
Pyramid Mountain
Peak
Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pyramid Mountain is located high above Lake Crescent's north shore. Once known as Sugarloaf Mountain, it received its present name in 1928. It has a restored Aircraft Warning Service lookout at the summit, which was used to watch for enemy aircraft during World War Two.
Pyramid Peak Aircraft Warning Service Lookout
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Pyramid Peak Aircraft Warning Service Lookout was built in the fall of 1942 in Olympic National Park to function as a spotter station guarding against intrusions by Japanese aircraft during World War II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnes Point and Piedmont.
Barnes Point
Locality
Barnes Point is an ancient landslide delta that juts out into Lake Crescent in Clallam County, Washington. As one of the few areas of relatively flat ground near Lake Crescent, it hosts Lake Crescent Lodge, the Storm King Ranger Station of Olympic National Park, as well as several private homes.
Piedmont
Hamlet
Piedmont is a small unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States. It is located on Lake Crescent in the northwestern corner of the Olympic National Park. Piedmont is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lake Crescent.
Lake Crescent
- Category: body of water
- Location: Clallam, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Crescent from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Lake Crescent” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Llac Crescent”
- Chinese: “月牙湖 (華盛頓州)”
- Czech: “Půlměsícové jezero”
- Dutch: “Lake Crescent (Washington)”
- Dutch: “Lake Crescent”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره كريسينت”
- Esperanto: “Krescento”
- French: “lac Crescent”
- French: “Lac Crescent”
- German: “Lake Crescent”
- Spanish: “Lago Crescent”
- Welsh: “Llyn Crescent”
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Highlights include Barnes Creek and Maple Point.
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