Piedmont
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States
- Also known as: “Piedmont, Washington”
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.
Morgenroth Cabin
Ranger station
The Storm King Ranger Station, also known as the Storm King Guard Station and Morgenroth Cabin, is a historic building located southeast of Barnes Point, on south shore of Lake Crescent, about 17 miles southwest of Port Angeles, Washington. Morgenroth Cabin is situated 2½ miles south of Piedmont.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnes Point.
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. Barnes Point is situated 2½ miles south of Piedmont.
Piedmont
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Clallam, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.0937° or 48° 5′ 37″ northLongitude
-123.79159° or 123° 47′ 30″ westElevation
607 feet (185 metres)Open location code
84WR36V5+F9OpenStreetMap ID
node 150937461OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
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