Switchback Trailhead

Switchback Trailhead is a trailhead in Clallam, Washington. Switchback Trailhead is situated nearby to the peak Mount Angeles, as well as near Klahhane Ridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Angeles and Steeple Rock.

Peak

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Mount Angeles is located just south of Port Angeles, Washington in the Olympic National Park. It is the highest peak in the Hurricane Ridge area. The summit, which offers panoramic views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and many of the peaks of the interior Olympic Mountains can be climbed from the Klahane Ridge trail.

Peak

Steeple Rock is a 200-foot basalt pillar in the Olympic Mountains, and is located in Clallam County of Washington state. It rises next to the Obstruction Point Road on Hurricane Ridge within Olympic National Park. Steeple Rock is situated 1½ miles south of Switchback Trailhead.

Peak

Rocky Peak is a 6,218-foot-elevation mountain summit in the Olympic Mountains and is located in Clallam County of Washington state. It is situated eight miles south of Port Angeles, Washington, within Olympic National Park. Rocky Peak is situated 2 miles east of Switchback Trailhead.

Latitude

47.9865° or 47° 59′ 11″ north

Longitude

-123.46111° or 123° 27′ 40″ west

Open location code

84VRXGPQ+HH

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=trailhead

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