Mount Dana (Washington)
| Mount Dana | |
|---|---|
Mount Dana seen from Hurricane Ridge | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,213 ft (1,894 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 1,529 ft (466 m) |
| Parent peak | Mount Norton (6,397 ft) |
| Isolation | 3.88 mi (6.24 km) |
| Coordinates | 47°47′28″N 123°29′08″W / 47.7911999°N 123.4854578°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Jefferson |
| Protected area | Olympic National Park |
| Parent range | Olympic Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS McCartney Peak |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Eocene |
| Rock type | Basalt |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1928 by USGS Survey party |
| Easiest route | Scrambling |
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Mount Dana is a 6,213 feet (1,894 m) mountain summit in Jefferson County of Washington state. Set within Olympic National Park, it is part of the Bailey Range which is a subset of the Olympic Mountains. It was named in honor of Charles Dana who was an editor of The Sun, a New York newspaper. Precipitation runoff from Mount Dana drains into the Elwha River, thence into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.