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robe_ot t1_ivykoyg wrote

Folks have already mentioned the pillow basalts on display in the Olympics, but it should also be pointed out that the eastern Olympics seen from Seattle are part of the Crescent formation which is made up of oceanic basalt. Look into the Siletzia story. There was a Hawaii or Iceland-like island that formed off the coast of Oregon millions of years ago and eventually accreted onto the western coast of North America. This means the northeastern and eastern Olympics are geologically quite distinct from the interior and western Olympics. In my mind you can kind of sense it when you peer into the range from atop peaks like Mount Ellinor and Mount Townsend, or even standing on Hurricane Ridge.

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