Lost Pass

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Lost Pass
Elevation 5,571 ft (1,698 m) [1]
Location Jefferson County, Washington,
United States
Range Olympic Mountains
Coordinates 47°48′24″N123°20′30″W / 47.8067566°N 123.341565°W / 47.8067566; -123.341565 [1]
Topo map USGS Wellesley Peak

Lost Pass is a mountain pass crossed by hiking trail in the Olympic Mountains of the state of Washington. It is located on a high ridgeline that separates headwaters of the Dosewallips River from those of the Lost River, just to the west of Lost Peak in the Olympic National Park.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lost Pass". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.