Description
Located in Olympic National Park in north central Jefferson County, at the head of Lost River 24 km (15 mi) E of Mount Olympus.
History
Named in 1885 by Lieutenent Joseph P O'Neil as Mount Clay Wood in honor of Colonel H Clay Wood, assistant adjutant general, Department of the Columbia, who signed the orders for Oneil's 1885 exploration of the Olympic Mountains. (US-T131/1985/Place Names of WA, p195)