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Piedmont, Washington

Coordinates: 48°05′37″N 123°47′30″W / 48.09361°N 123.79167°W / 48.09361; -123.79167
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Piedmont, Washington
Piedmont is located in Washington (state)
Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is located in the United States
Piedmont
Piedmont
Coordinates: 48°05′37″N 123°47′30″W / 48.09361°N 123.79167°W / 48.09361; -123.79167
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyClallam
Settledapprox. 1883
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Piedmont is a small unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States.[1] It is located on Lake Crescent in the northwestern corner of the Olympic National Park.

Settler John Smith arrived at the Piedmont area around 1883. William Dawson named Piedmont in 1893 for its location at the foot of a mountain.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piedmont, Washington
  2. ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
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