Mount Skokomish
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| Mount Skokomish | |
|---|---|
 Mount Skokomish (left) and Mount Stone (right) seen from Seattle | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,434 ft (1,961 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,154 ft (352 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Stone (6,612 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 1.67 mi (2.69 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 47°35′28″N 123°17′39″W / 47.591087°N 123.294132°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Skokomish Location of Mount Skokomish in Washington  Mount Skokomish Mount Skokomish (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Mason |
| Protected area | Mount Skokomish Wilderness Olympic National Park |
| Parent range | Olympic Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Skokomish |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Eocene |
| Type of rock | pillow basalt |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2 scrambling[2] |
Mount Skokomish is a 6,434-foot (1,961 meter) mountain summit located in the Olympic Mountains, in Mason County of Washington state, United States.[4] It is situated on the shared boundary of Olympic National Park with Mount Skokomish Wilderness, and it is the highest point of the wilderness.[1] The nearest higher peak is Mount Stone, 1.66 mi (2.67 km) to the northeast.[1] It is visible on the Olympic skyline from as far away as Seattle. Mt. Skokomish has three summits, the south peak being the highest. Precipitation runoff drains into the Hamma Hamma River and Skokomish River. Like the river, the mountain's toponym honors the Skokomish people.[5]
Climate[edit]
Mount Skokomish is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[6] Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Olympic Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow. As a result, the Olympics experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall.[7] Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in avalanche danger. During winter months weather is usually cloudy, but due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer.[7]
Geology[edit]
The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust.[8] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.
Gallery[edit]
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Mts. Henderson (left), Skokomish (right) from Mt. Gladys -
Mount Skokomish seen from Mount Stone -
Mt. Skokomish (left) and Mt. Stone (upper right) seen from Mt. Ellinor -
Mount Skokomish seen from Gladys Divide
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Mount Skokomish". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b climbersguideolympics.com Mount Skokomish
- ^ a b "Skokomish, Mount - 6,154' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ "Mount Skokomish". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park (1st ed.).
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
- ^ a b McNulty, Tim (2009). Olympic National Park: A Natural History. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press.
- ^ Alt, D.D.; Hyndman, D.W. (1984). Roadside Geology of Washington. pp. 249–259. ISBN 0-87842-160-2.
External links[edit]
- Mount Skokomish Wilderness U.S. Forest Service
- "Olympic National Park". National Park Service.
- Mount Skokomish weather: Mountain Forecast