Mount Scott (Washington)

Coordinates: 47°50′28″N 123°31′47″W / 47.8409886°N 123.5298473°W / 47.8409886; -123.5298473
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Mount Scott
West aspect
Highest point
Elevation5,913 ft (1,802 m)[1]
Prominence1,173 ft (358 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Ferry (6,195 ft)[2]
Isolation1.79 mi (2.88 km)[2]
Coordinates47°50′28″N 123°31′47″W / 47.8409886°N 123.5298473°W / 47.8409886; -123.5298473[3]
Naming
EtymologyJames Wilmot Scott
Geography
Mount Scott is located in Washington (state)
Mount Scott
Mount Scott
Location of Mount Scott in Washington
Mount Scott is located in the United States
Mount Scott
Mount Scott
Mount Scott (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State
class 2 scrambling[2]

Mount Scott is a 5,913-foot (1,802-metre) mountain

Washington state.[3]

Description

Mount Scott is part of the

Topographic relief
is significant as the summit rises 4,300 feet (1,310 m) above the Elwha Valley in approximately two miles.

Climate

Northwest aspect seen from the side of Ludden Peak

Based on the

marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[5] 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.[6] 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.[6]

Geology

The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust.[7] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.

Etymology

James Scott

This peak was named by the

Chicago Herald, a newspaper he started in 1881.[8]

This geographical feature's name has been officially adopted by the

U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9780898862065
    , page 193.
  2. ^ a b c d "Scott, Mount – 5,913' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Scott". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Scott". Peakbagger.com.
  5. ISSN 1027-5606
    .
  6. ^ a b McNulty, Tim (2009). Olympic National Park: A Natural History. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press.
  7. ISBN 0-87842-160-2
    .
  8. ^ Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park (1st ed.).

External links

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