Mount Wilder

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Coordinates: 47°46′03″N 123°31′11″W / 47.7674531°N 123.5197148°W / 47.7674531; -123.5197148
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Mount Wilder
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation5,939 ft (1,810 m)[1]
Prominence939 ft (286 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Dana (6,213 ft)[2]
Isolation2.08 mi (3.35 km)[2]
Coordinates47°46′03″N 123°31′11″W / 47.7674531°N 123.5197148°W / 47.7674531; -123.5197148[3]
Naming
EtymologyUnknown[4]
Geography
Mount Wilder is located in Washington (state)
Mount Wilder
Mount Wilder
Location of Mount Wilder in Washington
Mount Wilder is located in the United States
Mount Wilder
Mount Wilder
Mount Wilder (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State
class 2 South ridge[1]

Mount Wilder is a 5,939-foot (1,810-metre) mountain

Topographic relief
is significant as the south aspect of the peak rises nearly 3,800 feet (1,160 m) in less than two miles.

History

This mountain was originally christened "Mt. Barnes" by the 1889–90 Seattle Press Expedition, for Charles Adams Barnes, the expedition's topographer.[4] In December 1889, he and James Halbold Christie, the leader of the expedition, climbed through deep snow to the ridge just north of the peak, and finally laid eyes on the interior of the range which had been a mystery. Barnes wrote of the spectacle: "Range after range of peaks, snow-clad from base to summit, extended as far as the eye could reach, in splendid confusion."[7]

The Mount Barnes of today, which was originally named "Mt. Childs" by that expedition, is situated three miles northwest of Mt. Wilder, and for whom Mt. Wilder is named is unknown.[4]

Climate

Based on the

marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[8] 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.[9] 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.[9] The months of July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing. The months June through August offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing this mountain.[1]

Geology

The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust.[10] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Mount Wilder, climbersguideolympics.com
  2. ^ a b "Wilder, Mount – 5,939' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Wilder". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park (1st ed.).
  5. ^ "Mount Wilder, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  6. ISBN 9780898861549
    , page 195.
  7. ISBN 9780295743271
    , page 14.
  8. ISSN 1027-5606
    .
  9. ^ a b McNulty, Tim (2009). Olympic National Park: A Natural History. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press.
  10. ISBN 0-87842-160-2
    .

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