Mount Cruiser
Climate
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Mount Cruiser is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. 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. 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. The months June through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing.
Geology
The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust. The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.
Climbing Routes
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Established rock climbing routes on Mt. Cruiser:
- South Corner - class 5.0
- West-Southwest Corner - class 5.7
- Northeast Face - class 5.6
- West Face - class 5.5
- East Face - class 5.7
- Southeast Face - class 5.5
See also
References
- ^ "Mount Cruiser". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ Mount Cruiser at climbersguideolympics.com
- ^ "Mount Cruiser". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ Kitsap Sun, May 8, 1997
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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External links
- Weather: Mount Cruiser
- Mount Skokomish Wilderness U.S. Forest Service
- PBase photo: Cruiser winter aerial