Mount Rose (Washington)
Climate
Mount Rose iis 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 April through October offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing the peak.
Etymology
The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names to commemorate Alfred A. Rose, who was the first settler to the Lake Cushman area in 1885, where he farmed on 150 acres with his wife and three children. He died of smallpox in 1889.
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See also
References
- ^ Mount Rose, climbersguideolympics.com
- ^ "Rose, Mount - 4,301' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "Mount Rose". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "Mount Rose, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ Kate Rothgeb, Bear Gulch II Fire Now Spread Over 750 Acres, Kitsap Sun, August 24, 2006
- ^ 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.
- ^ Olympic Historic Resource Study, nps.gov
- ^ Did You Know? Mt. Skokomish Wilderness, Mountaineers.org
External links
- Mt. Rose photo: Flickr
- Mount Skokomish Wilderness U.S. Forest Service
- Mount Rose: Washington Trails Association