Mount Clark (Washington)

Mount Clark is a 7,528-foot (2,295-metre) mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state.[2] Its nearest higher peak is Sweat Spire (6847 ft) on Mount Johnson, 0.26 mi (0.42 km) to the southwest, and Mount Walkinshaw is set 0.9 mi (1.4 km) to the north.[1] It is the second highest peak in The Needles range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains, and seventh highest in the Olympic Mountains.[4] The climbing routes on Mt. Clark start at Class 3 scrambling and range up to Class 5.5 via the central South Face.[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Dungeness River.

Mount Clark
Highest point
Elevation7,528 ft (2,295 m) [1]
Prominence608 ft (185 m) [1]
Coordinates47°50′08″N 123°13′54″W [2]
Geography
Mount Clark
Location of Mount Clark in Washington
Mount Clark
Mount Clark (the United States)
LocationOlympic National Park
Jefferson County, Washington, US
Parent rangeOlympic Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Deception
Geology
Age of rockEocene
Type of rockbasalt
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling YDS 3 [3]

History

The first ascent of the mountain was made on August 21, 1940 by George R. Martin and Elvin Johnson who dubbed the peak Mt. Belvedere.[5]

The mountain was officially named in 1965 to honor Irving M. Clark (1882-1960), a Seattle conservationist and leader in the establishment of Olympic National Park.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Clark is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[6] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast toward the Olympic Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Olympic Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall (Orographic lift). As a result, the Olympics experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months. 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. In terms of favorable weather, the best months for climbing are June through September.

See also

References
The Needles and Mount Clark
  1. "Mount Clark". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Mount Clark". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  3. Mount Clark at Climbers Guide Olympics
  4. Peakbagger Olympic Mountain 6500-foot Peaks
  5. Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park (1st ed.).
  6. 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.
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