| Mount Townsend | |
|---|---|
 Summit from the Mt. Townsend Trail. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,243 ft (1,903 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 600 ft (180 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 47°52′01″N 123°03′35″W / 47.8670352°N 123.059615°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Townsend Washington  Mount Townsend Mount Townsend (the United States) | |
| Location | Buckhorn Wilderness Jefferson County, Washington, US |
| Parent range | Olympic Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Townsend |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Mt. Townsend Trail |
Mount Townsend is a mountain in the U.S state of Washington located within the Buckhorn Wilderness near Quilcene.[3]
Recreation
The Mt. Townsend Trail rises from the trailhead to the summit, a rise of 3,010 ft (920 m). The summit affords a 360 degree view of the area.[4]
Climate
Mount Townsend is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[5] 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 in the form of snowfall. 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. Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in avalanche danger.
Geology
The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust.[6] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Mount Townsend". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ↑ "Mount Townsend, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
- ↑ "USDA Forest Service: Mt. Townsend Trail #839". Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ↑ "Washington Trails Association: Mount Townsend". Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
- ↑ Alt, D.D.; Hyndman, D.W. (1984). Roadside Geology of Washington. pp. 249–259. ISBN 0-87842-160-2.