Английская Википедия:Cat Peak

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Cat Peak is a Шаблон:Convert mountain summit within Olympic National Park in Clallam County of Washington state.

Description

Set within the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness, Cat Peak is the westernmost peak of the Bailey Range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains. With clear weather, the mountain can be seen by hikers from High Divide or Hurricane Hill. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Carrie Шаблон:Convert to the east-southeast, and Mount Olympus rises Шаблон:Convert to the south. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into Cat Creek which is a tributary of the Elwha River, and south into the Hoh River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 4,400 feet (1,340 m) above the Hoh River in approximately one mile.

History

The mountain's name has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The peak is named in association with Cat Creek, which heads on the peak. The creek was christened "Wildcat Creek" by the 1889–90 Seattle Press Expedition because an expedition member killed a bobcat on February 28, 1890, where the creek joins the Elwha River.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cat Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east 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. The months June through October offer the most favorable weather for viewing and 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.

Gallery

• Cat Peak centered with Mts. Carrie and Fairchild looming behind

  Cat Peak centered with Mts. Carrie and Fairchild looming behind

• Northeast aspect in winter

  Northeast aspect in winter

• Mount Fitzhenry (centered) as seen from Hurricane Hill, with Cat Peak behind right, and Mt. Carrie to left

  Mount Fitzhenry (centered) as seen from Hurricane Hill,
  with Cat Peak behind right, and Mt. Carrie to left

• Mt. Carrie (left) and Cat Peak (right) seen from the north at a pond to the east of Haigs Lake

  Mt. Carrie (left) and Cat Peak (right) seen from the north at a pond to the east of Haigs Lake

• Mt. Carrie (left) and Cat Peak (centered) seen from the north at Haigs Lake

  Mt. Carrie (left) and Cat Peak (centered) seen from the north at Haigs Lake

• The Catwalk (right) on Cat Peak. Mount Olympus to left, and Hoh Valley centered.

  The Catwalk (right) on Cat Peak. Mount Olympus to left, and Hoh Valley centered.

• Seattle Press Expedition, 1889

  Seattle Press Expedition, 1889

See also

• Olympic Mountains
• Geology of the Pacific Northwest

External links

• Шаблон:Cite web
• Weather forecast: Cat Peak