Applegate Peak
{{Short description|Mountain peak in Oregon}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Applegate Peak
| photo = Applegate Peak.jpg
| photo_caption = East aspect, from Sun Notch
| elevation_ft = 8126
| elevation_ref ={{cite peakbagger|pid=2458|name=Applegate Peak, Oregon|access-date=2023-01-22}}
| prominence_ft = 1022
| isolation_mi = 1.06
| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/80907|title=Applegate Peak - 8,126' OR|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2023-01-22}}
| parent_peak = Dutton Ridge (8,147 ft)
| etymology = Oliver Cromwell Applegate
| map = Oregon#USA
| map_caption = Location in Oregon
| map_size = 270
| label_position = right
| country = United States of America
| state = Oregon
| region = Klamath
| region_type = County
| part_type = Protected area | part = Crater Lake National Park
| range = Cascades
| coordinates = {{coord|42.8997521|N|122.1049798|W|type:mountain_region:US-OR_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=1137278|name=Applegate Peak|accessdate=2023-01-22}}
| topo = USGS Crater Lake East
| age = Pleistocene
| rock = andesite, dacite, breccia
| volcanic_arc = Cascade Volcanic Arc
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = {{YDS|2}} hiking
}}
Applegate Peak is an {{convert|8126|ft|0}} summit on the south rim of Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. It ranks as the fourth-highest peak in the park.{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/applegate-peak.html|title=Applegate Peak, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2023-01-22}} Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,950 feet above the lake in 0.37 mile. Rim Drive traverses the eastern base of the peak. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's north slope drains into Crater Lake whereas the south slope drains to Wood River via Sun and Annie creeks.
History
Applegate Peak was named in the 1800s for Captain Oliver Cromwell Applegate (1845–1938), an early pioneer of Klamath Falls.Richard H. Engeman (2009), The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane, Timber Press, {{ISBN|9781604691474}}, p. 24 In August 1872, Oliver Applegate, Lord William Maxwell, John Meacham, Chester Sawtelle, and A. Bentley succeeded in placing a boat in Crater Lake and taking the first extended excursion around the lake at which time they named prominent landforms after themselves.[https://books.google.com/books?id=NK0WAAAAYAAJ&dq=applegate+peak&pg=PA158 Mazama (1896), Publisher:Mazamas, p. 158] The peak's toponym was officially adopted February 4, 1931, by the United States Board on Geographic Names. On August 6, 1948, George M. Roest (age 18) a park concessioner’s employee, fell to his death while climbing alone on Applegate Peak.{{cite web|url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13194929301/Southern-Cascades-Oregon-Applegate-Peak-Crater-Lake-National-Park|title=Southern Cascades, Oregon: Applegate Peak (Crater Lake National Park), Americanalpineclub.org|access-date=2023-01-22}}
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Applegate Peak has a subalpine climate.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}} Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Cascades where they are forced upward by the range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall. As a result, the Cascades experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below {{convert|10|°F|°C}} with wind chill factors below {{convert|0|°F|°C}}. In the Crater Lake area, winter lasts eight months with an average snowfall of 41 feet (12.5 m) per year.[https://www.nps.gov/crla/planyourvisit/weather.htm Crater Lake Climate, National Park Service, Retrieved 2023-01-23.] Rim Drive is only open during the summer due to the heavy snowfall as the road is covered by more than {{convert|20|ft|m}} of snow with drifts as deep as {{convert|60|ft|m}} in some areas.[http://www.nps.gov/archive/crla/brochures/facts.htm "Facts and Figures"], National Park Service, United States Department of Interior, Crater Lake, Oregon, November 2001. 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.
Geology
Applegate Peak was created when Mount Mazama, a large stratovolcano erupted violently approximately 7,700 years ago and formed on the caldera rim. The peak is composed of lava flows containing andesite, dacite, and breccias.{{cite web|url=https://www.craterlakeinstitute.com/research-at-crater-lake/geology/geologic-features/applegate-peak/|title=Applegate Peak, Craterlakeinstitute.com|access-date=2023-01-22}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
- Geology of the Pacific Northwest
Gallery
File:Applegate Peak, north.jpg|North aspect of Applegate reflected in Crater Lake.
File:Applegate Peak, ne.jpg|Northeast aspect of Applegate seen with Phantom Ship
File:Applegate Peak, USGS.jpg|Northeast aspect
File:Crater Lake vista.jpg|L→Rː Dutton Cliff, Appegate Peak, Garfield Peak, Wizard Island
File:Applegate peak.jpg|East aspect from Sun Notch
References
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External links
- [http://www.nps.gov/crla/ Crater Lake National Park] (National Park Service)
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5711576/United%20States/Oregon/Klamath/Applegate%20Peak Applegate Peak]
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Category:Volcanoes of Klamath County, Oregon
Category:Crater Lake National Park