McClellan Butte
{{short description|Mountain in Washington (state), United States}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = McClellan Butte
| photo = McClellan Butte seen from westbound Interstate 90.jpg
| photo_caption = McClellan Butte from westbound Interstate 90
| elevation_ft = 5162
| elevation_ref = {{navd88}}{{cite ngs|SX1264|McClellan Butte 2}}
| prominence_ft = 1442
{{cite peakbagger
| pid = 2216
| name = McClellan Butte, Washington
| accessdate = 2009-02-03 }}
| location = King County, Washington, U.S.
| range = Cascade Range
| coordinates = {{coord|47.406931772|N|121.622201319|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA_scale:100000_source:ngs|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| map = Washington#USA
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| topo = USGS Bandera
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| easiest_route = Maintained Hiking Trail
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McClellan Butte is a prominent peak in the Cascade Range in King County, Washington 11 miles east of North Bend. The McClellan Butte hiking trail is a difficult trail known as an alternative to Mount Si's crowded trail.
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| title = McClellan Butte Trail #1015
| publisher = US Forest Service
{{cite news
| url = http://www.seattlepi.com/getaways/092498/hike24.html
| author = Karen Sykes
| title = Spectacular vistas are the reward for tackling "McClellan Brute" trail
| publisher = Seattle Post-Intelligencer
| date = 1998-09-24 }}
Climate
File:McClellan Butte summit.jpg
McClellan Butte is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades (Orographic lift). As a result, the west side of the Cascades experiences 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.Beckey, p. 16 Precipitation runoff from McClellan Butte drains into the Snoqualmie River.
See also
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| name = McClellan Butte
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Category:Mountains of King County, Washington
Category:Mountains of Washington (state)
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