Mount Barnes (Washington)

{{short description|Mountain in Washington (state), United States}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Barnes

| etymology = Charles A. Barnes

| photo = Bailey traverse mtn.jpg

| photo_caption = North aspect, centered

| elevation_ft = 5987

| elevation_ref =Olympic Mountain Rescue, Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide, 4th Edition, 2006, Mountaineers Books, {{ISBN|9780898862065}}, page 208.

| prominence_ft = 387

| prominence_ref =[http://www.climbersguideolympics.com/peaks/quinault-group/mount-barnes Mount Barnes, climbersguideolympics.com]

| isolation_mi = 0.79

| isolation_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/50446|title=Barnes, Mount – 5,987' WA|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2022-01-25}}

| parent_peak =

| part_type = Protected area | part = Olympic National Park

| country = United States

| state = Washington

| region = Jefferson

| region_type = County

| range = Olympic Mountains
Bailey Range

| map = Washington#USA

| map_caption = Location of Mt. Barnes in Washington

| label_position = bottom

| coordinates = {{coord|47.7839245|N|123.5760872|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = USGS Mount Queets

| rock =

| age = Eocene

| first_ascent = Unknown

| easiest_route = {{YDS|2}} scrambling

}}

Mount Barnes is a {{Convert|5987|ft|m|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit in Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state.{{cite gnis|id=1516150|name=Mount Barnes|accessdate=2022-01-25}} Mount Barnes is part of the Bailey Range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains, and is set within the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. Neighbors include Mount Queets, {{convert|1.7|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the southwest, and Mount Olympus is set {{convert|6.2|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the west.{{cite peakbagger|979|Mount Barnes}} Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into the Queets River, south into headwaters of the Elwha River, and northeast into Goldie River which is a tributary of the Elwha. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,200 feet (975 m) above Elwha Basin in approximately two miles.

Etymology

File:Seattle Press Exploring Expedition, Seattle, Washington, December 6, 1889 (LAROCHE 20).jpeg

A peak was named by the Seattle Press Expedition to honor Captain Charles Adams Barnes (1859–1900), the expedition's topographer and historian.{{cite book|last=Parratt|first=Smitty |title=Gods and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park|edition=1st|year=1984}} In December 1889, he and James Halbold Christie, the leader of the expedition, climbed through deep snow to the ridge just north of the peak, and finally laid eyes on the interior of the range which had been a mystery. Barnes wrote of the spectacle: "Range after range of peaks, snow-clad from base to summit, extended as far as the eye could reach, in splendid confusion."Tim McNulty, 2018, Olympic National Park: A Natural History, University of Washington Press, {{ISBN|9780295743271}}, page 14. That peak is today known instead as Mount Wilder, and the Mount Barnes of today was originally christened "Mt. Childs" by that same expedition. Mount Childs now rises two miles north of Mount Barnes.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Barnes is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.{{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 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}} Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Olympic Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow. As a result, the Olympics experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall.{{cite book|last=McNulty|first=Tim|title=Olympic National Park: A Natural History|year=2009|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle, Washington}} Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in high avalanche danger. 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 August 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.{{cite book|last=Alt|first=D.D.|author2=Hyndman, D.W.|year=1984|title=Roadside Geology of Washington|pages=249–259|isbn=0-87842-160-2}} The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.

References

External links

{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/olym |title=Olympic National Park |publisher=National Park Service}}
Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5786386/United%20States/Washington/Jefferson/Mount%20Barnes Mount Barnes]
Charles Adams Barnes: [https://books.google.com/books?id=h02trQHd788C&dq=Charles+Adams+Barnes+olympic&pg=PA62 photo]

{{Geographic Location 2

| Center = Mount Barnes

| North = Mount Childs

| Northeast = Mount Scott

| East = Mount Dana

| ESE =

| Southeast = Mount Wilder

| South = Mount Seattle

| Southwest = Mount Queets

| WSW =

| West = Mount Olympus

| WNW =