Mount Ferry
{{short description|Mountain in Washington (state), United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Ferry
| photo = Mt. Ferry.png
| photo_caption = North aspect
| elevation_ft = 6195
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|974|Mount Ferry}}
| prominence_ft = 395
| isolation_mi = 0.58
| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak//50278|title=Ferry, Mount - 6,195' WA|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2020-06-14}}
| parent_peak = Mount Pulitzer (6,283 ft)
| part_type = Protected area | part = Olympic National Park
| country = United States
| state = Washington
| region = Jefferson
| region_type = County
| range = Olympic Mountains
| map = Washington#USA
| map_caption = Location of Mount Ferry in Washington
| label_position = bottom
| coordinates = {{coord|47.842884|N|123.568225|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo = USGS Mount Queets
| rock =
| age = Eocene
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = {{YDS|2}} hiking
}}
Mount Ferry is a {{Convert|6195|ft|m|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state.{{cite gnis|id=1519506|name=Mount Ferry|accessdate=2020-06-14}} Mount Ferry is the eighth-highest peak in the Bailey Range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains. In clear weather, the mountain can be seen from the visitor center at Hurricane Ridge. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Pulitzer, {{convert|0.6|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the southwest. Stephen Peak is set {{convert|2.26|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the northwest, and Mount Olympus is {{convert|7.2|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the southwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Elwha and Hoh Rivers.
Etymology
This peak was named by the 1889-90 Seattle Press Expedition after Elisha P. Ferry (1825–1895), the first Governor of Washington.{{cite book|last=Parratt|first=Smitty |title=Gods and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park|edition=1st|year=1984}} It was at Ferry's urging that the Seattle Press newspaper sponsored the expedition to make the first crossing of the Olympic Mountains. The mountain's name was originally affixed to the 6,283-ft peak (Mt. Pulitzer) to the southwest before it was moved to its present position.
Climate
File:Mts. Ferry and Pulitzer.jpg
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Ferry 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 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 July through September offer the most favorable weather for viewing and climbing.
Geology
File:Meany, Queets, Ferry, Pulitzer.jpg and Queets to left]]
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.
See also
{{Portal|Mountains}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/olym |title=Olympic National Park |publisher=National Park Service}}
- Mount Ferry: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5794300/United%20States/Washington/Jefferson/Mount%20Ferry weather forecast]
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Category:Mountains of Washington (state)
Category:Landforms of Olympic National Park