Mount Pershing
{{short description|Mountain in Washington (state), United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Pershing
| photo = Mount Pershing.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Pershing (left) seen from West Seattle
(Jefferson Peak to the right)
| elevation_ft = 6154
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|1046|Mount Pershing}}
| prominence_ft = 1114
| isolation_mi = 1.53
| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/50314|title=Pershing, Mount - 6,154' WA|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2022-01-08}}
| parent_peak = Mount Washington (6,260 ft)
| part_type = Protected area | part = Mount Skokomish Wilderness
| country = United States
| state = Washington
| region = Mason
| region_type = County
| range = Olympic Mountains
| etymology = John J. Pershing
| map = Washington#USA
| map_caption = Location of Mount Pershing in Washington
| label_position = bottom
| coordinates = {{coord|47.552125|N|123.255973|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite peakbagger|1046|Mount Pershing}}
| topo = USGS Mount Skokomish
| rock = pillow basalt
| age = Eocene
| first_ascent = 1939 by Don Dooley, Robert Henderson, Walt Ingalls, and Bob Mandelhorn[http://www.climbersguideolympics.com/peaks/skokomish-duckabush-group/mount-pershing Mount Pershing, climbersguideolympics.com]
| easiest_route = {{YDS|3}} scrambling via South Ridge
}}
Mount Pershing is a {{convert|6154|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} massif in Mason County of Washington state, United States.
{{cite gnis
| id = 1524344
| name = Mount Pershing
| accessdate = 2018-08-03}} Part of the Olympic Mountains, it is situated in the Mount Skokomish Wilderness on land managed by Olympic National Forest. The mountain's toponym honors General of the Armies John J. Pershing (1860–1948).Olympic Mountain Rescue, Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide, 4th Edition, 2006, Mountaineers Books, {{ISBN|9780898862065}}, page 60. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Washington, {{convert|1.45|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the south-southeast.{{cite peakbagger|1046|Mount Pershing}} Precipitation runoff from its slopes drains into the Hamma Hamma River.
Climate
Mount Pershing 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 May through August offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing this mountain.
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.
Gallery
File:Mount Pershing from Mt Ellinor.jpg|South aspect, from Mt. Ellinor
File:Mt Skokomish Wilderness.jpg|Mount Pershing seen from the north
File:Pershing mtn.jpg|South aspect
File:Olympics above low clouds.jpg|Left to rightː Mt. Ellinor, Mt. Washington, Mt. Pershing, Jefferson Peak. View from Seattle.
See also
{{Portal|Mountains}}
References
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External links
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5806572/United%20States/Washington/Mason/Mount%20Pershing Mount Pershing]
- [http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/olympic/recreation/recarea/?recid=78489 Mount Skokomish Wilderness] U.S. Forest Service
- Mts. Pershing and Washington photo: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/randyrahn/49296309478/in/photolist-JNX6NS-JNX78Q-JiuUXH-JiqADs-JivbqM-KbXC5s-JNX6mj-JiuXLD-K7WF7k-JiuYkz-K7WEGn-K5HpeC-K7WHPz-K7WGpv-KbXwcq-K7WHxc-K7WHbR-fHVwwL-ap9iph-fHCXE2-tmT9x3-ViqNLM-ViqNZx-VeSHvu-ViqPR2-2kj6yct-fHCWFK-fHCXMP-fHCXC2-2kj5Zbx-2kj6yeT-fHCWPB-a25Tqo-pdC5xX-a231jM-UHaAs7-4Sx6Fw-6PUMDz-6KU3h6-a25TNL-UK2r8Q-4SsT12-7Q4jiL-a25T5A-pdC4Po-5gvmuN-a231xR-2i79tmj-8vF8Gh-8vF58G Flickr]
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Category:Mountains of Mason County, Washington