Mount Rose (Washington)

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

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Rose

| etymology = Alfred A. Rose

| photo = Mount Rose, Copper Mountain.jpg

| photo_caption = Southeast aspect of Mt. Rose, centered
(Copper Mountain behind, to right)

| elevation_ft = 4301

| elevation_ref = [http://www.climbersguideolympics.com/peaks/skokomish-duckabush-group/mount-rose Mount Rose, climbersguideolympics.com]

| prominence_ft = 381

| prominence_ref =

| isolation_mi = 1.22

| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/52477|title=Rose, Mount - 4,301' WA|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2022-02-06}}

| parent_peak = Copper Mountain (5,425 ft)

| part_type = Protected area

| part = Mount Skokomish Wilderness

| country = United States

| state = Washington

| region = Mason

| region_type = County

| range = Olympic Mountains

| map = Washington#USA

| map_caption = Location of Mt. Rose in Washington

| label_position = bottom

| coordinates = {{coord|47.5057396|N|123.2891215|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = USGS Mount Skokomish

| rock =

| age = Eocene

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = {{YDS|2}} trail

}}

Mount Rose is a {{convert|4,301|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located in the southeast portion of the Olympic Mountains, in Mason County of Washington state.{{cite gnis|id =1525214|name = Mount Rose| accessdate =2022-02-06}} It is situated in the Mount Skokomish Wilderness, on land managed by Olympic National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is line parent Copper Mountain, {{convert|1.2|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the north, and Mount Ellinor is {{convert|1.7|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the northeast.{{cite peakbagger|25526|Mount Rose, Washington}} Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Lake Cushman, and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately {{convert|3,600|ft|m}} above the lake in less than one mile. Old-growth forests of Douglas fir, western hemlock, and western redcedar grow on the slopes surrounding the peak. In 2006, the Bear Gulch Fire scorched 750 acres of forest on the slopes of Mount Rose from lake level to the summit.[https://archive.kitsapsun.com/news/local/bear-gulch-ii-fire-now-spread-over-750-acres-ep-423481222-359234331.html Kate Rothgeb, Bear Gulch II Fire Now Spread Over 750 Acres, Kitsap Sun, August 24, 2006] Access to the summit is via the 3.2-mile-long Mt. Rose Trail which gains 3,500 feet of elevation.

Climate

Mount Rose iis 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 April through October offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing the peak.

Etymology

The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names to commemorate Alfred A. Rose, who was the first settler to the Lake Cushman area in 1885, where he farmed on 150 acres with his wife and three children.[https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/olym/hrs/chap2.htm Olympic Historic Resource Study, nps.gov] He died of smallpox in 1889.[https://www.mountaineers.org/blog/places-to-know-mt-skokomish-wilderness Did You Know? Mt. Skokomish Wilderness, Mountaineers.org]

Gallery

File:View of Lake Cushman from Mt Rose, Olympic National Forest (29208804385).jpg|Looking southeast from Mt. Rose at Lake Cushman, note the trees burned in 2006.

File:Mt Rose and Lake Cushman, Olympic National Forest (29208804125).jpg|Looking south from Mt. Rose at Prospect Ridge

File:View of Lake Cushman from Mt Rose, Olympic National Forest (34206395916).jpg|View of Lake Cushman from Mt. Rose

File:Hiking Trail to Mt Rose, Olympic National Forest (29208804315).jpg|Trail to Mt. Rose

File:Lake Cushman Pano.jpg|View from Mount Ellinor with Mount Rose to far right

References

External links

Mt. Rose photo: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/slynnlee/50258147923/in/photolist-2jz99pM-mt5KKP-u3uMYq-kcPdbq-rpxSHb-u6vSWF-2hAXtbV-BE6Erb-RprS8m-oMtUxV-ARVANZ-dU6xpn-pbwAqN-tppd7p-bCaZ7K-GJhTHN-8vTVKW-oDu5jk-6KJ42b-2mGoEPW-g9vQ9y-jGsWab-2hATJNF-8WbV5n-kcL11P-fdKwFs-Bu38Nr-pABDVT-54Aej6-Lv5KR8-aY728x-nPRH4F-6wEHnZ-ra7BZZ-pQqjWa-58Xyoa-pdpKNb-efaZkg-HbVceQ-4znhiU-aSpBjD-dUmNtC-7Dqk81-p7v5Hj-4kiCjc-SU1pd5-7DqjY3-8joLc4-amL21B-U7GHLQ Flickr]
[http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/olympic/recreation/recarea/?recid=78489 Mount Skokomish Wilderness] U.S. Forest Service
Mount Rose: [https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/mount-rose Washington Trails Association]

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