Mount Skokomish is a 6,434 ft (1,961 meter) mountain summit located in the Olympic Mountains, in Mason County of Washington state.[3] It is situated on the shared boundary of Olympic National Park with Mount Skokomish Wilderness, and is the highest point of the wilderness. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Stone, 1.66 mi (2.67 km) to the northeast.[1] It is visible on the Olympic skyline from as far away as Seattle. Mt. Skokomish has three summits, the south peak being the highest. Precipitation runoff drains into the Hamma Hamma River and Skokomish River. Like the river, the mountain's name honors the Skokomish people.[4]

Mount Skokomish
Mount Skokomish (left) and Mount Stone (right) seen from Seattle
Highest point
Elevation	6,434 ft (1,961 m)[1][2]
Prominence	1,154 ft (352 m)[1]
Coordinates	47°35′28″N 123°17′39″W[1]
Geography
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Location	Mason County, Washington United States
Parent range	Olympic Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mount Skokomish
Geology
Age of rock	Eocene
Type of rock	pillow basalt
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2 scrambling[2]

Climate

Mount Skokomish is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast toward the Olympic Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Olympic Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall (Orographic lift). As a result, the Olympics experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months. 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. Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in avalanche danger.

Geology

The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust.[5] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.

Gallery

See also

• Mount Skokomish Wilderness
• Olympic Mountains

References

External links

• Mount Skokomish Wilderness U.S. Forest Service
• "Olympic National Park". National Park Service.
• Mount Skokomish weather: Mountain Forecast