Mount Pershing

Mount Pershing[3] is a 6,154 ft massif in the Olympic Mountains and is located in Mason County of Washington state. It is situated in the Mount Skokomish Wilderness on land managed by Olympic National Forest. The mountain's name honors General of the Armies John J. Pershing. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Washington at 1.45 mi (2.33 km) to the south-southeast.[1] Precipitation runoff drains into the Hamma Hamma River.

Mount Pershing
Mount Pershing seen from West Seattle
Highest point
Elevation6,154 ft (1,876 m) [1]
Prominence1,114 ft (340 m) [1]
Coordinates47°33′08″N 123°15′22″W [1]
Geography
Mount Pershing
Location of Mount Pershing in Washington
Mount Pershing
Mount Pershing (the United States)
LocationMason County, Washington, United States
Parent rangeOlympic Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Skokomish
Geology
Age of rockEocene
Type of rockpillow basalt
Climbing
First ascent1939 by Don Dooley, Robert Henderson, Walt Ingalls, and Bob Mandelhorn[2]
Easiest routeScrambling

Geology

The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust.[4] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.

Climate
Mount Pershing seen from the north

Mount Pershing 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 high avalanche danger.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Pershing". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "First Ascents – Climbers Guide to the Olympic Mountains". climbersguideolympics.com. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  3. "Mount Pershing". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  4. Alt, D.D.; Hyndman, D.W. (1984). Roadside Geology of Washington. pp. 249–259. ISBN 0-87842-160-2.
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