Mount Appleton

Mount Appleton
Mount Appleton seen from Hurricane Ridge
Highest point
Elevation6,017 ft (1,834 m)[1]
Prominence200 ft (61 m)[2]
Coordinates47°57′02″N 123°43′59″W / 47.95045°N 123.733194°W / 47.95045; -123.733194[2]
Naming
EtymologyThomas Joseph Appleton
Geography
Mount Appleton is located in Washington (state)
Mount Appleton
Mount Appleton
Location of Mount Appleton in Washington
Mount Appleton is located in the United States
Mount Appleton
Mount Appleton
Mount Appleton (the United States)
Country
United States
State
Washington
County
Clallam
Protected area
Olympic National Park
Parent rangeOlympic Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Carrie
Geology
Rock ageEocene
Climbing
First ascentUnknown[3]
Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling

Mount Appleton is a 6,017-foot (1,834 m) double summit mountain located in the Olympic Mountains, in Clallam County of Washington state.[1] It is set within Olympic National Park and is situated northwest of Appleton Pass. The nearest higher neighbor is South Appleton (6,100+ ft), 0.33 mi (0.53 km) to the south.[2] Precipitation runoff from Mount Appleton drains into the Sol Duc River, and Boulder Creek which is a tributary of the Elwha River, thence to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,000 feet (914 meters) above the Sol Duc River in 1.5 mile (2.4 km).

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

Set in the northwest portion of the Olympic Mountains, Mount Appleton is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[5] Most 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.[5] Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in high 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.[5]

Etymology

Mount Appleton was so named to honor Dr. Thomas Joseph Appleton (1863–1942), who moved to Port Angeles, Washington, from the state of Michigan, circa 1897.[6][7] He was a pioneering physician who made house calls in some of the most rural parts of Clallam County and was the first white doctor to treat Native Americans in this area.[6] Appleton was also an eloquent speaker and published author. Later, he was a three-term mayor of Port Angeles before he died in 1942.[6][7]

See also

  • South Appleton reflected in Oyster Lake
    South Appleton reflected in Oyster Lake
  • Mount Appleton
    Mount Appleton
  • T. J. Appleton
    T. J. Appleton

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Appleton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Appleton". Peakbagger.com.
  3. ^ Mount Appleton, climbersguideolympics.com
  4. ^ Alt, D.D.; Hyndman, D.W. (1984). Roadside Geology of Washington. pp. 249–259. ISBN 0-87842-160-2.
  5. ^ a b c McNulty, Tim (2009). Olympic National Park: A Natural History. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press.
  6. ^ a b c Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park (1st ed.).
  7. ^ a b McNutt, John (October 7, 2020). "BACK WHEN: Dr. T.J. Appleton: Doctor, leader, scholar". Peninsula Daily News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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