Mount Cameron (Washington)

Mount Cameron is a 7,190-foot-elevation (2,190-meter) triple-summit mountain located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Mount Cameron is situated 21 miles southwest of Sequim, and set within the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. Topographic relief is significant as the southeast aspect rises over 3,300 feet (1,000 meters) above the Dosewallips River in approximately one mile. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains south into the Dosewallips River, north to the Gray Wolf River via Cameron Creek, and west into headwaters of Lost River. Neighbors include line parent Mount Deception, 4.5 mi (7.2 km) to the east, and proximate parent Mount Johnson, 4.5 mi (7.2 km) to the east.[2]

Mount Cameron
North aspect of Mt. Cameron
Highest point
Elevation7,190 ft (2,192 m)[1]
Prominence990 ft (302 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Johnson (7,680 ft)[2]
Isolation4.52 mi (7.27 km)[2]
Coordinates47°49′31″N 123°19′42″W[3]
Geography
Mount Cameron is located in Washington (state)
Mount Cameron
Mount Cameron
Location of Mount Cameron in Washington
Mount Cameron is located in the United States
Mount Cameron
Mount Cameron
Mount Cameron (the United States)
LocationOlympic National Park
Jefferson County, Washington, US
Parent rangeOlympic Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Wellesley Peak
Geology
Age of rockEocene
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 scrambling[1]

Etymology

This landform's name was officially adopted in 1969 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3] This mountain, Cameron Pass, Cameron Glaciers, Cameron Creek, and Cameron Basin are named after Amos Benson Cameron (1872-1951), an early settler of this area who homesteaded for 41 years in the Deer Park area with his wife and 14 children.[4] He pioneered the first trail into Cameron Basin.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Cameron is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[5] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east 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. This climate supports the Cameron Glaciers on the north slope. 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 June through September offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing this mountain.[1]

Geology

The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust.[6] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.

  • North aspect of Mount Cameron
    North aspect of Mount Cameron
  • North aspect of Mount Cameron centered at top,as viewed from Elk Mountain
    North aspect of Mount Cameron centered at top,
    as viewed from Elk Mountain

See also

References
  1. Mount Cameron, climbersguideolympics.com
  2. "Cameron, Mount - 7,190' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  3. "Mount Cameron". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  4. Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park (1st ed.).
  5. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
  6. Alt, D.D.; Hyndman, D.W. (1984). Roadside Geology of Washington. pp. 249–259. ISBN 0-87842-160-2.
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