Mount Fricaba

Mount Fricaba is a 7,139-foot-elevation (2,176 m) double summit mountain located in the Olympic Mountains, in Jefferson County of Washington state.[2] It is situated on the shared border of Olympic National Park with Buckhorn Wilderness, and is the highest point in that wilderness, as well as the Olympic National Forest.[1] Its nearest higher peak is Hal Foss Peak, 0.74 miles (1.19 km) to the southwest.[1] Precipitation runoff from the peak drains east into headwaters of the Dungeness River, or west into Deception Creek which is a tributary of the Dosewallips River. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1961 by the United States Board on Geographic Names based on usage by The Mountaineers since 1907, and inclusion in Fred Beckey's "Climber's Guide to the Cascade and Olympic Mountains of Washington" published in 1949.[2] The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1957 by Don Bechlem and Jack Newman.[3]

Mount Fricaba
Mount Fricaba, east aspect
Highest point
Elevation7,139 ft (2,176 m)[1]
Prominence539 ft (164 m)[1]
Coordinates47°48′29″N 123°11′59″W[2]
Geography
Mount Fricaba is located in Washington (state)
Mount Fricaba
Mount Fricaba
Location in Washington
Mount Fricaba is located in the United States
Mount Fricaba
Mount Fricaba
Mount Fricaba (the United States)
LocationOlympic National Park
Jefferson County, Washington, U.S.
Parent rangeOlympic Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Deception
Climbing
First ascent1957 by Don Bechlem, Jack Newman
Easiest routeScrambling class 2 via Deception Basin[3]  

Climate

Mount Fricaba is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[4] 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 in the form of snowfall.[4] 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 July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Fricaba.

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.

  • Mount Fricaba
    Mount Fricaba
  • Mount Mystery and Fricaba (right) seen from Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail
    Mount Mystery and Fricaba (right) seen from Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail
  • Hal Foss Peak to left with Mount Mystery directly behind. Mount Fricaba to right. Viewed from Marmot Pass.
    Hal Foss Peak to left with Mount Mystery directly behind. Mount Fricaba to right. Viewed from Marmot Pass.
  • Mt. Mystery (left), Mt. Fricaba (center), Mt. Deception (right) seen from Marmot Pass
    Mt. Mystery (left), Mt. Fricaba (center), Mt. Deception (right) seen from Marmot Pass
  • Mt. Fricaba centered, seen from Buckhorn Mountain
    Mt. Fricaba centered, seen from Buckhorn Mountain

See also

References
  1. "Mount Fricaba, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Mount Fricaba". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  3. Mount Fricaba climbersguideolympics.com
  4. McNulty, Tim (2009). Olympic National Park: A Natural History. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press.
  5. Alt, D.D.; Hyndman, D.W. (1984). Roadside Geology of Washington. pp. 249–259. ISBN 0-87842-160-2.
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