Mount Fromme (Washington)
Mount Fromme is a 6,705-foot (2,044-metre) mountain summit in Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state.[4] It is situated at the head of Dosewallips River, within the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Claywood, 0.6 mi (0.97 km) to the northwest.[5] Other nearby peaks include Lost Peak, 1.8 mi (2.9 km) to the northeast, and Sentinel Peak, 1.4 mi (2.3 km) to the southeast. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east into headwaters of the Dosewallips River, and west into Hayes River, which is a tributary of the Elwha River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,250 feet (685 m) above Dose Meadows in approximately one mile.
| Mount Fromme | |
|---|---|
 East aspect, from Dose Meadows | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,705 ft (2,044 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 265 ft (81 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Claywood (6,836 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 0.58 mi (0.93 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 47°47′39″N 123°21′45″W[4] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Rudo L. Fromme |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Olympic National Park Jefferson County, Washington, US |
| Parent range | Olympic Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Wellesley Peak |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Eocene |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown[2] |
| Easiest route | class 2 hiking via Hayden Pass[3][2] |
History
The mountain was named in 1920 by The Mountaineers to honor Rudo Lorenzo Fromme (1882–1973), a supervisor for Olympic National Forest from 1913 through 1926.[6] Rudo Fromme provided assistance to the club, which was building a trail.[7] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1961 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[4]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Fromme is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[8] 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. The months June through September offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing this peak.[2]
Geology
The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust.[9] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.
References
- Olympic Mountain Rescue, Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide, 4th Edition, 2006, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9780898862065, page 101.
- Mount Fromme climbersguideolympics.com
- "Fromme, Mount – 6,705' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- "Mount Fromme". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- "Mount Fromme". Peakbagger.com.
- Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park (1st ed.).
- Robert L. Woods, Olympic Mountains Trail Guide, 4th edition, Mountaineers Books, 2020
- 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.
- Alt, D.D.; Hyndman, D.W. (1984). Roadside Geology of Washington. pp. 249–259. ISBN 0-87842-160-2.
External links
- "Olympic National Park". National Park Service.
- Weather forecast: Mount Fromme
- Rudo Lorenzo Fromme: biography
- Rudo Lorenzo Fromme: biography