Mount Rose (Washington)

Mount Rose is a 4,301-foot-elevation (1,311 meter) mountain summit located in the southeast portion of the Olympic Mountains, in Mason County of Washington state.[3] It is situated in the Mount Skokomish Wilderness, on land managed by Olympic National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is line parent Copper Mountain, 1.2 mi (1.9 km) to the north, and Mount Ellinor is 1.7 mi (2.7 km) to the northeast.[4] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Lake Cushman, and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 3,600 feet (1,100 m) above the lake in less than one mile. Old-growth forests of Douglas fir, western hemlock, and western redcedar grow on the slopes surrounding the peak. In 2006, the Bear Gulch Fire scorched 750 acres of forest on the slopes of Mount Rose from lake level to the summit.[5] Access to the summit is via the 3.2-mile-long Mt. Rose Trail which gains 3,500 feet of elevation.

Mount Rose
Southeast aspect of Mt. Rose, centered
(Copper Mountain behind, to right)
Highest point
Elevation4,301 ft (1,311 m)[1]
Prominence381 ft (116 m)[1]
Parent peakCopper Mountain (5,425 ft)[2]
Isolation1.22 mi (1.96 km)[2]
Coordinates47°30′21″N 123°17′21″W[3]
Naming
EtymologyAlfred A. Rose
Geography
Mount Rose is located in Washington (state)
Mount Rose
Mount Rose
Location of Mt. Rose in Washington
Mount Rose is located in the United States
Mount Rose
Mount Rose
Mount Rose (the United States)
LocationMason County, Washington, US
Parent rangeOlympic Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Skokomish
Geology
Age of rockEocene
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 trail[1]

Climate

Mount Rose is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[6] 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. 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 avalanche danger. The months April through October offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing the peak.[1]

Etymology

The mountain's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names to commemorate Alfred A. Rose, who was the first settler to the Lake Cushman area in 1885, where he farmed on 150 acres with his wife and three children.[7] He died of smallpox in 1889.[8]

  • Looking southeast from Mt. Rose at Lake Cushman, note the trees burned in 2006.
    Looking southeast from Mt. Rose at Lake Cushman, note the trees burned in 2006.
  • Looking south from Mt. Rose at Prospect Ridge
    Looking south from Mt. Rose at Prospect Ridge
  • View of Lake Cushman from Mt. Rose
    View of Lake Cushman from Mt. Rose
  • Trail to Mt. Rose
    Trail to Mt. Rose
  • View from Mount Ellinor with Mount Rose to far right
    View from Mount Ellinor with Mount Rose to far right

See also

References
  1. Mount Rose, climbersguideolympics.com
  2. "Rose, Mount - 4,301' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  3. "Mount Rose". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  4. "Mount Rose, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  5. Kate Rothgeb, Bear Gulch II Fire Now Spread Over 750 Acres, Kitsap Sun, August 24, 2006
  6. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
  7. Olympic Historic Resource Study, nps.gov
  8. Did You Know? Mt. Skokomish Wilderness, Mountaineers.org
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