French Cabin Mountain

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French Cabin Mountain
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South aspect of West Peak
Highest point
Elevation 5,724 ft (1,745 m) [1]
Prominence 884 ft (269 m) [1]
Isolation 2.33 mi (3.75 km) [2]
Coordinates 47°19′14″N121°10′54″W / 47.3205062°N 121.1816306°W / 47.3205062; -121.1816306 [3]
Geography
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French Cabin Mountain
Location in Washington
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French Cabin Mountain
French Cabin Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Washington
County Kittitas
Parent range Cascade Range
Topo map USGS Kachess Lake
Climbing
Easiest route class 3 scrambling

French Cabin Mountain is a triple-peak mountain located in Kittitas County of Washington state. [3] The highest summit is West Peak, elevation 5,724-feet, the South Peak is 5,560-feet-elevation, and the North Peak is 5,498-feet. [1] French Cabin Mountain is situated six miles north of Easton, between Kachess Lake and Cle Elum Lake, on land managed by Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north into French Cabin Creek and south into Silver Creek, which are both part of the Yakima River drainage basin. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,700 feet (520 meters) above Silver Creek in one mile, and the east aspect rises 3,400 feet (1,000 meters) above Cle Elum Lake in one and a half miles (2.4 km). French Cabin Mountain is the toponym officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, however "Frenchman Mountain" is a variant. [3] West Peak is also an official toponym. [4]

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Climate

Lying east of the Cascade crest, the area around French Cabin Mountain is a bit drier than areas to the west. Summers can bring warm temperatures and occasional thunderstorms. Most weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel east toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades. As a result, the eastern slopes of the Cascades experience lower precipitation than the western slopes. 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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "French Cabin Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ↑ "French Cabin Mountain-West Peak - 5,724' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "French Cabin Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ "West Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
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