Mount Lincoln (Washington)

Mount Lincoln
Mount Lincoln
	Southeast aspect of Mt. Lincoln (left of center); (Mt. Cruiser to right. Viewed from Mt. Ellinor)
Highest point
Elevation	5,868 ft (1,789 m)
Prominence	508 ft (155 m)
Parent peak	Mount Cruiser (6,104 ft)
Isolation	1.12 mi (1.80 km)
Coordinates	47°33′00″N123°19′40″W / 47.5501135°N 123.3278846°W
Geography
	Mount Lincoln Location of Mount Lincoln in Washington Mount Lincoln Mount Lincoln (the United States)
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Mason
Protected area	Olympic National Park ; Mount Skokomish Wilderness
Parent range	Olympic Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mount Skokomish
Geology
Rock age	Eocene
Rock type	Basalt
Climbing
First ascent	1932 by Ken Soult, F.S. Harmon
Easiest route	class 2 South ridge

Last updated December 07, 2024

Mount Lincoln is a 5,868-foot (1,789-meter) mountain summit located in the Olympic Mountains, in Mason County of Washington state, United States.^[3] It is situated on the boundary shared by Daniel J. Evans Wilderness and Mount Skokomish Wilderness, as well as the shared common border of Olympic National Park with Olympic National Forest. Lincoln is the second-highest point on Sawtooth Ridge, and the nearest higher neighbor is Mount Cruiser, 1.1 mi (1.8 km) to the northeast.^[4] Lincoln has two sub-peaks: a North Peak (5,690 ft; 1,730 m), and a Southwest Peak (5,486 ft; 1,672 m).^[4] Flapjack Lakes lie immediately west below the north sub-peak. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 5,100 feet (1,600 m) above the Staircase Ranger Station at Lake Cushman in approximately two miles. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the North Fork Skokomish River, and partly into Mildred Lakes, thence Hamma Hamma River.

Climate

Mount Lincoln is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.^[5] Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Olympic Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow. As a result, the Olympics experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall.^[6] Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in avalanche danger. 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.^[6] The months May through October offer the most favorable weather for climbing or viewing.

History

It is unknown who named the mountain or nearby Lincoln Creek, but it's presumed to honor President Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States.^[7] In 1862 during the Civil War, President Lincoln by executive order designated the nearby townsite of Port Angeles for a military and naval reserve.

The peak was probably climbed in 1890 by an exploratory party of the Second O'Neil Expedition. As the sun was setting, they reached a summit and were overwhelmed by the grandeur of the country that stretched before them. Inspired by the view, botanist Louis Henderson described the view:^[8]

"A more magnificent scene had never presented itself to my eyes, and I doubt whether anything in the higher Alps or the grand ice-mountains of Alaska could outrival that view... Canyon mingled with canyon, peak rose above peak, ridge succeeded ridge, until they culminated in old Olympus far to the northwest; snow, west, north and south; the fast descending sun bringing out the gorgeous colors of pale-blue, lavender, purple, ash, pink and gold. Add to this the delightful warmth of a summer sun in these altitudes — the awful stillness broken every now and then by the no less awful thunder of some distant avalanche — a fearful precipice just before us down which a single step in advance would hurl us hundreds of feet and one can form some slight idea of the reasons that compelled us to gaze and be silent."

The first documented ascent of the summit was made in 1932 by Ken Soult and F.S. Harmon.^[1]

Climbing routes

Established scrambling routes on Mt. Lincoln:^[9]

via the south ridge – class 2
via Flapjack Lake and north ridge – class 3
via Harniss Chute – class 3

Geology

The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust.^[10] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.

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References

1 2 3 4 Mount Lincoln, climbersguideolympics.com
1 2 "Lincoln, Mount – 5,868' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
1 2 "Mount Lincoln". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 8, 2022.
1 2 "Mount Lincoln, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ 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.
1 2 McNulty, Tim (2009). Olympic National Park: A Natural History. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press.
↑ Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park (1st ed.).
↑ Gail E. H. Evans, T. Allan Comp, 1983, Olympic Historic Resource Study, nps.gov
↑ Olympic Mountain Rescue, Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide, 4th Edition, 2006, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9780898862065, page 77.
↑ Alt, D.D.; Hyndman, D.W. (1984). Roadside Geology of Washington. pp. 249–259. ISBN 0-87842-160-2.

External links

Mt. Lincoln photo: Flickr
"Olympic National Park". National Park Service.
Mount Skokomish Wilderness U.S. Forest Service

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[cgo-1] 1 2 3 4 Mount Lincoln, climbersguideolympics.com

[listsofjohn-2] 1 2 "Lincoln, Mount – 5,868' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

[gnis-3] 1 2 "Mount Lincoln". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 8, 2022.

[pb-4] 1 2 "Mount Lincoln, Washington". Peakbagger.com.

[Peel-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.

[mcnulty-6] 1 2 McNulty, Tim (2009). Olympic National Park: A Natural History. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press.

[Parratt-7] Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park (1st ed.).

[8] Gail E. H. Evans, T. Allan Comp, 1983, Olympic Historic Resource Study, nps.gov

[9] Olympic Mountain Rescue, Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide, 4th Edition, 2006, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9780898862065, page 77.

[Alt-10] Alt, D.D.; Hyndman, D.W. (1984). Roadside Geology of Washington. pp. 249–259. ISBN 0-87842-160-2.

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