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Mount_Jupiter Latitude and Longitude:

47°42′22″N 123°03′41″W / 47.706001°N 123.061362°W / 47.706001; -123.061362
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Mount Jupiter
Mount Jupiter seen from Seattle
Highest point
Elevation5,700 ft (1,700 m) [1]
Prominence1,700 ft (520 m) [1]
Coordinates 47°42′22″N 123°03′41″W / 47.706001°N 123.061362°W / 47.706001; -123.061362 [1]
Geography
Mount Jupiter is located in Washington (state)
Mount Jupiter
Mount Jupiter
Location of Mount Jupiter in Washington
Mount Jupiter is located in the United States
Mount Jupiter
Mount Jupiter
Mount Jupiter (the United States)
Location Jefferson County, Washington, United States
Parent range Olympic Mountains
Topo map USGS Mount Jupiter
Geology
Age of rock Eocene
Type of rockpillow basalt
Climbing
Easiest route Hiking 7.2 mile trail

Mount Jupiter [2] is a 5,700-foot (1,700-meter) mountain summit in the Olympic Mountains and is located in Jefferson County of Washington state. It is situated in The Brothers Wilderness on land managed by Olympic National Forest. Mount Jupiter is easy to identify from Seattle, since it appears as the prominent peak between The Brothers and Mount Constance. The Jupiter name was applied by the Seattle Press Expedition in an effort to link the peak with the Greco-Roman mythological names associated with Mount Olympus. [3] Jupiter was a Roman god on Olympus.

Climate

Mt Jupiter from Highway 101

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Jupiter 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. 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. In terms of favorable weather, June to October are the best months for hiking up the mountain. [5] Precipitation runoff from the north side of the mountain drains into the Dosewallips River, whereas the south side drains into the Duckabush River.

See also

Mt. Jupiter from Mt. Constance

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Jupiter". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ "Mount Jupiter". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  3. ^ Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide, Olympic Mountain Rescue, Fourth Edition, 2006, The Mountaineers Books, page 103
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Mount Jupiter on Climbersguideolympics.com

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