Mount Claywood is a mountain
summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
located within
Olympic National Park in
Jefferson County of
Washington state.
It is situated at the head of Lost River, and 15 mi (24 km) east of
Mount Olympus. Its nearest higher neighbor is
Mount Cameron, to the northeast.
Other nearby peaks include
Mt. Fromme, to the southeast, and
Sentinel Peak, also to the southeast. Precipitation
runoff
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from the mountain drains north and west into tributaries of the
Elwha River
The Elwha River is a river on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. From its source at Elwha snowfinger in the Olympic Mountains, it flows generally north to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Most of the river's cou ...
, and east into Claywood Lake, thence
Dosewallips River
The Dosewallips River ( ) is a river situated on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It rises near Mount Anderson in the Olympic Mountains within Olympic National Park and drains to Hood Canal and thence to the Pacific Ocean.
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History
This mountain was originally named "Mount Clay Wood" in 1885 by Lieutenant
Joseph P. O'Neil
Joseph Patrick O'Neil (December 27, 1863 – July 27, 1938) was a United States Army officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He served in several conflicts, including World War I.
Biography
Joseph O'Neil was born in Brooklyn, New York, ...
to honor his superior,
Colonel Henry Clay Wood
Henry Clay Wood (May 26, 1832 – August 30, 1918) was a career officer in the United States Army who attained the rank of brigadier general. A Union Army veteran of the American Civil War, he is most notable for his actions at the Battle of Wil ...
(1832–1918),
Assistant Adjutant General,
Department of the Columbia
The Department of the Columbia was a major command ( Department) of the United States Army during the 19th century.
Formation
On July 27, 1865 the Military Division of the Pacific was created under Major General Henry W. Halleck, replacing the Dep ...
, who signed the orders for O'Neil's
1885 exploration of the Olympic Mountains.
Mt. Claywood marks the expedition's deepest penetration from the north into the Olympic wilderness.
Climate
Based on the
Köppen climate classification, Mount Claywood is located in the
marine west coast climate zone of western North America.
s 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.
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.
[ The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing this peak.
]
Geology
The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic
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wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust.
See also
* Olympic Mountains
* Geology of the Pacific Northwest
References
External links
* {{cite web , url=http://www.nps.gov/olym , title=Olympic National Park , publisher=National Park Service
* Weather forecast
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North American 2000 m summits