Seymour Peak is a 6,337-foot-elevation (1,932 meter) mountain summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the

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and is situated southeast of

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and northeast of

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. Its nearest higher neighbor is

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, to the east. Seymour Peak is named for William Wolcott Seymour (1861-1929), mayor of Tacoma, Washington, from 1911 to 1914. He was also a

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, mountaineer, and a contributor to the

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.Encyclopedia of American Biography. The American Historical Society, 1938. This landform's name was officially adopted in 1932 by the

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. Precipitation

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from Seymour Peak drains into tributaries of the Cowlitz River.

Climate

Seymour Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western

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.Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast 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

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onto the Cascades. As a result, the west side of the Cascades experiences 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.

References

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External links

* Weather forecast
Seymour Peak
* National Park Service web site
Mount Rainier National Park
Cascade Range Mountains of Pierce County, Washington Mountains of Washington (state) Mount Rainier National Park North American 1000 m summits