Mount Zindorf
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation5,539 ft (1,688 m)[1][2]
Prominence599 ft (183 m)[2]
Isolation1.57 mi (2.53 km)[2]
Coordinates47°41′13″N 123°37′29″W / 47.687034°N 123.624643°W / 47.687034; -123.624643[3]
Naming
EtymologyMatthew Patrick Zindorf
Geography
Mount Zindorf is located in Washington (state)
Mount Zindorf
Mount Zindorf
Location of Mt. Zindorf in Washington
Mount Zindorf is located in the United States
Mount Zindorf
Mount Zindorf
Mount Zindorf (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyJefferson
Protected areaOlympic National Park
Parent rangeOlympic Mountains[3]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Christie
Geology
Age of rockEocene
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 hiking[1][2]

Mount Zindorf is a 5,539-foot (1,688 m) mountain summit in Jefferson County of Washington state.

Description

Mount Zindorf is part of the Olympic Mountains and set within Olympic National Park and the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. It is located 8.7 miles (14.0 km) south-southeast of Mount Olympus.[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the North Fork Quinault River and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above the river in 1.3 miles (2.1 km).

History

This peak was named by the 1889-90 Seattle Press Expedition, however the namesake was not specified.[4][5] It is believed the mountain's toponym refers to Matthew Patrick Zindorf (1859–1952), architect and construction engineer who built apartments and a hotel in Seattle.[6] The mountain's toponym has not been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Zindorf is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.[7] 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. 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.

Geology

The Olympic Mountains are composed of obducted clastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarily Eocene sandstone, turbidite, and basaltic oceanic crust.[8] The mountains were sculpted during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Olympic Mountain Rescue, Olympic Mountains: A Climbing Guide, 4th Edition, 2006, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9780898862065, page 213.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Zindorf - 5,539' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mount Zindorf, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  4. ↑ Robert Wood, Across the Olympic Mountains: The Press Expedition, 1889-90, Mountaineers Books (1988), ISBN 9781594858284
  5. ↑ Parratt, Smitty (1984). Gods and Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park (1st ed.).
  6. ↑ Carsten Lien, Exploring the Olympic Mountains: Accounts of the Earliest Expeditions, 1878-1890, Mountaineers Books (2001), ISBN 9780898868036, p. 7.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Alt, D.D.; Hyndman, D.W. (1984). Roadside Geology of Washington. pp. 249–259. ISBN 0-87842-160-2.
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