| Mount Walkinshaw | |
|---|---|
| The Citadel[1] | |
 Mount Walkinshaw centered (Gray Wolf Ridge's South Peak to left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,378 ft (2,249 m)[2] |
| Prominence | 378 ft (115 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Clark |
| Coordinates | 47°50′55″N123°14′14″W / 47.848579°N 123.23717°W /47.848579; -123.23717[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Walkinshaw Location of Mount Walkinshaw in Washington Show map of Washington (state) Mount Walkinshaw Mount Walkinshaw (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Jefferson |
| Protected area | Olympic National Park |
| Parent range | Olympic Mountains |
| Topo map | USGSMount Deception |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Eocene |
| Rock type(s) | shale, pillowbasalt |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1961 by Joe Munson, Jim Parolini |
| Easiest route | Scrambleclass 3 via West Side or Gray Wolf Ridge[3] |
Mount Walkinshaw is a 7,378-foot (2,249 m) mountainsummit located in theOlympic Mountains, inJefferson County ofWashington state. It is situated withinOlympic National Park, and is the northernmost peak inThe Needles range, which is a subset of the Olympic range. Its nearest higher peak isMount Clark, 0.9 mi (1.4 km) to the south, andGray Wolf Ridge arcs to the northeast.[2] Mount Walkinshaw is set in the eastern portion of the Olympic Mountains within thedrainage basin of theDungeness River. This position puts it in therain shadow of the Olympic Range, resulting in less precipitation than Mount Olympus and the western Olympics receive.
Originally known asThe Citadel, the Mount Walkinshaw toponym was officially adopted in 1965 to commemorateRobert B. Walkinshaw (1884-1963), author and lawyer whose conservation efforts contributed to the establishment of Olympic National Park.[4][5][1] The mountain's name was submitted for consideration byWalter Walkinshaw, the son of Robert, with the location chosen to be next to Mount Clark, named for Irving M. Clark who was also aSeattle conservationist, and an old acquaintance of Robert Walkinshaw.[5]
Thefirst ascent of the peak was made in 1961 by Joe Munson and Jim Parolini.[3]
Mount Walkinshaw is located in themarine west coast climate zone of western North America.[6]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.[7] Because ofmaritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting inavalanche 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.[7] The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Walkinshaw.[3]
The Olympic Mountains are composed ofobductedclastic wedge material and oceanic crust, primarilyEocenesandstone,turbidite, andbasaltic oceanic crust.[8] The mountains were sculpted during thePleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times. Mt. Walkinshaw has a small rockysummit about 10 feet in diameter.[5]
