Snowsummits?

[Z-Man]

Are there any permanent snow summits left in Washington? Specifically is the highest point of any mountain in Washington snow-covered every day of the year?

 

Seems like Eldorado was the last one.

[genepires]

Baker and rainier? are you asking about non glaciated?

[catbirdseat]

How about Ruth? But that's glaciated. What about Big Snow?

[Z-Man]

Glaciated peaks and summits included. I've been on the summits you guys have mentioned in August and September and the highest point has been bare rock.

 

Ruth has a substantial pile of choss making up the summit, check out the picture on the local freeze-dried meals available at REI for confirmation. Glacier, Rainier, and Baker all had bare rock, volcanic gravel, exposed in late season at the highest point. This is almost certainly because high winds don't allow much accumulation on the crater rims that form the summits on these peaks, plus heat from within on Rainier and Baker melts whatever does accumulate. I seem to remember Sherman Peak having snow on top...

 

Even in May, Big Snow's highest point was bare rock when I was there. I haven't been on Adams in late season since 2001, but back then it was permanent snow and ice, is it still a snow summit as I've defined it above?

[Tennessee]

What about eldorado?

[kurthicks]

eldorado was bare rock 2 weeks ago.

[Z-Man]

Yep, got that confirmed by Off the Hook's report. Like I wrote before, I think it was the last one.