Z-Man Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Baker and rainier? are you asking about non glaciated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 How about Ruth? But that's glaciated. What about Big Snow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Man Posted September 11, 2007 Author Share Posted September 11, 2007 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 What about eldorado? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurthicks Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 eldorado was bare rock 2 weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Man Posted September 11, 2007 Author Share Posted September 11, 2007 Yep, got that confirmed by Off the Hook's report. Like I wrote before, I think it was the last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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