Mount Anderson (Washington)
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Mount Anderson is a 7330 feet (2,234 m) high peak in the Olympic Mountains
of Washington state. Rising in the center of Olympic National Park
, it the second highest peak on the Anderson Massif. Anderson Glacier
is located in a cirque
on the mountain's southern flank while Eel Glacier
is in another cirque, northwest of the summit. Hanging Glacier
is on the east side of a ridge which extends north from the peak.
Anderson is at the center of three major watersheds in the Olympic Range. Most of the water which falls on the massif flows into the Dosewallips River
which drains, by way of the Hood Canal
, into Puget Sound
. The drainage from the west side flows down the Quinalt River and into the Pacific
, while some of the water on the mountain's northwest side flows into the Hayes River which finds its way north, to the Strait of Juan de Fuca
.
Mount Anderson was named by army Lieutenant Joseph O'Neil for his commanding officer, Thomas M. Anderson
. It was first climbed in 1920 by Fairman B. Lee and a party of 13.
Olympic Mountains
The Olympic Mountains is a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of western Washington in the United States. The mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are not especially high - Mount Olympus is the highest at - but the western slopes of the Olympics rise directly out of the Pacific...
of Washington state. Rising in the center of Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the Olympic Peninsula. The park can be divided into four basic regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west side temperate rainforest and the forests of the drier east side. U.S...
, it the second highest peak on the Anderson Massif. Anderson Glacier
Anderson Glacier
Anderson Glacier is a glacier located in a cirque south of Mount Anderson in the Olympic Mountains and Olympic National Park. The southward-facing glacier starts on the steep headwalls of the cirque at about to . It flows down to about before terminating. Meltwater from the glacier enters a lake...
is located in a cirque
Cirque
Cirque may refer to:* Cirque, a geological formation* Makhtesh, an erosional landform found in the Negev desert of Israel and Sinai of Egypt*Cirque , an album by Biosphere* Cirque Corporation, a company that makes touchpads...
on the mountain's southern flank while Eel Glacier
Eel Glacier
Eel Glacier is a glacier located to the north of Mount Anderson in a cirque. The northward-facing glacier starts at about in elevation, with an arm extending up to . As the glacier flows north, it descends in elevation to about at its terminus. Meltwater from the glacier gives rise to Silt Creek,...
is in another cirque, northwest of the summit. Hanging Glacier
Hanging Glacier
Hanging Glacier is a tiny glacier located northeast of Mount Anderson in the Olympic Mountains and Olympic National Park in the United States. The glacier starts north of a saddle between Mount Anderson and East Peak at about . Its terminus is located at about ....
is on the east side of a ridge which extends north from the peak.
Anderson is at the center of three major watersheds in the Olympic Range. Most of the water which falls on the massif flows into the Dosewallips River
Dosewallips River
The Dosewallips River is a river situated on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It rises near Mount Anderson in the Olympic Mountains within Olympic National Park and drains to Hood Canal and thence to the Pacific Ocean....
which drains, by way of the Hood Canal
Hood Canal
Hood Canal is a fjord forming the western lobe, and one of the four main basins, of Puget Sound in the state of Washington. Hood Canal is not a canal in the sense of being a man-made waterway—it is a natural waterway.-Geography:...
, into Puget Sound
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...
. The drainage from the west side flows down the Quinalt River and into the Pacific
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, while some of the water on the mountain's northwest side flows into the Hayes River which finds its way north, to the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Strait of Juan de Fuca
The Strait of Juan de Fuca is a large body of water about long that is the Salish Sea outlet to the Pacific Ocean...
.
Mount Anderson was named by army Lieutenant Joseph O'Neil for his commanding officer, Thomas M. Anderson
Thomas M. Anderson
Thomas McArthur Anderson was a career officer in the United States Army who served as a general in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War.-Early Life and Civil War:...
. It was first climbed in 1920 by Fairman B. Lee and a party of 13.