Three Queens is a prominent 6,693-foot (2,040-metre) triple-summit mountain located in the Cascade Range, in Kittitas County of Washington state.[3] It is set within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest. The East Peak is the highest, and its subpeaks are the Middle Peak (6,600 ft; 2,000 m), and West Peak (6,400 ft; 2,000 m).[2] Three Queens is set 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east-northeast of Snoqualmie Pass, on Chikamin Ridge, 2.76 miles (4.44 km) southeast of its nearest higher neighbor, Chikamin Peak. The Pacific Crest Trail traverses the west slope of Three Queens as it crosses the gap between Four Brothers and Three Queens. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Yakima River drainage basin. The first ascent was likely made in 1925 by a party of eight Mountaineers led by Glen Bremerman and C. A. Fisher.[4] This mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1940 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]
Three Queens is located in the marine west coast climate zone of westernNorth America.[4]Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow onto the Cascades. As a result, the Cascades experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. 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.[4]
Geologyedit
The Alpine Lakes Wilderness features some of the most rugged topography in the Cascade Range with craggy peaks and ridges, deep glacial valleys, and granite walls spotted with over 700 mountain lakes.[5] Geological events occurring many years ago created the diverse topography and drastic elevation changes over the Cascade Range leading to the various climate differences. These climate differences lead to vegetation variety defining the ecoregions in this area. The elevation range of this area is between about 1,000 feet (300 m) in the lower elevations to over 9,000 feet (2,700 m) on Mount Stuart.[6]
During the Pleistocene period dating back over two million years ago, glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris.[7] The last glacial retreat in the Alpine Lakes area began about 14,000 years ago and was north of the Canada–US border by 10,000 years ago.[7] The U-shaped cross section of the river valleys is a result of that recent glaciation. Uplift and faulting in combination with glaciation have been the dominant processes which have created the tall peaks and deep valleys of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area.
^ abcBeckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
^Smoot, Jeff (2004). Backpacking Washington's Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Helena, Montana: The Globe Pequot Press.
^"Geologic Map of the North Cascade Range, Washington" (PDF). 31 March 2021.
^ abcdeKruckeberg, Arthur (1991). The Natural History of Puget Sound Country. University of Washington Press.
External linksedit
Weather: Three Queens
Alpine Lakes Wilderness (Wenatchee National Forest) U.S. Forest Service
Three Queens close-up photo: Flickr
Three Queens photo: Flickr
April 13, 2024
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Three Queens is a prominent 6 693 foot 2 040 metre triple summit mountain located in the Cascade Range in Kittitas County of Washington state 3 It is set within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest The East Peak is the highest and its subpeaks are the Middle Peak 6 600 ft 2 000 m and West Peak 6 400 ft 2 000 m 2 Three Queens is set 6 5 miles 10 5 km east northeast of Snoqualmie Pass on Chikamin Ridge 2 76 miles 4 44 km southeast of its nearest higher neighbor Chikamin Peak The Pacific Crest Trail traverses the west slope of Three Queens as it crosses the gap between Four Brothers and Three Queens Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Yakima River drainage basin The first ascent was likely made in 1925 by a party of eight Mountaineers led by Glen Bremerman and C A Fisher 4 This mountain s toponym was officially adopted in 1940 by the United States Board on Geographic Names 3 Three QueensThree Queens from northwestHighest pointElevation6 693 ft 2 040 m 1 Prominence1 782 ft 543 m 1 Parent peakChikamin Peak 6 994 ft 1 Isolation2 78 mi 4 47 km 1 Coordinates47 26 47 N 121 16 15 W 47 446309 N 121 270712 W 47 446309 121 270712 2 GeographyThree QueensLocation of Three Queens in WashingtonShow map of Washington state Three QueensThree Queens the United States Show map of the United StatesCountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountyKittitasProtected areaAlpine Lakes WildernessParent rangeCascade RangeTopo mapUSGS Chikamin PeakClimbingFirst ascent1925Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling 1 Contents 1 Climate 2 Geology 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksClimate editThree Queens is located in the marine west coast climate zone of westernNorth America 4 Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains As fronts approach they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow onto the Cascades As a result the Cascades experience high precipitation especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall 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 4 Geology editThe Alpine Lakes Wilderness features some of the most rugged topography in the Cascade Range with craggy peaks and ridges deep glacial valleys and granite walls spotted with over 700 mountain lakes 5 Geological events occurring many years ago created the diverse topography and drastic elevation changes over the Cascade Range leading to the various climate differences These climate differences lead to vegetation variety defining the ecoregions in this area The elevation range of this area is between about 1 000 feet 300 m in the lower elevations to over 9 000 feet 2 700 m on Mount Stuart 6 nbsp Glacier Lake and Three QueensThe history of the formation of the Cascade Mountains dates back millions of years ago to the late Eocene Epoch 7 With the North American Plate overriding the Pacific Plate episodes of volcanic igneous activity persisted 7 In addition small fragments of the oceanic and continental lithosphere called terranes created the North Cascades about 50 million years ago 7 During the Pleistocene period dating back over two million years ago glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris 7 The last glacial retreat in the Alpine Lakes area began about 14 000 years ago and was north of the Canada US border by 10 000 years ago 7 The U shaped cross section of the river valleys is a result of that recent glaciation Uplift and faulting in combination with glaciation have been the dominant processes which have created the tall peaks and deep valleys of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area See also editList of peaks of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Geography of Washington state nbsp Mountains portalReferences edit a b c d e Three Queens East 6 693 WA listsofjohn com Retrieved 2024 04 09 a b Three Queens Washington Peakbagger com a b Three Queens Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2020 07 21 a b c Beckey Fred W Cascade Alpine Guide Climbing and High Routes Seattle WA Mountaineers Books 2008 Smoot Jeff 2004 Backpacking Washington s Alpine Lakes Wilderness Helena Montana The Globe Pequot Press Geologic Map of the North Cascade Range Washington PDF 31 March 2021 a b c d e Kruckeberg Arthur 1991 The Natural History of Puget Sound Country University of Washington Press External links editWeather Three Queens Alpine Lakes Wilderness Wenatchee National Forest U S Forest Service Three Queens close up photo Flickr Three Queens photo Flickr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Three Queens amp oldid 1218144263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
