Mount Hinman
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| Mount Hinman | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,492 ft (2,284 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,252 ft (382 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 47°34′05″N 121°12′41″W / 47.56806°N 121.21139°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Hinman Location in Washington  Mount Hinman Location in the United States | |
| Location | King County and Kittitas County, Washington, U.S. |
| Parent range | Cascade Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Daniel |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Oligocene |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1928[3] |
Mount Hinman (7,492 feet (2,284 m)) is located on the border of Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests in the U.S. state of Washington.[4] Mount Hinman is less than 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Mount Daniel and both are within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Hinman Glacier is situated on the north flank of Mount Hinman and Foss Glacier is to the northeast.[4] The mountain was named in 1934 for Dr. Harry B. Hinman, a founder of the Everett branch of The Mountaineers club.[5]
Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east 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 snowfall onto the Cascades (Orographic lift). 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.[3]
