page_title: Mount Meany
section_title: Climate
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Meany / Climate
caption_attribution_description: English: Mount Meany seen from Mount Seattle, Olympic National Park, date unknown, probably September 1990 based on similar photo in collection
context_page_description: Mount Meany is a prominent 6,695-foot mountain summit located deep within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. With a good eye and clear weather, the top of the mountain can be seen from the visitor center at Hurricane Ridge. Its nearest higher peak is Circe on Mount Olympus, 4.07 mi to the northwest. There are scrambling routes on the east side, via Noyes-Meany col, and via the ridge from Mount Queets. Due to heavy winter snowfalls, Mount Meany supports several small glaciers on its north and east slopes, despite its modest elevation. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the headwaters of both the Elwha and Queets Rivers.
context_section_description: Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Meany is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast toward the Olympic Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Olympic Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall (Orographic lift). As a result, the Olympics experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months. 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. In terms of favorable weather, the best months for climbing are June through September.
caption: Mt. Meany seen from Mount Seattle
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