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Sleeping Beauty Peak

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319: 29: 116: 355:), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades. As a result, the west side of the Cascades experiences 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. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for viewing or climbing this peak. 156: 123: 149: 315:. Sleeping Beauty Peak Trail is a 1.4 mile steep trail that ends at the base of the rock outcrop known as Sleeping Beauty. The peak was the site of a former fire lookout tower that was constructed in 1931. 71: 487: 318: 115: 292:. Sleeping Beauty is so named because its profile as seen from the east side of the Trout Lake Valley somewhat resembles a sleeping woman. Precipitation 148: 492: 408: 497: 461: 399: 28: 404: 273: 219: 307:
that intruded up into older volcanic rocks more than 25 million years ago and is now surrounded by a forest of old-growth
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Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
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is a 4,907-foot (1,496 m) mountain summit located in the
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from Sleeping Beauty drains into tributaries of the
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Elevation
Prominence
Coordinates
46°05′35″N 121°38′58″W / 46.093022°N 121.649325°W / 46.093022; -121.649325
Sleeping Beauty is located in Washington (state)
Sleeping Beauty is located in the United States
Skamania County
Washington
U.S.
Parent range
Cascades
Topo map
USGS
Type of rock
Andesite
basalt
Easiest route
Hiking
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Skamania County
Washington
Cascade Range
Mount Adams
runoff
White Salmon River
andesitic
magma
Douglas fir
mountain hemlock

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