Hamilton Mountain, Below, In and Above The Inversion
Posted: January 17th, 2013, 8:09 pm
One of my top 5 hikes in my 14 years...Hiking up through the fog (and amazing rime ice) into the 54 degree sunshine!
All the pics can be seen here:
http://weathercrazy.smugmug.com/Landsca ... 354_bbHg7P
I intentionally took this hike, knowing full well it would take me above the inversion. Checking the latest sounding from Salem (http://weather.uwyo.edu/cgi-bin/soundin ... STNM=72694)
I saw the inversion was approximately 2,000'. That means Hamilton's 2,400' summit would stick above it, and I could bask in the sun and warm temps.
Being a weather geek, I took a thermometer and tracked the temps.
The trail was in great shape with just mud in some places. There was ice starting around the 1,300' level and this continued until the 1,800' level. Then, the trail gave way to soft snow.
So here goes, the elevation, temp, and time, including some pictures as I went.
200', 37 degrees cloudy, 1117
500', 36, 1131
600', 36, 1132
700', 35, 1137
800', 35, 1140
900', 35, 1144, in clouds
890' (Coopey Falls), 33, 1158
1000', 33, 1207
1100', 33, 1210
1200', 32, 1217
1300', 31, 1228
1400, 31, 1237
1500, 29, 1243
1600', 31, 1250
1700', 29, 1256
Here's where things started to warm up
1800', 33, 1312
1900', 38, 1319
2000', 41, 1324
2100', 44, 1330
2200', 50, 1337
2300', 50, 1352
Summit, 54, 1359
Notice the glory here: Leaving Summit 1420
1900', 41, 1445
1800', 36, 1450
1700', 33, 1455
1600', 31, 1504
1500', 29, 1508
1200', 32, 1520
1100', 32, 1523
850', 33, 1530
800', 34, leaving fog
200', 36, 1558
All the pics can be seen here:
http://weathercrazy.smugmug.com/Landsca ... 354_bbHg7P
I intentionally took this hike, knowing full well it would take me above the inversion. Checking the latest sounding from Salem (http://weather.uwyo.edu/cgi-bin/soundin ... STNM=72694)
I saw the inversion was approximately 2,000'. That means Hamilton's 2,400' summit would stick above it, and I could bask in the sun and warm temps.
Being a weather geek, I took a thermometer and tracked the temps.
The trail was in great shape with just mud in some places. There was ice starting around the 1,300' level and this continued until the 1,800' level. Then, the trail gave way to soft snow.
So here goes, the elevation, temp, and time, including some pictures as I went.
200', 37 degrees cloudy, 1117
500', 36, 1131
600', 36, 1132
700', 35, 1137
800', 35, 1140
900', 35, 1144, in clouds
890' (Coopey Falls), 33, 1158
1000', 33, 1207
1100', 33, 1210
1200', 32, 1217
1300', 31, 1228
1400, 31, 1237
1500, 29, 1243
1600', 31, 1250
1700', 29, 1256
Here's where things started to warm up
1800', 33, 1312
1900', 38, 1319
2000', 41, 1324
2100', 44, 1330
2200', 50, 1337
2300', 50, 1352
Summit, 54, 1359
Notice the glory here: Leaving Summit 1420
1900', 41, 1445
1800', 36, 1450
1700', 33, 1455
1600', 31, 1504
1500', 29, 1508
1200', 32, 1520
1100', 32, 1523
850', 33, 1530
800', 34, leaving fog
200', 36, 1558