Do mountains create their own weather?

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Do mountains create their own weather?

#1 Postby DreamworksSKG » Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:50 am

Do mountain peaks create their own weather, especially mountains over 4,000 feet?

I know one time I went to Mt Washington in NH and it was 70 and partly cloudy in the valley I get to the top and there's socked in clouds, winds gusting to 50 Mph up there at the observatory!!!
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#2 Postby gsytch » Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:48 am

Of course. Elevation means lower temps. Lower temps hold more moisture. That is just the start! Upsloping and so on...which is why Mt Washington's weather is so drastic.
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Re: Do mountains create their own weather?

#3 Postby Stephanie » Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:27 pm

This link is about the 1991 plane crash in Colorado Springs, CO that was suspected to be due in part to a rudder malfunction while handling the blustery conditions along the Front Range:

http://www.airdisaster.com/special/special-ua585.shtml
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