  ft ), ▁lies ▁a ▁half ▁mile ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁sum mit . ▁The ▁mountain ' s ▁name ▁is ▁taken ▁from ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁H idden ▁Lake ▁which ▁lies ▁in ▁a ▁cir que ▁below ▁the ▁east ▁aspect ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁main ▁pe aks . ▁P reci p itation ▁run off ▁from ▁H idden ▁Lake ▁Pe aks ▁dra ins ▁into ▁Cas cade ▁River ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Sk agit ▁River . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁H idden ▁Lake ▁Pe aks ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁marine ▁west ▁coast ▁climate ▁zone ▁of ▁western ▁North ▁America . ▁Most ▁weather ▁front s ▁origin ate ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean , ▁and ▁travel ▁n ortheast ▁toward ▁the ▁Cas cade ▁Mountains . ▁As ▁front s ▁approach ▁the ▁North ▁C asc ades , ▁they ▁are ▁forced ▁up ward ▁by ▁the ▁pe aks ▁of ▁the ▁Cas cade ▁Range ▁( O ro graph ic ▁lift ), ▁causing ▁them ▁to ▁drop ▁their ▁mo ist ure ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁rain ▁or ▁snow fall ▁onto ▁the ▁C asc ades . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁C asc ades ▁experiences ▁high ▁precip itation , ▁especially ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁snow fall . ▁During ▁winter ▁months , ▁weather ▁is ▁usually ▁cloud y , ▁but , ▁due ▁to ▁high ▁pressure ▁systems ▁over ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁that ▁intens ify ▁during ▁summer ▁months , ▁there ▁is ▁often ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁cloud ▁cover ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁Because ▁of ▁mar itime ▁influence , ▁snow