ness . ▁Over co at ▁Gla cier ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Over co at ▁Pe ak . ▁ ▁Over co at ▁Pe ak ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁Albert ▁H ale ▁Syl v ester ▁after ▁he ▁left ▁his ▁coat ▁on ▁the ▁mountain ▁on ▁a ▁surve ying ▁trip ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁as cent . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁Over co at ▁Pe ak ▁is ▁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 , ▁causing ▁them ▁to ▁drop ▁their ▁mo ist ure ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁rain ▁or ▁snow fall ▁onto ▁the ▁C asc ades ▁( O ro graph ic ▁lift ). ▁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 ▁tends ▁to ▁be ▁wet ▁and ▁heavy , ▁resulting ▁in ▁high ▁a val anche ▁danger .