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PREFACE........................................................................................................................vii

CHAPTER 1. MOUNTAIN TERRAIN, WEATHER, AND HAZARDS

Section I. Mountain Terrain..................................................................................1-1

1-1 Definition..................................................................................1-1

1-2 Composition..............................................................................1-1

1-3. Rock and Slope Types..............................................................1-1

1-4. Rock Classifications.................................................................1-2

1-5. Mountain Building....................................................................1-4

1-6. Route Classification..................................................................1-5

1-7. Cross-Country Movement........................................................1-9

1-8. Cover and Concealment..........................................................1-10

1-9. Observation.............................................................................1-10

1-10. Fields of Fire...........................................................................1-11

Section II. Mountain Weather..............................................................................1-11

1-11. Considerations for Planning...................................................1-11

1-12. Mountain Air..........................................................................1-12

1-13. Weather Characteristics.......................................................... 1-12

1-14. Wind........................................................................................1-13

1-15. Humidity.................................................................................1-14

1-16. Cloud Formation.....................................................................1-14

1-17. Types of Clouds......................................................................1-15

1-18. Fronts......................................................................................1-23

1-19. Temperature............................................................................1-23

1-20. Weather Forecasting...............................................................1-24

1-21. Recording Data.......................................................................1-25

Section III. Mountain Hazards...............................................................................1-27

1-22. Subjective Hazards.................................................................1-27

1-23. Objective Hazards...................................................................1-27

1-24. Weather Hazards.....................................................................1-28

1-25. Avalanche Hazards.................................................................1-29

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FIELD MANUAL No. 3-97.61

*This publication supersedes TC 90-6-1, dated 26 April 1989.

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