Storm Clouds Over Boston Basin, North Cascades

Clouds & Fog

Originally Posted: March 2020
Updated: October 2026

A collection of photos showing the remarkable variety of patterns and textures created by clouds and fog in the mountain environment.

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Solar Halo Over Ridge, Sorcerer Lake, BC

Cloud Cap Over Sherman Peak, North Cascades

Twin Sisters Range Above Valley Fog, North Cascades

Valley Clouds Below Mt Baker, North Cascades

Clouds Over Mt Shuksan, North Cascades

Sun & Clouds Over Dragontail Peak, Central Cascades

Valley Fog Over Sibley Creek, North Cascades

Morning Fog Below Kennedy Peak, North-Central Cascades

Storm Clouds Over Boston Basin, North Cascades

Storm Clouds Over Boston Basin, North Cascades

Morning Fog Below Mt St Helens, Southern Cascades

Occluded Fog On Bonanza Peak, North-Central Cascades

Occluded Fog On Bonanza Peak, North-Central Cascades

Occluded Fog On Bonanza Peak, North-Central Cascades

Altocumulus Clouds Over Mt Stuart, Southern Cascades

Morning Fog Abutting Johannesburg Mtn, North-Central Cascades

Forbidden Peak Shrouded By Morning Fog, North Cascades

Fog Enveloping Mt Triumph & Thornton Peak, North Cascades

Heavy Fog Below White Chuck Mtn, North-Central Cascades

Heavy Fog Below White Chuck Mtn, North-Central Cascades

Watery Sun Over Icicle Peak, Central Cascades

Occluded Clouds On Defiance Ridge, Central Cascades

Morning Fog From Mt Prophet, North Cascades

Glory & Specter Of The Brocken, Whatcom Peak, North Cascades

Towering Clouds Over Colonial Peak, North Cascades

Rolling Fog Bank Over Snoqualmie Valley, Central Cascades

Cloud Fingers in Chiwawa Valley, North-Central Cascades

Challenger Pinnacle Piercing Clouds, North Cascades

Smoke Plume Over Mirror Mtn, North-Central Cascades

Towering Smoke Plume in Wolverine Creek Valley, North-Central Cascades

Clouds Spilling Over Lemah Mtn & Chimney Rock, Central Cascades

Storm Clouds Over Mt Stuart, Central Cascades

Evening Clouds Over Nason Creek Valley, Central Cascades

Ominous Clouds Over Freezer Pass, North-Central Cascades

Puffy Clouds Over Southern Pickets, North Cascades

Valley Fog In Bear Creek Valley, North Cascades

Clouds Over Golden Horn, North Cascades

Morning Fog In Middle Cascade River Valley, North-Central Cascades

Ragged Clouds Over Camelback Mtn, AZ

Watery Sun Over Mt Rainier & Little Tahoma, Southern Cascades

Lenticular Cloud On Mt Rainier, Southern Cascades

Ominous Clouds Over Skagit Valley, North Cascades

Black Thunder Cloud Over Mt Hagan, North Cascades

Puffy Clouds Over Cashmere Mtn, Central Cascades

Cumulus Cloud From Crater Mtn, North Cascades

Ghostly Blue Fog Below Phantom Peak, North Cascades

Hiking Toward Horsehead Pass In Fog

Storm Clouds Building On Monte Paterno / Paternkofel

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