Southern WA Cascades

A mountainous region in southern Washington, roughly bounded on the north by Cedar River, Stampede Pass, upper Yakima River, and Ryegrass Coulee (I-90); and on the south by Columbia River. This region encompasses Mt. Rainier National Park, William O. Douglas Wilderness, Goat Rocks Wilderness, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Indian Heaven Wilderness, and Mt. Adams Wilderness.

Looking up at the snowy cone of Mt Adams in the southern Cascades

Mt Adams via Timberline Road—Lunch Counter—Suksdorf Ridge (Southern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 17, 1984

Trip Date: June 16-17, 1984 Mt. Adams Climbing Trip Timberline FlatsLunch CounterMount Adams: false summit aka ...

Adams, Mt (12,276/12,273 ft) Lookout Sites Mount Adams Massif Southern WA Cascades The Regal Six

Mountain climbers relax at their tent pitched high on the flank of Mt. Rainier

Mt Rainier via Nisqually Glacier—Wilson Glacier—Kautz Glacier (Southern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 10, 1983

Trip Date: July 9-10, 1983 Mt. Rainier Climbing Trip Glacier VistaNisqually GlacierWilson GlacierWapowety CleaverKautz ...

Mount Rainier Massif Rainier, Mt (14,411/14,400 ft) Southern WA Cascades The Regal Six

An old fire lookout cabin sits on the summit of Sun Top in the Clearwater Mountains

Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek + Sun Top Lookout (Clearwater Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 21, 2021

Trip Date: October 21, 2021 Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek Huckleberry Valley OverlookSun ...

Clearwater Mountains Lookout Sites Mtn & Gravel Biking Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)

A mountain climber stands on the summit of Mt Curtis Gilbert in the Goat Rocks Wilderness

Mt Curtis Gilbert via Meade Glacier + South Tieton Basin Loop + Surprise Lake (Goat Rocks, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 5, 1983

Trip Date: September 3-5, 1983 Mt. Curtis Gilbert Climbing Trip & South Tieton Basin Loop: Surprise Lake to Meade ...

Curtis Gilbert, Mt (8184 ft) Goat Rocks Southern WA Cascades The Goat Rocks Three Traverses & Loops (Trail)

Looking up Flett Glacier at Mt Rainier and Echo Rock

Echo Rock via Spray Park—Flett Glacier—Southwest Face (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 16, 2006

Trip Date: July 16, 2006 Echo Rock Day Climb Mowich LakeSpray ParkEcho Rock (7870 ft) Trip ...

Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades

Fresh snow covers Mt. Adams as viewed from a green meadow with a blue tent

Mt Adams via Killen Creek Meadows—North Ridge (Southern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 21, 1997

Trip Date: September 20-21, 1997 Mt. Adams Climbing Trip Adams CreekKillen Creek MeadowsMount Adams aka Klickitat ...

Adams, Mt (12,276/12,273 ft) Lookout Sites Mount Adams Massif Southern WA Cascades The Regal Six

Pyramid Creek Bike Loop + Pyramid Peak Lookout + Colquhoun Peak Lookout (Greenwater Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 6, 2025

Originally Posted: September 6, 2025 Pyramid Creek Bike Loop & Lookout Hikes Greenwater River ValleyPacific Crest Trail ...

Greenwater Mountains Lookout Sites Mtn & Gravel Biking Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Main Cowlitz Chimney and a lone climber stand silhouetted against white clouds in Mt Rainier National Park

Main Cowlitz Chimney via Panhandle Gap—Banshee Peak—Southwest Face (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 23, 2003

Trip Date: August 23, 2003 Main Cowlitz Chimney Day Climb Summer Land aka SummerlandFryingpan Lakes Panhandle ...

Cowlitz Chimney, Main (7605 ft) Major Alpine Crags Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades

North, Middle, and Main Cowlitz Chimneys summit horns with linguring snow patchs as seen from Banshee Ridge in Mt Rainier National Park

Cowlitz Chimneys: Middle Peak + Main Peak via Panhandle Gap—Banshee Peak (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 13, 2018

Trip Date: August 11-13, 2018 Cowlitz Chimneys Climbing Trip Summer Land aka SummerlandFryingpan LakesPanhandle GapBanshee ...

Cowlitz Chimney, Main (7605 ft) Major Alpine Crags Mount Rainier Massif Southern WA Cascades

Mountain climbers set up camp on a snowfield below the snowy cone of Mt Adams

Mt Adams via Timberline Road—Lunch Counter—Suksdorf Ridge (Southern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 8, 1975

Trip Date: June 7-8, 1975 Mt. Adams Climbing Trip Timberline FlatsLunch CounterMount Adams: false summit aka ...

Adams, Mt (12,276/12,273 ft) Lookout Sites Mount Adams Massif Southern WA Cascades The Early Years The Regal Six

Clouds swarm around Mt Rainier as a hiker ascends a grassy slope on the way to Middle Cowlitz Chimney

Middle Cowlitz Chimney via Panhandle Gap—Banshee Peak—West Slope (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 7, 2001

Trip Date: October 6-7, 2001 Middle Cowlitz Chimney Climbing Trip Fryingpan Creek ValleySummer Land aka SummerlandFryingpan ...

Mount Rainier Massif Southern Cascades Crags Southern WA Cascades

A rope team of mountain climbers ascends the Kautz Glacier high on Mt Rainier

Mt Rainier via Nisqually Glacier—Wilson Glacier—Kautz Glacier (Southern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 18, 1976

Trip Date: July 17-18, 1976 Mt. Rainier Climbing Trip Glacier VistaNisqually GlacierWilson GlacierWapowety CleaverKautz ...

Mount Rainier Massif Rainier, Mt (14,411/14,400 ft) Southern WA Cascades The Early Years The Regal Six

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Southern WA Cascades

Mt Adams via Timberline Road—Lunch Counter—Suksdorf Ridge (Southern Cascades, WA)

Mt Rainier via Nisqually Glacier—Wilson Glacier—Kautz Glacier (Southern Cascades, WA)

Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek + Sun Top Lookout (Clearwater Mountains, WA)

Mt Curtis Gilbert via Meade Glacier + South Tieton Basin Loop + Surprise Lake (Goat Rocks, WA)

Echo Rock via Spray Park—Flett Glacier—Southwest Face (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Mt Adams via Killen Creek Meadows—North Ridge (Southern Cascades, WA)

Pyramid Creek Bike Loop + Pyramid Peak Lookout + Colquhoun Peak Lookout (Greenwater Mountains, WA)

Main Cowlitz Chimney via Panhandle Gap—Banshee Peak—Southwest Face (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Cowlitz Chimneys: Middle Peak + Main Peak via Panhandle Gap—Banshee Peak (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Mt Adams via Timberline Road—Lunch Counter—Suksdorf Ridge (Southern Cascades, WA)

Middle Cowlitz Chimney via Panhandle Gap—Banshee Peak—West Slope (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Mt Rainier via Nisqually Glacier—Wilson Glacier—Kautz Glacier (Southern Cascades, WA)

Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs: The Outlaw + Abduction + The Pump + The Soup + Toothy Grin (Uinta Range, UT)

Guye Peak: North Summit + Middle Summit + South Summit via Alpental Slope—Cave Ridge (Snoquamlie Range, WA)

McAlester–Rainbow Loop via McAlester Pass—Rainbow Creek—Rainbow Pass—Bridge Creek + McAlester Mtn (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle + Mt Bigelow + Crater Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Amabilis Mtn Bike Loop via Amabilis Beacon + Amabilis Peak (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Three Fingers Mtn: South Peak / Lookout Via Meadow Mtn—Goat Flats—Tin Can Gap—Southwest Side (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Defiance Trail Traverse: Thompson Pass to Hemlock Pass via Mason Pass—Pratt Pass + Mt Defiance (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

LaCrosse Pass Loop via Enchanted Valley—O’Neil Pass—Duckabush River—Dosewallips River—Anderson Pass (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Granite Mtn via Hyas Lake—Tuck Lake—Robin Lakes—Northwest Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Glacier Basin Climbing Reconn: Monte Cristo Peak attempt + Cadet Peak attempt (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)