Northwestern Cascades Crags

Major Alpine Crags located in the Northwestern Washington Cascades Region.  Includes:  Nooksack Tower, Devil’s Tongue, Himmelgeisterhorn, East Twin Needle, The Degenhardt Pyramid, The Chopping Block, Paul Bunyan’s Stump, Dorado Needle, and Sharkfin Tower.

Chopping Block, The (6819 ft) Degenhardt Pyramid, The (7920+ ft) Devil’s Tongue (8048 ft) Dorado Needle (8440+/8466 ft) Himmelgeisterhorn (7880+ ft) Nooksack Tower (8285 ft) Paul Bunyan’s Stump (7480+ ft) Sharkfin Tower (8120+ ft) Twin Needles: east peak (7840+ ft)

During the Inspiration Traverse, a mountain climber traverses the Klawatti Glacier below a jagged ridge crest

Inspiration Traverse + Tricouni Peak + Primus Peak + Austera Peak + Klawatti Peak + Dorado Needle (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·
Trip Date: June 21-24, 2003 McAllister Mountains Climbing Trip & Inspiration Traverse:  Thunder Creek to Cascade River Borealis...
Austera Peak (8334/8366 ft)Dorado Needle (8440+/8466 ft)Inspiration–Isolation Trav (WA)Klawatti Peak (8485/8500 ft)Major Alpine CragsMcAllister MountainsNorthwestern WA CascadesPrimus Peak (8508/8497 ft)The McAllister FiveTraverses & Loops (Alpine)Tricouni Peak