Northwestern Cascades Majors

Major Peaks located within the Northwestern Washington Cascades Region, which is roughly bounded on the north by the international border; on the south by Skagit River, Cascade River, Cascade Pass, and upper Stehekin River; and on the east by Ross Lake, Thunder Creek, Fisher Creek, and North Fork Bridge Creek.

The American Chilliwack Six The Lower Skagit Five The McAllister Five The Nooksack Six The Picket Twelve The Thunder Eight The Twin Sisters Two

A rock climber scrambles a steep face on Tomyhoi Peak above a glacier in the Nooksack Mountains

Tomyhoi Peak via Yellow Aster Lakes—Southeast Ridge (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 14, 2006

Trip Date: October 14, 2006 Tomyhoi Peak Day Climb Yellow Aster LakesTomyhoi Peak (7435 ft) Trip Report ...

Nooksack Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades The Nooksack Six Tomyhoi Peak (7435 ft)

Mt Logan stands above the clouds as seen from Red Mountain in North Cascades National Park

Mt Logan via Stehekin River—Park Creek Pass—Fremont Glacier—South Ridge (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 30, 2018

Trip Date: July 27-30, 2018 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 16: THUNDER MOUNTAINS Mt. Logan Climbing Trip Lake ...

Favorite Trips Logan, Mt (9087/9097 ft) Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades The Big Ten The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains

Morning sun warms the fluted face of Colonial Peak in the McAllister Mountains with a mountain climber's tent pitched on a snowy hill in North Cascades National Park

Colonial Peak via Pyramid Ridge—Northwest Side + Paul Bunyans Stump (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 8, 2014

Trip Date: June 6-8, 2014 Colonial Peak & Paul Bunyan’s Stump Climbing Trip Pyramid LakePyramid RidgeColonial ...

Colonial Peak (7771 ft) Major Alpine Crags McAllister Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Paul Bunyan’s Stump (7480+ ft) The McAllister Five

A climber traverses very steep snow on east face of Boston Peak

Boston Peak Attempt via Boston Basin—Boston-Sahale Saddle—East Face (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 25, 2000

Trip Date: June 24-25, 2000 Boston Peak Climbing attempt Boston BasinQuien Sabe GlacierBoston–Sahale SaddleBoston Peak ...

Boston Peak (8894/8883 ft) Northwestern WA Cascades The Tall Twelve The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains

Bear Mountain and Indian Basin seen from Indian Saddle during Middle Lakes High Traverse in the American Chilliwack Mountains

Middle Lakes High Traverse: Whatcom Pass to Indian Basin + Bear Mtn Attempt via East Ridge (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 5, 2017

Trip Date: August 30 – September 5, 2017 Bear Mountain Climbing Trip & Middle Lakes High Traverse: Whatcom Pass ...

American Chilliwack Mountains Bear Mountain (7931 ft) Favorite Trips Northwestern WA Cascades The American Chilliwack Six Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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

Inspiration Traverse: Borealis Glacier to Eldorado Glacier via Inspiration Glacier + Tricouni Peak + Primus Peak + Austera Peak + Klawatti Peak + Dorado Needle (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 24, 2003

Trip Date: June 21-24, 2003 Inspiration Traverse: Thunder Creek to Cascade River Borealis GlacierBorealis Pass aka Lucky ...

Austera Peak (8334/8366 ft) Dorado Needle (8440+/8466 ft) Favorite Trips Inspiration–Isolation Trav (WA) Klawatti Peak (8485/8500 ft) Major Alpine Crags McAllister Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Primus Peak (8508/8497 ft) The McAllister Five Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

A mountain climber sits on Mt Sefrit amidst a sea of glaciated peaks

Mt Sefrit via Ruth Creek—Wall Street—Northwest Glacier—Southeast Ridge (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · May 1, 2004

Trip Date: May 1, 2004 Mt. Sefrit Day Climb Ruth CreekWall Street CouloirMount Sefrit (7191 ft) ...

Nooksack Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades Sefrit, Mt (7191 ft) The Nooksack Six

Looking up at the vertical light gray face of Mt Goode

Mt Goode via Park Creek—Southeast Couloir—Upper Northeast Face (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 6, 2001

Trip Date: August 4-6, 2001 Mt. Goode Climbing Trip Lake Chelan / Stehekin LandingPark Creek ValleyGoode ...

Goode, Mt (9200+/9223 ft) Northwestern WA Cascades The Big Ten The Landmark Twelve The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains

Looking down on a roped mountain climber ascending vertical cliff on second summit pitch on Hard Mox Peak in teh American Chilliwack Mountains

Hard Mox Peak + Easy Mox Peak via Depot Creek—Ouzel Lake—Redoubt Glacier (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 14, 2018

Trip Date: July 9-14, 2018 Mox Peaks Climbing Trip Monument 65Depot Creek FallsOuzel LakeRedoubt Glacier ...

American Chilliwack Mountains Difficult 10 Climbs Mox Peak, Easy (8407/8392 ft) Mox Peak, Hard (8504/8501 ft) Northwestern WA Cascades The American Chilliwack Six

Mt Despair in the Lower Skagit Mountains stands behind a snow ridge at Triumph Pass in North Cascades National Park

Mt Despair via Thornton Pass—Triumph Pass—Despair Lakes—Southeast Face (Lower Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 29, 2006

Trip Date: July 27-29, 2006 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 4: LOWER SKAGIT MOUNTAINS Mt. Despair Climbing Trip ...

Despair, Mt (7292 ft) Lower Skagit Mountains Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades The Lower Skagit Five

American Border Peak summit horn rises above a rocky ridge in the Mt Baker Wilderness

American Border Peak via High Pass—Southeast Face—South Ridge (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 3, 2012

Trip Date: September 1-3, 2012 American Border Peak Climbing Trip Twin LakesLow PassHigh PassGargett Mine ...

American Border Peak (7994 ft) Favorite Trips Nooksack Mountains Northwestern WA Cascades The Nooksack Six The Super Eight

Shark-tooth shaped Mt Terror and Mt Degenardt rise out of a glacier in the Picket Range

Mt Terror via Terror Couloir—West Ridge + Mt Degenhardt via Corkscrew Route (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 25, 2010

Trip Date: July 22-25, 2010 Mt. Terror & Mt. Degenhardt Climbing Trip Terror CreekStump HollowChopping Block ...

Degenhardt, Mt (8000+ ft) Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range Terror, Mt (8151 ft) The Picket Twelve

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Northwestern Cascades Majors

Tomyhoi Peak via Yellow Aster Lakes—Southeast Ridge (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Mt Logan via Stehekin River—Park Creek Pass—Fremont Glacier—South Ridge (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Colonial Peak via Pyramid Ridge—Northwest Side + Paul Bunyans Stump (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Boston Peak Attempt via Boston Basin—Boston-Sahale Saddle—East Face (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Middle Lakes High Traverse: Whatcom Pass to Indian Basin + Bear Mtn Attempt via East Ridge (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Inspiration Traverse: Borealis Glacier to Eldorado Glacier via Inspiration Glacier + Tricouni Peak + Primus Peak + Austera Peak + Klawatti Peak + Dorado Needle (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Mt Sefrit via Ruth Creek—Wall Street—Northwest Glacier—Southeast Ridge (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Mt Goode via Park Creek—Southeast Couloir—Upper Northeast Face (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Hard Mox Peak + Easy Mox Peak via Depot Creek—Ouzel Lake—Redoubt Glacier (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Mt Despair via Thornton Pass—Triumph Pass—Despair Lakes—Southeast Face (Lower Skagit Mountains, WA)

American Border Peak via High Pass—Southeast Face—South Ridge (Nooksack Mountains, WA)

Mt Terror via Terror Couloir—West Ridge + Mt Degenhardt via Corkscrew Route (Picket Range, 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)