Major Peaks

Climbs of Major Peaks throughout the Washington Cascades, Canadian Cascades, and Olympic Mountains. For convenience, all peaks are arranged into groups, and groups are gathered into regions.

Canadian Cascades Majors Central Cascades Majors Major Alpine Crags North-Central Cascades Majors Northeastern Cascades Majors Northwestern Cascades Majors Olympic Mountains Majors Southern Cascades Majors Special Groups Wild-Card Groups

Steep snow slopes lead up the rocky North Face of West Anderson Peak in the Olympic Mountains

Mt Anderson: West Peak via Echo Col—Eel Glacier—Northeast Ridge (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 28, 2011

Trip Date: August 26-28, 2011 Mt. Anderson Climbing Trip Dosewallips RiverDosewallips Ranger StationHigh Dose BridgeHoneymoon ...

Anderson, Mt: west peak (7365 ft) Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen

Fresh snow covers mountaineering tents and a stone shelter at Camp Schurman on Mt Rainier

Mt Rainier Attempt via Inter Glacier—Emmons Glacier (Southern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 4, 1976

Trip Date: July 3-4, 1976 AMERICAN BICENTENNIAL OUTING Mt. Rainier Climbing Trip Inter Fork ValleyGlacier ...

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

Evening sun warms the red rock and large snowfield of North Twin Sister

North Twin Sister via Dailey Prairie Road—West Ridge (Twin Sisters Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · May 31, 2014

Trip Date: May 31, 2014 North Twin Sister Day Climb Dailey PrairieNorth Twin Sister aka North Twin ...

Northwestern WA Cascades The Twin Sisters Two Twin Sisters Range Twin Sisters: north peak (6640+ ft)

Snow-covered Big Four Mtn stands above the forested Stillaguamish River Valley

Big Four Mtn Attempt via Dry Creek Couloir (South Stillaguamish Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 3, 2000

Trip Date: June 3, 2000 Big Four Mountain Climbing Attempt South Fork Stillaguamish RiverDry Creek BasinBig ...

Big Four Mountain (6160+ ft) North-Central WA Cascades South Stillaguamish Mountains The Outlier Twelve

Climbers stand atop Fortress Mountain in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Chiwawa Basin Alpine Loop: Red Mtn to Buck Creek via Chiwawa Mtn summit—Fortress Mtn Summit (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 29, 1980

Trip Date: June 28-29, 1980 Chiwawa Mountain & Fortress Mountain Summit Loop Chiwawa River ValleyRed Mountain Prospects ...

Chiwawa Mountain (8459/8453 ft) Chiwawa Range Fortress Mountain (8760+/8679 ft) North-Central WA Cascades The Chiwawa Four The Early Years Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Dome Peak dominates the view from Hoch Joch Spitz in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Downey Creek Loop: Bench Lake to Cub Lake via White Rock Lakes + Mt Bruseth + Sentinel Peak + Spire Point + Dome Peak (Suiattle & Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 6, 2005

Trip Date: July 2-6, 2005 Downey Creek Loop: Goat Creek to South Cascade Glacier to Bachelor Creek Bench ...

Bruseth, Mt (7220 ft) Dome Peak (8920/8921 ft) Favorite Trips North-Central WA Cascades Ptarmigan Mountains Sentinel Peak (8261 ft) Spire Point (8264 ft) Suiattle Mountains The Landmark Twelve The Ptarmigan Pten The Suiattle Five The Tall Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

A steep snow chute sweeps upward to Big Four Mountain

Big Four Mtn Attempt via Dry Creek Couloir (South Stillaguamish Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 5, 2011

Trip Date: June 5, 2011 Big Four Mountain Climbing Attempt South Fork Stillaguamish RiverDry Creek BasinBig ...

Big Four Mountain (6160+ ft) North-Central WA Cascades South Stillaguamish Mountains The Outlier Twelve

The black rock of Chair Peak towers over a snow slope

Chair Peak via Sno-Chair Pass—Northeast Buttress—Southeast Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 9, 2011

Trip Date: July 9, 2011 Chair Peak Day Climb Alpental ValleySno-Chair PassChair Peak (6238 ft)Source ...

Central WA Cascades Chair Peak (6238 ft) Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve

Morning sun lights up the snowy face of Mt Deception viewed from Royal Basin

Mt Deception via Royal Basin—Northeast Couloir + Royal Peak via West Ridge (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 1, 2001

Trip Date: June 30 – July 1, 2001 Mt. Deception & Royal Peak Climbing Trip Dungeness River Valley ...

Deception, Mt (7788 ft) Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen

Hibox Peak in the Snoqualmie Mountains dominates the horizon with Lila Lakes sitting on a heather bench below Rampart Ridge

Hibox Peak via Box Canyon Creek—Southwest Slope—Southeast Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · October 20, 2018

Trip Date: October 20, 2018 Hibox Peak Day Climb Box Canyon Creek ValleyHibox Peak aka Hibox Mountain ...

Central WA Cascades Hibox Peak (6547 ft) Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve

Mountain climbers scrambling up the rock on the SW Ridge of Phantom Peak with linguring snow patch in the Northern Picket Range

Crooked Thumb Peak + Phantom Peak + West Challenger Peak via Whatcom Pass (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 3, 2016

Trip Date: June 25 – July 3, 2016 Northern Pickets Climbing Trip Hannegan PassChilliwack River CablecarWhatcom ...

Crooked Thumb Peak (8124 ft) Favorite Trips Northwestern WA Cascades Phantom Peak (8045 ft) Picket Range The Picket Twelve

Olympus–Bailey Traverse: Hoh River to Sol Duc River + Mt Olympus + Mt Ferry + Stephen Peak + Mt Carrie (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 26, 2020

Trip Date: July 17-26, 2020 Mt. Olympus Climbing Trip & Olympus–Bailey Traverse: Hoh River to Sol Duc River ...

Carrie, Mt (6995 ft) Olympic Mountains WA Olympus–Bailey Trav (WA) Olympus, Mt (7969 ft) The Olympic Thirteen The Regal Six Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

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Major Peaks

Mt Anderson: West Peak via Echo Col—Eel Glacier—Northeast Ridge (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Mt Rainier Attempt via Inter Glacier—Emmons Glacier (Southern Cascades, WA)

North Twin Sister via Dailey Prairie Road—West Ridge (Twin Sisters Range, WA)

Big Four Mtn Attempt via Dry Creek Couloir (South Stillaguamish Mountains, WA)

Chiwawa Basin Alpine Loop: Red Mtn to Buck Creek via Chiwawa Mtn summit—Fortress Mtn Summit (Chiwawa Range, WA)

Downey Creek Loop: Bench Lake to Cub Lake via White Rock Lakes + Mt Bruseth + Sentinel Peak + Spire Point + Dome Peak (Suiattle & Ptarmigan Mountains, WA)

Big Four Mtn Attempt via Dry Creek Couloir (South Stillaguamish Mountains, WA)

Chair Peak via Sno-Chair Pass—Northeast Buttress—Southeast Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Mt Deception via Royal Basin—Northeast Couloir + Royal Peak via West Ridge (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Hibox Peak via Box Canyon Creek—Southwest Slope—Southeast Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Crooked Thumb Peak + Phantom Peak + West Challenger Peak via Whatcom Pass (Picket Range, WA)

Olympus–Bailey Traverse: Hoh River to Sol Duc River + Mt Olympus + Mt Ferry + Stephen Peak + Mt Carrie (Olympic Mountains, 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)