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.

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Hikers ascend a grassy slope toward the triple-peaked Three Queens Mountain

Three Queens Mtn: Main Peak via Park Lakes—North Face—West Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 22, 2015

Trip Date: August 20-22, 2015 Three Queens Mountain Climbing Trip Mineral CreekPark LakesSpectacle PointThree Queens ...

Central WA Cascades Family Trips Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve Three Queens Mtn: main peak (6687 ft)

The pyramidal summit of Mt Curtis Gilbert rises above a rocky ridge in the Goat Rocks

Mt Curtis Gilbert + Big Goat Horn + Surprise Lake + South Tieton Basin Loop (Goat Rocks, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 6, 2003

Trip Date: July 4-6, 2003 Goat Rocks Climbing Trip & South Tieton Basin Loop: Surprise Lake to Meade Ridge ...

Curtis Gilbert, Mt (8184 ft) Goat Horn, Big (8000+ ft) Goat Rocks Major Alpine Crags Southern WA Cascades The Goat Rocks Three

Argonaut Peak via South Gully—Chockstone Dihedral—Upper East Ridge + Ingalls Creek Trail Loop (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 2, 2026

Trip Date: June 30 – July 2, 2026 Argonaut Peak Climbing Trip & Ingalls Creek Trail Loop Long’s ...

Argonaut Peak (8453/8455 ft) Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains The Icicle Eight Traverses & Loops (Trail)

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

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

A climber traverses a snow slope toward Argonaut Peak in the Stuart Range

Argonaut Peak via Colchuck Lake—Colchuck Col—Northeast Face (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 10, 1999

Trip Date: July 10, 1999 Argonaut Peak Day Climb Colchuck LakeColchuck Col aka Banshee PassArgonaut–Colchuck Saddle ...

Argonaut Peak (8453/8455 ft) Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains The Icicle Eight

Jack Mtn Attempt via East Crater Mtn Lookout—Jerry Lakes (Upper Skagit Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 6, 2020

Trip Date: July 3-6, 2020 Jack Mountain Climbing Attempt Ruby CreekCrater LakeEast Crater Mountain Lookout aka ...

Jack Mountain (9066/9065 ft) Northeastern WA Cascades The Big Ten The Landmark Twelve The Upper Skagit Five Upper Skagit Mountains

Mt Fernow with snow patches seen from the summit of Seven-Fingered Jack in the Entiat Mountains

Mt Fernow via Southwest Slope—South Face + Seven-Fingered Jack via Upper West Slope (Entiat Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 27, 1997

Trip Date: July 25-27, 1997 Mt. Fernow & Seven-Fingered Jack Climbing Trip Phelps Creek ValleyLeroy BasinMount ...

Entiat Mountains Fernow, Mt (9249/9241 ft) North-Central WA Cascades Seven-Fingered Jack (9100 ft) The Big Ten The Entiat Five

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

Two mountain climbers sit on the summit of Mt David in the Glacier Peak Wilderness

Mt David via White River—Lookout Trail (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 13, 1976

Trip Date: August 1976 Mt. David Day Hike White River ValleySoutheast David RidgeMount David / Lookout ...

David, Mt (7420 ft) Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades The Early Years The Outlier Twelve Upper Wenatchee Mountains

The triangular summit of Black Peak towers over Wing Lake in the Ragged Ridge Mountains in North Cascades National Park

Black Peak via Wing Lake—Southeast Couloir + Corteo Peak via Lewis Glacier—Southwest Ridge (Ragged Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 7, 2017

Trip Date: August 4-7, 2017 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 15: RAGGED RANGE Black Peak & Corteo Peak Climbing ...

Black Peak (8970/8986 ft) Corteo Peak (8080+ ft) Mid-Summer Outings Northeastern WA Cascades Ragged Range The Landmark Twelve The Ragged Seven The Tall Twelve

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

Jim Brisbine · September 17, 2026

Trip Date: September 15-17, 2026 Three Fingers Lookout Hiking & Scrambling Trip Meadow MountainSaddle LakeGoat Flat ...

Favorite Trips Lookout Sites North-Central WA Cascades The Sauk Seven Three Fingers: south peak (6854 ft) West Sauk Mountains

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Major Peaks

Three Queens Mtn: Main Peak via Park Lakes—North Face—West Ridge (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Mt Curtis Gilbert + Big Goat Horn + Surprise Lake + South Tieton Basin Loop (Goat Rocks, WA)

Argonaut Peak via South Gully—Chockstone Dihedral—Upper East Ridge + Ingalls Creek Trail Loop (Icicle Mountains, WA)

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

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

Argonaut Peak via Colchuck Lake—Colchuck Col—Northeast Face (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jack Mtn Attempt via East Crater Mtn Lookout—Jerry Lakes (Upper Skagit Mountains, WA)

Mt Fernow via Southwest Slope—South Face + Seven-Fingered Jack via Upper West Slope (Entiat Mountains, WA)

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

Mt David via White River—Lookout Trail (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Black Peak via Wing Lake—Southeast Couloir + Corteo Peak via Lewis Glacier—Southwest Ridge (Ragged Range, WA)

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

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

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Eagle Lakes—Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle—Crater Lake + 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)