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

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

A roped mountain climber crampons up a steep couloir above the Ice Cliff Glacier on Mt Stuart in the Icicle Mountains

Mt Stuart via Mountaineer Creek Basin—Ice Cliff Glacier—East Ridge (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 13, 1977

Trip Date: July 1977 Mt. Stuart Climbing Trip Mountaineer Creek ValleyMountaineer Creek BasinMount Stuart (9415/9414 ft) ...

Central WA Cascades Icicle Mountains Stuart, Mt (9415/9414 ft) The Big Ten The Early Years The Icicle Eight The Landmark Twelve

Rock climbers take a rest stop on a rock slab below the Enchantment Temple

The Enchantment Temple Attempt via Nada Lake—Tamarack Saddle—North Chute (Icicle Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · June 10, 2001

Trip Date: June 9-10, 2001 The Enchantment Temple Climbing Attempt Snow Creek ValleyNada Lake Temple Canyon ...

Central WA Cascades Enchantment Temple (8292/8290 ft) Icicle Mountains Major Alpine Crags The Enchantments

Craggy Tenpeak Mountain in the Glacier Peak Wilderness and snowy Glacier Peak rise above Thunder Basin during High Thunder Traverse in the Chiwawa Mountains and DaKobed-White Range

High Thunder Traverse: Chiwawa River to White River via Buck Creek Pass—High Pass—Napeequa Valley—Thunder Basin + Tenpeak Mtn via North Face (Chiwawa Range & DaKobed-White Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 11, 1999

Trip Date: September 8-11, 1999 High Thunder Traverse: Chiwawa River to High Pass to White River Chiwawa River ...

Chiwawa Range DaKobed-White Range North-Central WA Cascades Tenpeak Mountain (8281 ft) The DaKobed Four Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

A camping tent is pitched below the rocky summit of Chikamin Peak in the Alpine Lakes WIlderness

Chikamin Peak via Glacier Lake—Southeast Slope—South Ridge + Chikamin Lake (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 26, 2012

Trip Date: August 24-26, 2012 Chikamin Peak Climbing Trip Mineral CreekPark LakesSpectacle View SaddleGlacier Lake ...

Central WA Cascades Chikamin Peak (7000+ ft) Family Trips Snoqualmie Range The Snoqualmie Twelve

Looking up at Whatcom Peak with a forested valley taken from the Brush Creek Trail

Whatcom Peak Circuit: Easy Ridge to Whatcom Pass via Perfect Pass—Whatcom Glacier + Easy Peak + Whatcom Peak (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 31, 2011

Trip Date: July 28-31, 2011 MID-SUMMER OUTING NO. 9: PICKET RANGE Whatcom Peak Circuit: Easy Ridge to ...

Favorite Trips Mid-Summer Outings Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range The Outlier Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine) Whatcom Peak (7574 ft)

Snow-covered Mt Buckner is seen from Sahale Arm in the North Cascades

Mt Buckner via Cascade Pass—Sahale Arm—Horseshoe Basin—Southwest Face (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 12, 1993

Trip Date: July 10-12, 1993 Mt. Buckner Climbing Trip Cascade Pass Sahale ArmHorseshoe BasinMount Buckner ...

Buckner, Mt (9114/9111 ft) Northwestern WA Cascades The Big Ten The Thunder Eight Thunder Mountains

Luna Cirque Traverse: Access Creek to Wiley Ridge via Luna Pass—Challenger Gap + Luna Peak (Picket Range, WA)

Jim Brisbine · July 18, 2024

Trip Date: July 11-18, 2024 Luna Cirque Traverse: Luna Pass to Challenger Gap Big Beaver ValleyAccess Basin ...

Favorite Trips Luna Peak (8311/8286 ft) Northwestern WA Cascades Picket Range The Picket Twelve Traverses & Loops (Alpine)

Mountain climbers ascend a steep granite ridge crest on Bear Mountain in the American Chilliwack Mountains

Bear Mtn via Hannegan Pass—West Slope—Upper North Ridge (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 2, 2018

Trip Date: August 29 – September 2, 2018 Bear Mountain Climbing Trip Hannegan PassChilliwack River CablecarIndian ...

American Chilliwack Mountains Bear Mountain (7931 ft) Northwestern WA Cascades The American Chilliwack Six

Green and gold trees sweep upward to the rocky summit of Lake Mountain

Monument Peak + Lake Mtn via Pistol Pass—Lake of the Woods (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · September 27, 2009

Trip Date: September 24-27, 2009 GOLDEN LARCH OUTING: PASAYTEN MOUNTAINS Monument Peak & Lake Mountain Climbing Trip ...

Favorite Trips Golden Larch Outings Lake Mountain (8371/8372 ft) Monument Peak (8592/8610 ft) Northeastern WA Cascades Pasayten Mountains The Pasayten Eleven

Mountain climbers ascend a snowy ridge on Mt Saint Helens

Mt St Helens [Post-Eruption] Snowshoe Climb via Swift Creek—Monitor Ridge (Southern Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine · April 25, 1998

Trip Date: April 25, 1998 Mt. Saint Helens Snowshoe Climb Swift CreekMonitor RidgeMount Saint Helens aka ...

Mount St Helens Massif Snow Tours in Southern WA Cascades Southern WA Cascades St Helens, Mt (9677/8365/8321 ft) The Regal Six Winter Summits

The southeast ridge of Mt Meany in the Olympic Mountains sweeps upward to meet the sharply pointed summit horn

Mt Meany via Quinault River—Seattle Basin—Southeast Ridge—Northeast Face (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine · August 20, 2020

Trip Date: August 15-20, 2020 Mt. Meany Climbing Trip North Fork Quinault RiverLow DivideSeattle BasinNoyes-Cougar ...

Meany, Mt (6695 ft) Olympic Mountains WA The Olympic Thirteen

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Major Peaks

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

Mt Stuart via Mountaineer Creek Basin—Ice Cliff Glacier—East Ridge (Icicle Mountains, WA)

The Enchantment Temple Attempt via Nada Lake—Tamarack Saddle—North Chute (Icicle Mountains, WA)

High Thunder Traverse: Chiwawa River to White River via Buck Creek Pass—High Pass—Napeequa Valley—Thunder Basin + Tenpeak Mtn via North Face (Chiwawa Range & DaKobed-White Range, WA)

Chikamin Peak via Glacier Lake—Southeast Slope—South Ridge + Chikamin Lake (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Whatcom Peak Circuit: Easy Ridge to Whatcom Pass via Perfect Pass—Whatcom Glacier + Easy Peak + Whatcom Peak (Picket Range, WA)

Mt Buckner via Cascade Pass—Sahale Arm—Horseshoe Basin—Southwest Face (Thunder Mountains, WA)

Luna Cirque Traverse: Access Creek to Wiley Ridge via Luna Pass—Challenger Gap + Luna Peak (Picket Range, WA)

Bear Mtn via Hannegan Pass—West Slope—Upper North Ridge (American Chilliwack Mountains, WA)

Monument Peak + Lake Mtn via Pistol Pass—Lake of the Woods (Pasayten Mountains, WA)

Mt St Helens [Post-Eruption] Snowshoe Climb via Swift Creek—Monitor Ridge (Southern Cascades, WA)

Mt Meany via Quinault River—Seattle Basin—Southeast Ridge—Northeast Face (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)