McAllister Mountains

A mountainous sub-region within the Northwestern Washington Cascades, bounded by Newhalem Creek, Skagit River (Highway 20), Thunder Creek, Moraine Lake, Dorado Col, Marble Creek, and Haystack Creek.  Notable landforms include Colonial Peak, Paul Bunyan’s Stump, Snowfield Peak, Isolation Peak, Backbone Ridge, Dorado Needle, Klawatti Peak, Austera Peak, Primus Peak, and Tricouni Peak.

Klawatti Peak horns and the Upper Klawatti Glacier Seen From North Klawatti Notch on the Inspiration Traverse

Inspiration–Isolation Traverse + Primus Peak + Eldorado Peak + Snowfield Peak (McAllister Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·
Trip Date: June 29 – July 6, 2019 Inspiration–Isolation Traverse aka McAllister Traverse:  Borealis Glacier to Inspiration Glacier to...
Eldorado Peak (8868/8873 ft)Favorite TripsInspiration–Isolation Trav (WA)McAllister MountainsNorthwestern WA CascadesPrimus Peak (8508/8497 ft)Snowfield Peak (8347/8346 ft)The Landmark TwelveThe McAllister FiveThe Tall TwelveThe Thunder EightThunder MountainsTraverses & Loops (Alpine)Isolation Peak
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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
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