Washington State Top 100 PeaksRanked Peaks have 400 feet of Clean ProminenceShowing Matt Below's first ascent dates for climbed peaks (56 out of 100, or 56%)Rank | Peak | Elev-Ft | Prom-Ft | County | Range (Level 5) | Isol-Mi | Ascent Date |
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1. | Mount Adams | 12,276 | 8116 | Yakima | Mount Adams Area | 45.8 | 2008-08-16 | | Pikers Peak | 11,657 | 57 | Yakima | Mount Adams Area | .2 | 2008-08-16 | 2. | Mount Saint Helens | 8333 | 4573 | Skamania | Mount Saint Helens Area | 32.0 | 2009-04-18 | 3. | Colchuck Peak | 8705 | 665 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | .5 | 2010-06-11 | 4. | North Gardner Mountain | 8956 | 3996 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | 14.4 | 2010-07-16 | 4. | Gardner Mountain | 8898 | 698 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | .8 | 2010-07-16 | 6. | Mount Rainier | 14,411 | 13,210 | Pierce | Mount Rainier Area | 731.2 | 2010-08-14 | 7. | Cannon Mountain | 8638 | 838 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | 2.2 | 2010-08-27 | | Little Annapurna | 8440 | 280 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | .6 | 2010-08-27 | 8. | Mount Maude | 9040 | 882 | Chelan | Entiat Mountains | 1.0 | 2010-10-02 | 9. | Mount Stuart | 9415 | 5354 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | 44.5 | 2011-06-11 | | Mount Stuart-False Summit | 9160 | 20 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | .1 | 2011-06-11 | 10. | Abernathy Peak | 8321 | 801 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | 2.2 | 2011-07-17 | 11. | Mount Shuksan | 9131 | 4411 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | 9.9 | 2011-07-23 | 12. | Fortress Mountain | 8760 | 1680 | Chelan/Snohomish | Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area | 5.5 | 2011-08-06 | 12. | Chiwawa Mountain | 8459 | 1219 | Chelan/Snohomish | Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area | 1.1 | 2011-08-06 | 14. | Eldorado Peak | 8868 | 2188 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | 5.4 | 2011-08-13 | 15. | Dumbell Mountain | 8421 | 1261 | Chelan | Entiat Mountains | 2.4 | 2011-09-11 | 15. | Greenwood Mountain | 8415 | 655 | Chelan | Entiat Mountains | .5 | 2011-09-11 | 17. | Black Peak | 8970 | 3450 | Chelan/Skagit | Central North Cascades | 5.2 | 2011-09-24 | 18. | Mount Bigelow | 8440 | 760 | Chelan/Okanogan | Methow Mountains | 1.4 | 2011-10-01 | 19. | Martin Peak | 8375 | 855 | Chelan/Okanogan | Methow Mountains | 2.1 | 2011-10-15 | 19. | Switchback Mountain | 8321 | 441 | Chelan/Okanogan | Methow Mountains | .9 | 2011-10-15 | 21. | Oval Peak | 8795 | 2731 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | 15.4 | 2012-05-27 | 21. | Courtney Peak | 8392 | 672 | Chelan/Okanogan | Methow Mountains | .8 | 2012-05-27 | 23. | Mount Baker | 10,781 | 8812 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | 131.5 | 2012-07-07 | 24. | Big Snagtooth | 8330 | 570 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | .8 | 2012-07-21 | 25. | Dragontail Peak | 8840 | 1760 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | 3.1 | 2012-07-27 | 26. | Enchantment Peak | 8520 | 480 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | 1.0 | 2012-07-28 | 26. | McClellan Peak | 8364 | 1244 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | 1.3 | 2012-07-28 | | Witches Tower | 8520 | 120 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | .1 | 2012-07-29 | 28. | Cashmere Mountain | 8501 | 1581 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | 4.4 | 2012-08-04 | 29. | Argonaut Peak | 8453 | 733 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | .9 | 2012-08-11 | 30. | Clark Mountain | 8602 | 1522 | Chelan | Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area | 7.0 | 2012-08-26 | 30. | Luahna Peak | 8400 | 720 | Chelan | Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area | 1.0 | 2012-08-26 | 32. | Emerald Peak | 8422 | 742 | Chelan | Chelan Mountains | 1.1 | 2012-08-30 | 33. | Pinnacle Mountain | 8400 | 1720 | Chelan | Chelan Mountains | 1.9 | 2012-08-31 | 34. | Cardinal Peak | 8590 | 2070 | Chelan | Chelan Mountains | 9.1 | 2012-09-01 | 34. | Saska Peak | 8404 | 644 | Chelan | Chelan Mountains | .6 | 2012-09-01 | 36. | Tower Mountain | 8444 | 2884 | Okanogan/Skagit | Okanogan Range | 5.9 | 2012-10-06 | 37. | Golden Horn | 8366 | 1126 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | 1.7 | 2012-10-07 | 38. | Windy Peak | 8333 | 1772 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | 9.2 | 2013-06-01 | 39. | Robinson Mountain | 8726 | 1686 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | 7.3 | 2013-06-15 | 40. | Mox Peaks-Northwest Peak | 8407 | 527 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | .3 | 2013-07-05 | 41. | Mount Spickard | 8979 | 4779 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | 18.8 | 2013-07-06 | 42. | Little Tahoma | 11,138 | 818 | Pierce | Mount Rainier Area | 1.1 | 2013-07-13 | | Sahale Peak | 8680 | 80 | Chelan/Skagit | Central North Cascades | .3 | 2013-07-20 | 43. | Glacier Peak | 10,520 | 7498 | Snohomish | Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area | 56.0 | 2013-07-28 | | Disappointment Peak | 9755 | 115 | Snohomish | Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area | .2 | 2013-07-28 | 44. | Osceola Peak | 8587 | 1147 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | 1.0 | 2013-08-17 | 45. | Mount Lago | 8745 | 3268 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | 19.5 | 2013-08-18 | 45. | Mount Carru | 8595 | 955 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | .8 | 2013-08-18 | | Blackcap Mountain | 8397 | 397 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | .7 | 2013-08-19 | | Seven Fingered Jack | 9100 | 380 | Chelan | Entiat Mountains | .9 | 2013-08-31 | 47. | Spectacle Buttes | 8392 | 1072 | Chelan | Entiat Mountains | 1.9 | 2013-09-01 | 48. | Sherpa Peak | 8605 | 405 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | .4 | 2014-07-26 | 49. | Mount Buckner | 9114 | 3034 | Chelan/Skagit | Central North Cascades | .0 | 2014-09-07 | | Horseshoe Peak | 8480 | 80 | Chelan/Skagit | Central North Cascades | .2 | 2014-09-07 | 50. | Klawatti Peak | 8485 | 685 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | 1.6 | 2015-06-13 | 50. | Dorado Needle | 8440 | 800 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | .7 | 2015-06-13 | 52. | Dome Peak | 8920 | 3040 | Chelan/Skagit | Central North Cascades | 8.4 | 2017-07-03 | 52. | Sinister Peak | 8440 | 840 | Chelan/Skagit | Central North Cascades | .8 | 2017-07-03 | 54. | Mesahchie Peak | 8795 | 2235 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | 3.8 | 2017-08-05 | 54. | Katsuk Peak | 8680 | 440 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | .4 | 2017-08-05 | 56. | Boston Peak | 8894 | 854 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | 1.6 | 2017-08-19 | | Point Success | 14,158 | 118 | Pierce | Mount Rainier Area | .4 | | | Liberty Cap | 14,112 | 472 | Pierce | Mount Rainier Area | .8 | | | The Pinnacle | 12,080 | 160 | Yakima | Mount Adams Area | .2 | | | Saint Andrews Rock | 11,560 | 120 | Pierce | Mount Rainier Area | .3 | | | The Castle | 11,440 | 80 | Yakima | Mount Adams Area | .1 | | | Muir Peak | 10,188 | 68 | Pierce | Mount Rainier Area | .2 | | | Sherman Peak | 10,160 | 400 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | .4 | | | Steamboat Prow | 9720 | 200 | Pierce | Mount Rainier Area | .3 | | | Anvil Rock | 9584 | 24 | Pierce | Mount Rainier Area | .2 | | | Bonanza Peak | 9511 | 3711 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | 13.8 | | | Colfax Peak | 9440 | 400 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | .6 | | | Suksdorf Ridge | 9402 | 42 | Yakima | Mount Adams Area | 1.2 | | | Bonanza Peak-West Summit | 9400 | 40 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | .1 | | | Colfax Peak East | 9355 | 115 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | .2 | | | Sitkum Spire | 9355 | 35 | Snohomish | Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area | .1 | | | Whitman Crest | 9323 | 243 | Pierce | Mount Rainier Area | .5 | | | Bonanza Peak-Southwest Peak | 9320 | 280 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | .5 | | | Mount Fernow | 9249 | 2811 | Chelan | Entiat Mountains | 5.9 | | | Goode Mountain | 9200 | 3808 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | 17.0 | | | Mount Buckner-Northeast Peak | 9112 | 32 | Chelan/Skagit | Central North Cascades | .1 | | | Mount Logan | 9087 | 1487 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | 3.5 | | | Lincoln Peak | 9080 | 720 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | .6 | | | Jack Mountain | 9066 | 4211 | Whatcom | Hozameen Range | 16.3 | | | Mount Redoubt | 8969 | 1649 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | 2.9 | | | Copper Peak | 8964 | 484 | Chelan | Entiat Mountains | .8 | | | Mount Logan-Middle Peak | 8960 | 200 | Chelan/Skagit | Central North Cascades | .5 | | | K Spire | 8886 | 246 | Pierce | Mount Rainier Area | .3 | | | Goode Mountain-Southeast Peak | 8880 | 240 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | .3 | | | Dome Peak-Southwest Peak | 8880 | 80 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | .2 | | | Silver Star Mountain | 8876 | 2436 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | 4.4 | | | Silver Star Mountain-West Peak | 8840 | 200 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | .1 | | | Mount Spickard-Northeast Peak | 8824 | 304 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | .4 | | | Black Peak-West Peak | 8820 | 260 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | .3 | | | Forbidden Peak | 8815 | 1055 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | 1.5 | | | Thunder Peak | 8800 | 240 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | .5 | | | Snow Dome | 8775 | 295 | Chelan/Skagit | Central North Cascades | .4 | | | Dragontail Peak-Southeast Peak | 8760 | 240 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | .4 | | | Colfax Peak West | 8704 | 104 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | .2 | | | Mount Ruth | 8690 | 50 | Pierce | Mount Rainier Area | .3 | | | Star Peak | 8690 | 1170 | Chelan/Okanogan | Methow Mountains | 2.5 | | | Remmel Mountain | 8685 | 4365 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | 16.8 | | | Assassin Spire | 8680 | 40 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | .1 | | | Mount Custer | 8630 | 1230 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | 1.1 | | | Ptarmigan Peak | 8614 | 894 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | 2.6 | | | Sherpa Balanced Rock | 8605 | 35 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | .4 | | | Cathedral Peak | 8601 | 989 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | 2.6 | | | Mount Maude-North Tower | 8600 | 80 | Chelan | Entiat Mountains | .2 | | | Kimtah Peak | 8600 | 1040 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | 1.1 | | | Bonanza Peak-Northwest Peak | 8599 | 199 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | .4 | | | Bonanza Peak-Southeast Summit | 8599 | 159 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | .4 | | | Monument Peak | 8592 | 1072 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | 2.4 | | | Raven Ridge | 8572 | 1092 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | 4.5 | | | Overdrive Tower | 8560 | 240 | Chelan/Skagit | Central North Cascades | .2 | | | Raven Ridge-Libby Peak | 8555 | 155 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | .6 | | | Mount Logan-South Peak | 8546 | 66 | Chelan/Skagit | Central North Cascades | .4 | | | Buck Mountain | 8528 | 1888 | Chelan | Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area | 4.0 | | | Dragontail Peak-Northeast Peak | 8520 | 40 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | .1 | | | Storm King | 8520 | 600 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | .6 | | | Reynolds Peak | 8512 | 2032 | Chelan/Okanogan | Methow Mountains | 8.6 | | | Martin Peak | 8511 | 2111 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | 2.0 | | | Primus Peak | 8508 | 828 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | 3.5 | | | Dark Peak | 8504 | 264 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | .6 | | | Mox Peaks | 8504 | 904 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | 1.6 | | | Lemolo | 8501 | 101 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | .1 | | | Mount Rahm | 8480 | 280 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | 1.0 | | | Marmot Pyramid | 8480 | 120 | Chelan | Entiat Mountains | .2 | | | Mount Rahm-East Peak | 8478 | 38 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | .1 | | | Big Craggy Peak | 8470 | 3070 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | 10.0 | | | Lost Peak | 8464 | 1624 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | 3.6 | | | Hoodoo Peak | 8464 | 424 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | .9 | | | Pernod Spire | 8441 | 201 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | .1 | | | Dragontail Peak-Southwest Peak | 8440 | 200 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | .2 | | | Solitude Peak | 8405 | 365 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | .4 | | | Marble Needle | 8401 | 161 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | .2 | | | Burgundy Spire | 8400 | 80 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | .1 | | | The Smokestack | 8400 | 80 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | .1 | | | Azurite Peak | 8400 | 1880 | Okanogan/Skagit | Okanogan Range | 5.2 | | | Tepeh Towers | 8386 | 266 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | .4 | | | Reynolds Peak-North Peak | 8384 | 184 | Chelan/Okanogan | Methow Mountains | .3 | | | Lake Mountain | 8371 | 811 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | 1.6 | | | West Craggy | 8366 | 726 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | .7 | | | Observation Rock | 8364 | 244 | Pierce | Mount Rainier Area | .4 | | | Pinnacle Mountain-North Peak | 8360 | 360 | Chelan | Chelan Mountains | .2 | | | Dean's Spire | 8360 | 160 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | .2 | | | Devore Peak | 8360 | 1722 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | 3.4 | | | Amphitheater Mountain | 8358 | 758 | Okanogan | Okanogan Range | .9 | | | Silver Horn | 8351 | 111 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | .1 | | | Chablis Spire | 8350 | 70 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | .0 | | | Snowfield Peak | 8347 | 2907 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | 4.2 | | | Mount Ballard | 8340 | 780 | Whatcom | Okanogan Range | 2.0 | | | Skidgravel Point | 8339 | 219 | Chelan | Chelan Mountains | .5 | | | Austera Peak | 8334 | 414 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | .9 | | | Cosho Peak | 8332 | 492 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | .7 | | | The Spearhead | 8328 | 8 | Yakima | Mount Adams Area | .2 | | | Mount Formidable | 8325 | 1885 | Skagit | Central North Cascades | 5.3 | | | Luahna Peak-Northwest Peak | 8320 | 320 | Chelan | Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area | .5 | | | West Annapurna | 8320 | 160 | Chelan | Wenatchee Mountains | .2 | | | Tupshin Peak | 8320 | 1080 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | 1.6 | | | Flora Mountain | 8320 | 1800 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | 4.0 | | | Luna Peak | 8311 | 3105 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | 8.1 | | | Castle Peak | 8306 | 3226 | Okanogan/Whatcom | Hozameen Range | 14.8 | | | Mount Fury | 8280 | 1280 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | 2.7 | | | Mount Fury-East Peak | 8280 | 280 | Whatcom | Skagit Range | 2.3 | | | Booker Mountain | 8280 | 960 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | 1.5 | | | Wy'East Mountain | 8280 | 600 | Chelan | Central North Cascades | 1.5 | | | Big Kangaroo | 8280 | 1000 | Okanogan | Methow Mountains | 1.7 | | | Kennedy Peak | 8280 | 280 | Snohomish | Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area | .4 | | | Old Horseshoe Peak | 8280 | 160 | Chelan/Skagit | Central North Cascades | .0 | |
Front Runners List: Click here to see list completion progress by climbers that log their climbs using Peakbagger.com. Multiple Ascents Grid: Click here for a grid showing all of Matt Below's ascents of peaks on this list (including up to 10 rounds of repeats). Compare Climbers: Click here to compare ascents of up to 5 climbers working on this list. List DescriptionThis is NOT the official Bulger List. This list uses a strict 400-foot clean prominence cutoff for list inclusion, so volcanic sub-summits like Lincoln Peak are included and minor named bumps like Horseshoe Peak are not ranked. The Bulger list is somewhat more arbitrary, but it has a historic lineage and is the most common way to do a Washington Top 100. This list will appeal to prominence purists, however. Links Summit Routes: Washington's Highest Peaks
Selected Guidebook(s) for this List Summit Routes: Washington's 100 Highest Peaks (Stephenson, Bongiovanni) Washington's Highest Mountains: Basic Alpine and Glacier Routes (Goldman)
Caution: These books feature many of the peaks on this list, but may not have information on all of them.
Map Showing Location of Peaks = Peaks climbed by Matt Below = Unclimbed peaks Click on a peak to see its name and a clickable link.(Map only shows peaks ranked by clean prominence)
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