Olympic Mountain 6500-foot PeaksRanked Peaks have 400 feet of Clean ProminenceShowing Jason Vaughn's first ascent dates for climbed peaks (4 out of 49, or 8.16%)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 Jason Vaughn'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 DescriptionIn many ways, the Olympic Mountains are a vast undiscovered country to Seattle-area hikers and climbers. The peaks are lower in elevation and harder to access than those in the Cascade Range, but they still offer a remarkable amount of ruggedness and wilderness. This list shows the highest peaks in the range, all above an arbitrary 6500-foot cutoff. A peak only earns a rank if it has over 400 feet of clean prominence. Note that the Olympic Climber's Guide lists many named rock towers and spires in the Olympus, Constance, and Deception areas that have very low prominence values and are therefore not ranked.
Acknowledgements:
- This list was first prepared in about 1998, using the Olympic Climber's Guide as a starting point and looking at paper topographic maps.
- Many thanks to Paul Klenke, who prepared an exhaustive Olympic summit list (see link below) and helpfully pointed out several discrepancies and errors in this list.
Links The Olympics Range-Sorted by Elevation
Selected Guidebook(s) for this List  Climber's Guide to the Olympic Mountains (Olympic Mountain Rescue)
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 Jason Vaughn  = 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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