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Washington Bulger List

Showing Andy Dewey's first ascent dates for climbed peaks

RankPeak Elev-M Range (Level 5) Prom-M Ascent Date
1.Mount Adams3742Mount Adams Area24741999-08-22
2.Mount Saint Helens2540Mount Saint Helens Area13942000-05-13
3.Mount Stuart2870Wenatchee Mountains16322006-08-09
4.Mount Shuksan2783Skagit Range13442006-08-16
5.Glacier Peak3206Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area22852006-09-01
6.Mount Baker3286Skagit Range26862007-05-28
7.Mount Rainier4392Mount Rainier Area40262007-06-26
8.Mount Fernow2819Entiat Mountains8572007-08-18
9.Sahale Peak2646Central North Cascades252007-08-25
10.Black Peak2734Central North Cascades10522008-05-31 a
11.Colchuck Peak2653Wenatchee Mountains2022008-06-04 a
12.Dragontail Peak2694Wenatchee Mountains5362008-06-04 b
13.Little Annapurna2573Wenatchee Mountains862008-06-04 d
14.McClellan Peak2549Wenatchee Mountains3792008-06-04 e
15.Enchantment Peak2597Wenatchee Mountains1462008-06-05 a
16.Cannon Mountain2633Wenatchee Mountains2562008-06-05 b
17.Seven Fingered Jack2774Entiat Mountains1162008-07-09 a
18.Mount Maude2755Entiat Mountains2682008-07-09 b
19.Silver Star Mountain2705Methow Mountains7422008-08-26 a
20.Raven Ridge2615Methow Mountains3352008-08-29 a
21.Hoodoo Peak2580Methow Mountains1292008-08-29 b
22.Mount Bigelow2573Methow Mountains2322008-08-30
23.Abernathy Peak2536Methow Mountains2442008-08-31
24.Reynolds Peak2594Methow Mountains6192008-09-01
25.Courtney Peak2558Methow Mountains2052008-10-27 b
26.Star Peak2649Methow Mountains3572008-10-28 a
27.Oval Peak2681Methow Mountains8332008-10-28 c
28.Martin Peak2553Methow Mountains2612008-10-29 b
29.Switchback Mountain2536Methow Mountains1342008-10-29 c
30.Big Snagtooth2539Methow Mountains1742009-05-15
31.Cashmere Mountain2591Wenatchee Mountains4822009-05-20
32.Golden Horn2550Okanogan Range3432009-05-27 b
33.Tower Mountain2574Okanogan Range8792009-05-28
34.Snowfield Peak2544Central North Cascades8862009-06-16 a
35.Boston Peak2711Central North Cascades2602009-07-14 a
36.Mount Buckner2778Central North Cascades9252009-07-15 a
37.Horseshoe Peak2585Central North Cascades252009-07-15 b
38.Jack Mountain2763Hozameen Range12832009-08-17
39.Fortress Mountain2670Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area5122009-08-22 a
40.Chiwawa Mountain2578Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area3712009-08-22 b
41.Dumbell Mountain2567Entiat Mountains3852009-09-16 a
42.Dumbell Mountain-Northeast Peak2565Entiat Mountains2002009-09-16 b
43.Mesahchie Peak2681Central North Cascades6822009-09-23 a
44.Katsuk Peak2646Central North Cascades1342009-09-23 b
45.Kimtah Peak2621Central North Cascades3172009-09-24 a
46.Cosho Peak2540Central North Cascades1502009-09-24 b
47.Robinson Mountain2660Okanogan Range5142009-11-03
48.West Craggy2550Okanogan Range2092009-11-04 a
49.Big Craggy Peak2582Okanogan Range9362009-11-04 b
50.North Gardner Mountain2730Methow Mountains12182010-05-25 a
51.Gardner Mountain2712Methow Mountains2132010-05-25 b
52.Little Tahoma3395Mount Rainier Area2492010-07-07 a
53.Eldorado Peak2703Central North Cascades6672010-07-23 a
54.Dorado Needle2573Central North Cascades2442010-07-23 b
55.Klawatti Peak2586Central North Cascades2092010-07-23 c
56.Austera Peak2540Central North Cascades1262010-07-24 a
57.Primus Peak2593Central North Cascades2522010-07-24 b
58.Clark Mountain2622Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area4642010-07-29
59.Luahna Peak2560Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area2192010-07-30 a
60.Buck Mountain2599Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area5752010-07-30 b
61.Mox Peaks-Northwest Peak2562Skagit Range1602010-08-19
62.Mox Peaks2592Skagit Range2762010-08-20
63.Mount Redoubt2734Skagit Range5032010-08-21 a
64.Mount Spickard2737Skagit Range14572010-08-21 b
65.Cardinal Peak2618Chelan Mountains6312010-09-29 a
66.Emerald Peak2567Chelan Mountains2262010-09-29 b
67.Saska Peak2562Chelan Mountains1972010-09-29 c
68.Pinnacle Mountain2560Chelan Mountains5242010-09-29 d
69.Spectacle Buttes2558Entiat Mountains3272010-09-30
70.Osceola Peak2617Okanogan Range3492010-10-05 a
71.Mount Carru2620Okanogan Range2912010-10-05 b
72.Ptarmigan Peak2626Okanogan Range2732010-10-06 b
73.Mount Lago2665Okanogan Range9962010-10-06 c
74.Blackcap Mountain2559Okanogan Range1212010-10-07 a
75.Monument Peak2619Okanogan Range3272010-10-07 b
76.Lake Mountain2551Okanogan Range2472010-10-07 c
77.Lost Peak2580Okanogan Range4952010-10-08 b
78.Azurite Peak2560Okanogan Range5732011-07-04 c
79.Bonanza Peak2899Central North Cascades11312011-07-23 a
80.Martin Peak2594Central North Cascades6432011-07-23 b
81.Copper Peak2732Entiat Mountains1472011-07-24
82.Mount Formidable2537Central North Cascades5742011-08-03
83.Argonaut Peak2576Wenatchee Mountains2232011-08-28
84.Goode Mountain2804Central North Cascades11612011-09-03
85.Storm King2597Central North Cascades1832011-09-04
86.Mount Logan2770Central North Cascades4542011-09-05
87.Forbidden Peak2687Central North Cascades3222011-09-14
88.Sherpa Peak2623Wenatchee Mountains1242011-09-16
89.Mount Rahm2585Skagit Range862011-09-24 a
90.Mount Custer2630Skagit Range3742011-09-24 b
91.Remmel Mountain2647Okanogan Range13302011-10-07
92.Windy Peak2540Okanogan Range5402011-10-08
93.Sinister Peak2573Central North Cascades2572012-07-10 a
94.Dome Peak2719Central North Cascades9272012-07-10 b
95.Dark Peak2592Central North Cascades802012-07-12
96.Tupshin Peak2536Central North Cascades3292012-08-08
97.Devore Peak2548Central North Cascades5252012-08-09
98.Flora Mountain2536Central North Cascades5492012-08-10 b
99.Amphitheater Mountain2548Okanogan Range2322012-09-04 a
100.Cathedral Peak2622Okanogan Range3022012-09-04 b

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List Description

List Info

The Bulgers were a very informal group of climbers who set out to climb the 100 highest peaks in Washington State. This list was never "official", but it has achieved a certain legitimacy among Cascade climbers and it is the usual way to the Washingtion Top 100.

This site also has a list of the Washington Peaks over 8200 feet, showing 130 summits in the state over 8200 feet and having a prominence of over 400 feet. These lists are very similar, but do have some differences. While the Bulger list generally uses a 400-foot prominence cutoff, for volcanoes they use an 800-foot threshold, and for other well-known summits with less than 400 feet of prominence they make exceptions.

The differences are (thanks to Jeff Howbert for figuring all this out):

  • The Bulgers drop Liberty Cap, Sherman, Colfax, and Lincoln becasue they are volcanic subpeaks with less than 800 feet of prominence.
  • They also drop Mount Ballard, not realizing that it had a higher unsurveryed point to the north.
  • They add Seven Fingered Jack, Sahale, Dark, Rahm, Horseshoe, Little Annapurna, and Blackcap Mountain, all of which have less than 400 feet of strict prominence.
  • Having dropped five peaks and added seven, they also miss out on the bottom two of the strict 400-foot list, Luna and Castle.

Any way you look at it, this is a very difficult list to complete. Many of these peaks require serious mountaineering skill, including difficult rock-climbing ability. Consensus is that the highest of the Mox Peaks (Southeast Twin Spire) is the hardest to climb, but many of the other summits feature some combination of long approaches, bushwhacking, crevassed glaciers, steep rock pitches, and overall adventure.

The first to complete the Bulger list was Russ Kroeker in 1980.

Sources

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.

 


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