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Washington Bulger List

Showing John Stolk's first ascent dates for climbed peaks

RankPeak Elev-M Range (Level 5) Prom-M Ascent Date
1.Mount Rainier4392Mount Rainier Area40261989-06-25
2.Mount Adams3742Mount Adams Area24741990-09-16
3.Little Tahoma3395Mount Rainier Area2491997-07-13
4.Mount Baker3286Skagit Range26861990-07-08
5.Glacier Peak3206Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area22851988-06-23
6.Bonanza Peak2899Central North Cascades1131 
7.Mount Stuart2870Wenatchee Mountains16321990-08-05
8.Mount Fernow2819Entiat Mountains8571995-08-30
9.Goode Mountain2804Central North Cascades1161 
10.Mount Shuksan2783Skagit Range13441996-09-10
11.Mount Buckner2778Central North Cascades9251995-09-14
12.Seven Fingered Jack2774Entiat Mountains1161992-09-12
13.Mount Logan2770Central North Cascades4541993-09-05
14.Jack Mountain2763Hozameen Range1283 
15.Mount Maude2755Entiat Mountains2681992-09-06
16.Mount Spickard2737Skagit Range1457 
17.Black Peak2734Central North Cascades10521994-08-13
18.Mount Redoubt2734Skagit Range503 
19.Copper Peak2732Entiat Mountains147 
20.North Gardner Mountain2730Methow Mountains12181995-08-21
21.Dome Peak2719Central North Cascades9271996-10-09
22.Gardner Mountain2712Methow Mountains2131995-08-21
23.Boston Peak2711Central North Cascades260 
24.Silver Star Mountain2705Methow Mountains7421994-08-20
25.Eldorado Peak2703Central North Cascades6671994-07-23
26.Dragontail Peak2694Wenatchee Mountains5361991-06-15
27.Forbidden Peak2687Central North Cascades322 
28.Oval Peak2681Methow Mountains8331995-07-21
29.Mesahchie Peak2681Central North Cascades6821997-08-23
30.Fortress Mountain2670Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area5121995-09-26
31.Mount Lago2665Okanogan Range9961996-08-17
32.Robinson Mountain2660Okanogan Range5141998-07-25
33.Colchuck Peak2653Wenatchee Mountains2021991-06-01
34.Star Peak2649Methow Mountains3571995-07-22
35.Remmel Mountain2647Okanogan Range13301995-08-12
36.Katsuk Peak2646Central North Cascades1341998-08-29
37.Sahale Peak2646Central North Cascades251991-10-05
38.Cannon Mountain2633Wenatchee Mountains2561997-06-07
39.Mount Custer2630Skagit Range3741998-08-04
40.Ptarmigan Peak2626Okanogan Range2731996-08-19
41.Sherpa Peak2623Wenatchee Mountains124 
42.Clark Mountain2622Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area4641996-07-14
43.Cathedral Peak2622Okanogan Range3021995-08-11
44.Kimtah Peak2621Central North Cascades3171998-09-04
45.Mount Carru2620Okanogan Range2911999-09-12
46.Monument Peak2619Okanogan Range3271999-09-13
47.Cardinal Peak2618Chelan Mountains6311996-10-04
48.Osceola Peak2617Okanogan Range3491996-08-16
49.Raven Ridge2615Methow Mountains3351995-09-19
50.Buck Mountain2599Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area5751996-07-26
51.Storm King2597Central North Cascades183 
52.Enchantment Peak2597Wenatchee Mountains1461991-06-08
53.Reynolds Peak2594Methow Mountains6191997-09-07
54.Martin Peak2594Central North Cascades643 
55.Primus Peak2593Central North Cascades252 
56.Mox Peaks2592Skagit Range276 
57.Dark Peak2592Central North Cascades80 
58.Cashmere Mountain2591Wenatchee Mountains4821992-07-11
59.Klawatti Peak2586Central North Cascades209 
60.Mount Rahm2585Skagit Range861998-08-03
61.Horseshoe Peak2585Central North Cascades25 
62.Big Craggy Peak2582Okanogan Range9361996-09-01
63.Lost Peak2580Okanogan Range4951996-08-18
64.Hoodoo Peak2580Methow Mountains1291995-09-19
65.Chiwawa Mountain2578Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area3711996-08-01
66.Argonaut Peak2576Wenatchee Mountains2231996-09-12
67.Tower Mountain2574Okanogan Range8791997-08-17
68.Sinister Peak2573Central North Cascades257 
69.Dorado Needle2573Central North Cascades244 
70.Mount Bigelow2573Methow Mountains2321995-09-20
71.Little Annapurna2573Wenatchee Mountains861991-05-26
72.Emerald Peak2567Chelan Mountains2261996-10-04
73.Dumbell Mountain2567Entiat Mountains3851998-09-27
74.Dumbell Mountain-Northeast Peak2565Entiat Mountains2001998-09-26
75.Mox Peaks-Northwest Peak2562Skagit Range160 
76.Saska Peak2562Chelan Mountains1971996-10-04
77.Azurite Peak2560Okanogan Range5731998-08-15
78.Pinnacle Mountain2560Chelan Mountains5241996-10-05
79.Luahna Peak2560Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area2191998-06-06
80.Blackcap Mountain2559Okanogan Range1211996-08-20
81.Spectacle Buttes2558Entiat Mountains327 
82.Courtney Peak2558Methow Mountains2051995-07-22
83.Martin Peak2553Methow Mountains2611995-09-20
84.Lake Mountain2551Okanogan Range2471999-09-13
85.Golden Horn2550Okanogan Range3431997-08-16
86.West Craggy2550Okanogan Range2091996-09-01
87.McClellan Peak2549Wenatchee Mountains3791997-07-26
88.Devore Peak2548Central North Cascades525 
89.Amphitheater Mountain2548Okanogan Range2321995-08-11
90.Snowfield Peak2544Central North Cascades8862002-07-14
91.Austera Peak2540Central North Cascades126 
92.Mount Saint Helens2540Mount Saint Helens Area13941990-01-20
93.Windy Peak2540Okanogan Range5402002-07-05
94.Cosho Peak2540Central North Cascades1501998-09-04
95.Big Snagtooth2539Methow Mountains174 
96.Mount Formidable2537Central North Cascades574 
97.Abernathy Peak2536Methow Mountains2441995-08-22
98.Switchback Mountain2536Methow Mountains1341995-09-20
99.Flora Mountain2536Central North Cascades549 
100.Tupshin Peak2536Central North Cascades329 

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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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