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Washington Bulger List

Showing Andy Boos's first ascent dates for climbed peaks

RankPeak Elev-M Range (Level 5) Prom-M Ascent Date
1.Mount Saint Helens2540Mount Saint Helens Area13941988-05-08
2.Mount Adams3742Mount Adams Area24741988-07-09
3.Mount Baker3286Skagit Range26861989-05-22
4.Mount Shuksan2783Skagit Range13441989-07-09
5.Mount Maude2755Entiat Mountains2681989-07-29
6.Cathedral Peak2622Okanogan Range3021990-07-06
7.Amphitheater Mountain2548Okanogan Range2321990-07-06
8.Glacier Peak3206Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area22851990-07-21
9.Cashmere Mountain2591Wenatchee Mountains4821990-07-26
10.Dragontail Peak2694Wenatchee Mountains5361990-07-28 1
11.Little Annapurna2573Wenatchee Mountains861990-07-28 2
12.Enchantment Peak2597Wenatchee Mountains1461990-07-28 3
13.Mount Stuart2870Wenatchee Mountains16321990-09-26
14.Silver Star Mountain2705Methow Mountains7421991-05-26
15.Mount Rainier4392Mount Rainier Area40261991-06-23
16.Black Peak2734Central North Cascades10521991-08-04
17.Mount Carru2620Okanogan Range2911991-08-30
18.Osceola Peak2617Okanogan Range3491991-08-30
19.Star Peak2649Methow Mountains3571992-05-24
20.Oval Peak2681Methow Mountains8331992-05-25
21.Mount Redoubt2734Skagit Range5031993-05-30
22.Eldorado Peak2703Central North Cascades6671993-06-13
23.Mount Logan2770Central North Cascades4541993-07-10
24.McClellan Peak2549Wenatchee Mountains3791993-09-23
25.Forbidden Peak2687Central North Cascades3221994-07-15
26.Chiwawa Mountain2578Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area3711994-09-05
27.Sahale Peak2646Central North Cascades251994-09-18
28.Dome Peak2719Central North Cascades9271995-05-28
29.Bonanza Peak2899Central North Cascades11311995-07-08
30.Goode Mountain2804Central North Cascades11611995-09-03
31.Snowfield Peak2544Central North Cascades8861996-06-30
32.Mount Spickard2737Skagit Range14571996-07-14
33.Mount Custer2630Skagit Range3741996-07-14
34.Mesahchie Peak2681Central North Cascades6821996-07-25
35.Mount Buckner2778Central North Cascades9251996-08-24
36.North Gardner Mountain2730Methow Mountains12181996-09-01
37.Gardner Mountain2712Methow Mountains2131996-09-01
38.Mount Fernow2819Entiat Mountains8571996-09-27
39.Seven Fingered Jack2774Entiat Mountains1161996-09-28
40.Clark Mountain2622Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area4641997-06-15
41.Cardinal Peak2618Chelan Mountains6311997-06-25
42.Colchuck Peak2653Wenatchee Mountains2021997-07-12
43.Big Craggy Peak2582Okanogan Range9361997-08-12
44.West Craggy2550Okanogan Range2091997-08-12
45.Golden Horn2550Okanogan Range3431997-08-16
46.Tower Mountain2574Okanogan Range8791997-08-17
47.Fortress Mountain2670Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area5121997-08-22
48.Mount Formidable2537Central North Cascades5741997-09-21
49.Remmel Mountain2647Okanogan Range13301998-05-24
50.Little Tahoma3395Mount Rainier Area2491998-07-05
51.Dumbell Mountain2567Entiat Mountains3851998-08-01
52.Jack Mountain2763Hozameen Range12831998-08-29
53.Robinson Mountain2660Okanogan Range5141998-09-22
54.Raven Ridge2615Methow Mountains3351998-09-23
55.Reynolds Peak2594Methow Mountains6191998-09-24
56.Hoodoo Peak2580Methow Mountains1291998-10-04
57.Cannon Mountain2633Wenatchee Mountains2561999-05-25
58.Saska Peak2562Chelan Mountains1971999-09-05
59.Buck Mountain2599Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area5752000-08-23
60.Spectacle Buttes2558Entiat Mountains3272000-09-20
61.Mount Bigelow2573Methow Mountains2322001-05-22
62.Martin Peak2553Methow Mountains2612001-05-22
63.Switchback Mountain2536Methow Mountains1342001-05-22
64.Lost Peak2580Okanogan Range4952001-07-04
65.Blackcap Mountain2559Okanogan Range1212001-07-04
66.Mount Lago2665Okanogan Range9962001-07-05
67.Ptarmigan Peak2626Okanogan Range2732001-07-05
68.Monument Peak2619Okanogan Range3272001-07-06
69.Lake Mountain2551Okanogan Range2472001-07-07
70.Katsuk Peak2646Central North Cascades1342004-07-03
71.Azurite Peak2560Okanogan Range5732004-08-01
72.Pinnacle Mountain2560Chelan Mountains5242005-06-21
73.Emerald Peak2567Chelan Mountains2262005-06-22
74.Kimtah Peak2621Central North Cascades3172005-07-03
75.Cosho Peak2540Central North Cascades1502005-07-03
76.Windy Peak2540Okanogan Range5402006-06-20
77.Courtney Peak2558Methow Mountains2052006-06-21
78.Abernathy Peak2536Methow Mountains2442006-06-22
79.Copper Peak2732Entiat Mountains1472007-06-19
80.Martin Peak2594Central North Cascades6432007-07-01
81.Flora Mountain2536Central North Cascades5492007-07-02
82.Tupshin Peak2536Central North Cascades3292007-07-04
83.Devore Peak2548Central North Cascades5252007-07-05
84.Argonaut Peak2576Wenatchee Mountains2232008-06-27
85.Sherpa Peak2623Wenatchee Mountains1242008-06-29
86.Luahna Peak2560Glacier Peak-North Stevens Pass Area2192008-07-09
87.Big Snagtooth2539Methow Mountains1742008-07-31
88.Dumbell Mountain-Northeast Peak2565Entiat Mountains2002008-09-09
89.Klawatti Peak2586Central North Cascades2092010-07-23
90.Dorado Needle2573Central North Cascades2442010-07-23
91.Primus Peak2593Central North Cascades2522010-07-24
92.Austera Peak2540Central North Cascades1262010-07-24
93.Sinister Peak2573Central North Cascades2572012-07-10
94.Dark Peak2592Central North Cascades802012-07-12
95.Boston Peak2711Central North Cascades2602012-08-03
96.Horseshoe Peak2585Central North Cascades252012-08-04
97.Storm King2597Central North Cascades1832012-08-16
98.Mount Rahm2585Skagit Range862012-08-26
 Mox Peaks2592Skagit Range276 
 Mox Peaks-Northwest Peak2562Skagit Range160 

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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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