Washington peaks

3,690 peaks

Highest peak

Mount Rainier

14,411 ft / 4,392 m

Most summited peak

Mount Si

301 summits

Most prominent peak

Mount Rainier

13,246 ft / 4,037 m prom

Washington summits

9,111 summits

First Ascent Awards

1430 of 3,690 peaks 38%

Top climbing months

July 17%

August 15%

June 13%

Washington mountains highlights

  • Washington is the epicenter of mountaineering in the lower 48 US states with more technical and glacier ascents than anywhere else outside of Alaska.
  • The rugged, volcanic Cascade Range runs north-south across the state with hundreds of major peaks including Mt. Rainier (Washington's highest peak and the only US 14er outside of Colorado, California, and Alaska), Mt. Adams, Mt. Baker, Mt. Shuksan, Glacier Peak, and Mt. St. Helens of 1980 eruption fame. The Pacific Crest Trail passes 500 miles along the length of the range across Washington on its way to the Canadian border
  • The Olympic Mountains in the Olympic Peninsula of western Washington only rise up shy of 8,000 ft but look much higher because they lie only 12 to 22 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The western slope of the range is the wettest place in the US.
  • Washington has 3 mountain-centric National Parks: Mount Rainier National Park, Olympic National Park, and North Cascades National Park. All 3 lie within a couple hours drive of the Seattle metro area.
  • Get away from the crowds and head to the North Cascades, a particularly rugged and vertical part of the Cascades with a multitude of incredible peaks to climb.
  • Over 4 million acres of mountainous wilderness areas protect vast trail networks leading to a lifetime of peaks to climb. An incredible place to explore.
"A perfect low snowline day hike. Took the Adventure Trail to the Section Line Trail to the obliterated Seattle View Trail (would not recommend unless you like to suffer a little bit and/or like climbing over hundreds of logs at the same time) to the summit. Overall rating 7/10, amazing views and an accessible, worthwhile peak." — MountainQuest • Feb 12, 2022
"February 6, 2022. Started at Marble Mountain Sno Park at 7:30am. 3:50 to the summit. 2:10 back down. Started out with snowshoes, but I did not need them. Switched to crampons when I hit the rocks and the real climbing began. Kept the crampons on the rest of the day. Could have switched to microspikes after descending the steep stuff, but I did not want to bother with stopping. Beautiful bluebird day!" — runningvegan • Feb 6, 2022
"A fun short hike. Biked the Snoqualmie Valley Trail from North Bend up to the trailhead, where it was a short and steep hike to the top, with some good views. Overall rating 6/10, satisfying for a short and easy hike." — MountainQuest • Jan 22, 2022
"Polallie ridge trail from trailhead. Left trail at saddle between Cone Mountain and the Polallie summit. Headed west to summit off trail. 3 hours 20 minutes to summit. Down in about 2 hours 30 minutes. 4.5K gain." — cloudbreach • Oct 31, 2021
"A steep and cold climb on a perfect day to this sub peak. Took the Ira Springs Trail to the Bandera Mountain Trail, which was insanely steep at times, to the summit. Overall rating 7/10, absolutely worth the hike even if not going to the true summit" — MountainQuest • Oct 30, 2021

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