List of mountain peaks of Washington
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks[1] of the U.S. State of Washington.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
- The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2][3] The first table below ranks the 100 highest major summits of Washington by elevation.
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[4][3] The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of Washington.
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[5] The third table below ranks the 25 most isolated major summits of Washington.
Highest major summits
[edit]Of the major summits of the State of Washington, Mount Rainier exceeds 4000 meters (13,123 feet) elevation, four peaks exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet) elevation, and 97 peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet) elevation.
Most prominent summits
[edit]Of the most prominent summits of the State of Washington, Mount Rainier exceeds 4000 meters (13,123 feet) of topographic prominence, five peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), seven peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence, and 40 peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) of topographic prominence.
Most isolated major summits
[edit]Of the major summits of the State of Washington, Mount Rainier exceeds 1000 kilometers (621.4 miles) of topographic isolation, three peaks exceed 100 kilometers (62.14 miles), and 16 exceed 40 kilometers (24.85 miles) of topographic isolation.
Gallery
[edit]- Mount Baker is the highest summit of the northern Cascade Range.
- Mount Stuart is the highest summit of the Wenatchee Mountains.
- Mount Olympus is the highest summit of the Olympic Mountains.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ First recorded ascents. Sources: for Castle Peak (8311 ft) and higher the years are copied from John Roper's carefully curated list.[6] Years for lower mountains in the Cascades mainly come from the Cascade Alpine Guides and in the Olympic mountains from Steph Abegg's list.[7]
- ^ a b c The summit of Mount Rainier
(Tahoma) is the highest point of the Cascade Range and the U.S. State of Washington. Mount Rainier is the most prominent summit in the contiguous United States and the fourth most prominent in North America. - ^ a b c The elevation of Mount Rainier
(Tahoma) includes an adjustment of +1.914 m (6.28 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88. - ^ Or perhaps as early as 1858 by two unidentified miners[6]
- ^ a b c The summit of Mount Baker
(Kulshan) is the highest point of the northern Cascade Range. - ^ a b c The elevation of Mount Baker
(Kulshan) includes an adjustment of +1.43 m (4.69 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88. - ^ a b c The elevation of Glacier Peak
(DaKobed) includes an adjustment of +1.492 m (4.9 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88. - ^ a b The elevation of Bonanza Peak includes an adjustment of +1.436 m (4.71 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c The summit of Mount Stuart is the highest point of the Wenatchee Mountains.
- ^ a b c The elevation of Mount Stuart includes an adjustment of +1.388 m (4.55 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ The summit of Mount Fernow is the highest point of the Entiat Mountains.
- ^ The elevation of Mount Fernow includes an adjustment of +1.456 m (4.78 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c The elevation of Goode Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.364 m (4.48 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b The elevation of Mount Shuksan includes an adjustment of +1.339 m (4.39 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b The elevation of Buckner Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.414 m (4.64 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b The summit of Jack Mountain is the highest point of the Hozameen Range.
- ^ a b The elevation of Black Peak includes an adjustment of +1.392 m (4.57 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ The elevation of Mount Redoubt includes an adjustment of +1.412 m (4.63 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b The summit of North Gardner Mountain is the highest point of the Methow Mountains.
- ^ a b The elevation of North Gardner Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.425 m (4.68 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b The summit of Dome Peak is the highest point of Ptarmigan Crest.
- ^ a b The elevation of Dome Peak includes an adjustment of +1.422 m (4.67 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ The elevation of Silver Star Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.432 m (4.7 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ The elevation of Eldorado Peak includes an adjustment of +1.382 m (4.53 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ The elevation of Dragontail Peak includes an adjustment of +1.379 m (4.52 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ The summit of Oval Peak is the highest point of Sawtooth Ridge.
- ^ a b c The summit of Mount Lago is the highest point of the Okanogan Range.
- ^ a b c The elevation of Mount Lago includes an adjustment of +1.472 m (4.83 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b The summit of Remmel Mountain is the highest point of the Cathedral Range.
- ^ a b c The elevation of Mount Saint Helens includes an adjustment of +1.321 m (4.33 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ The elevation of Windy Peak includes an adjustment of +1.436 m (4.71 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b The elevation of Castle Peak includes an adjustment of +1.414 m (4.64 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b The summit of Tiffany Mountain is the highest point of the Tiffany Range.
- ^ a b c The elevation of Gilbert Peak includes an adjustment of +1.335 m (4.38 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b The summit of Big Chiwaukum is the highest point of the Chiwaukum Mountains.
- ^ a b The elevation of Big Chiwaukum includes an adjustment of +1.38 m (4.53 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c The summit of Mount Olympus is the highest point of the Olympic Mountains.
- ^ No climbing records prior to the 1925 Mountaineer outing have been located, but it seems probable that surveyors had already ascended Daniel
- ^ a b c The elevation of Mount Deception includes an adjustment of +1.341 m (4.4 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b The elevation of Mount Prophet includes an adjustment of +1.328 m (4.36 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b The elevation of Abercrombie Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.345 m (4.41 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c The summit of Copper Butte is the highest point of the Kettle River Range.
- ^ a b The summit elevation of Three Fingers
(Queest Alb) includes a vertical offset of +0.356 m (1.2 ft) from the station benchmark. - ^ a b The summit of Oregon Butte is the highest point of the northern Blue Mountains.
- ^ a b The summit elevation of Oregon Butte includes a vertical offset of +0.203 m (0.7 ft) from the station benchmark.
- ^ a b The elevation of Dirtyface Peak includes an adjustment of +1.248 m (4.09 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ Or perhaps as early as 1858 by two unidentified miners[6]
- ^ The elevation of Round Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.188 m (3.9 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b The summit of Huckleberry Mountain is the highest point of the Huckleberry Mountains.
- ^ The elevation of Gunn Peak includes an adjustment of +1.243 m (4.08 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ No climbing records prior to the 1925 Mountaineer outing have been located, but it seems probable that surveyors had already ascended Daniel
- ^ The elevation of Lyman Hill includes an adjustment of +1.221 m (4.01 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ The elevation of Desolation Peak includes an adjustment of +1.244 m (4.08 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ The first recorded ascendants (H. B. Hinman, Ernest Martin, Lee Pickett, George E. Wright) found a flagpole already on the summit. Since the easiest route is non-technical, a much earlier ascent by Native Americans is likely.
- ^ Or perhaps as early as 1858 by two unidentified miners[6]
- ^ The summit of Boistfort Peak is the highest point of the Willapa Hills.
- ^ The summit of Mount Constitution is the highest point of Orcas Island and the San Juan Islands.
References
[edit]- ^ This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.
- ^ All elevations in this article include an elevation adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). For further information, please see this United States National Geodetic Survey note.
- ^ a b If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
- ^ The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642 kilometers (4749 miles) away.
- ^ The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i John Roper, Washington's highest mountains first ascent chronology, 2004
- ^ Steph Abegg, first Ascent list at climbersguideolympics.com
- ^ a b c "Mount Rainier
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- ^ a b c "Glacier Peak
(DaKobed)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. - ^ a b c "Glacier Peak
(DaKobed)". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020. - ^ a b c "Glacier Peak
(DaKobed)". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020. - ^ a b "Bonanza Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Bonanza Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Bonanza Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "MOUNT STUART". Datasheet for NGS Station SX1189. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mount Stuart". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c "Mount Stuart". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mount Stuart". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Mount Fernow". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mount Fernow". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Mount Fernow". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Goode Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c "Goode Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Goode Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "MT SHUKSAN". Datasheet for NGS Station TQ0529. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Mount Shuksan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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- ^ a b "Buckner Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Buckner Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Buckner Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "JACK". Datasheet for NGS Station TQ0584. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Jack Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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- ^ a b c "GLACIER". Datasheet for NGS Station TQ0486. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mount Spickard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c "Mount Spickard". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mount Spickard". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Black Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Black Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Black Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Mount Redoubt". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mount Redoubt". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Mount Redoubt". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "North Gardner Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "North Gardner Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "North Gardner Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "DOME PEAK". Datasheet for NGS Station TQ0498. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Dome Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Dome Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Dome Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Silver Star Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Silver Star Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Silver Star Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "ELDORADO PEAK". Datasheet for NGS Station TQ0487. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Eldorado Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Eldorado Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Eldorado Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Dragontail Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Dragontail Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Dragontail Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "OVAL PEAK". Datasheet for NGS Station TQ0453. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Oval Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Oval Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Oval Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Mesahchie Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Fortress Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mount Lago". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c "Mount Lago". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mount Lago". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Robinson Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b "REMMEL". Datasheet for NGS Station TQ0432. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2020.