North Cascade Classic Peaks
Forbidden Peak, Eldorado Peak, and Mount Baker from Mount Logan
The (Seattle) Mountaineers "Cascade Classic Peaks" lists 18 peaks in the North Cascades. The Everett Mountaineers recognize eight North Cascades peaks as their "Classic Eight Peaks". I have included both lists on this page, with a few additional peaks I have climbed.
I climbed most of my North Cascades peaks with the Chemeketans as part of the Eighteen Major Northwest Peaks and the Washington Niners projects, augmented with other North Cascade climbs led by Bill Saur over several years. Since then my recreational interests have taken me in other directions.
"... the initial problem was the impenetrable jungle of deadfall and matted undergrowth over which and through which the climbers had to struggle. The arduous bushwacks, where climbers were frequently suspended above the ground by the undergrowth, provided a heightened sense of isolation and adventure."
- Chris Jones, Climbing in North America
The Peaks
| Mountaineers Cascade Classic Peaks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Mountaineers Classic Eight Peaks | |||||
| Peak | Elevation (feet) |
Prominence (feet) |
Year | ||
| Bonanza Peak | 9511 | 3711 | 1996 | ||
| Mount Stuart | 9415 | 5354 | 1982 | ||
| Mount Fernow | 9249 | 2811 | 1995 | ||
| Goode Mountain | 9200+ | 3808 | 1998 | ||
| Mount Shuksan | 9131 | 4411 | 1993 | ||
| Buckner Mountain | 9114 | 3034 | 1996 | ||
| Seven Fingered Jack | 9100 | 380 | 1997 | ||
| Mount Logan | 9087 | 1487 | 1997 | ||
| Jack Mountain | 9066 | 4211 | (1999) | ||
| Mount Maude | 9040+ | 882 | 1994 | ||
| Mount Spickard | 8979 | 4779 | 2003 | ||
| Black Peak | 8970 | 3450 | 2001 | ||
| Mount Redoubt | 8969 | 1649 | (2000) | ||
| North Gardner Mountain | 8956 | 3996 | |||
| Dome Peak | 8920 | 3040 | 1999 | ||
| Silver Star Mountain | 8876 | 2436 | 2003 | ||
| Eldorado Peak | 8868 | 2188 | 1994 | ||
| Dragontail Peak | 8840 | 1760 | 1989 | ||
| Forbidden Peak | 8815 | 1055 | 1988 | ||
| Sahale Mountain (Peak) | 8680 | 80 | 1996 | ||
| Clark Mountain | 8602 | 1522 | 1995 | ||
| Mount Challenger | 8207 | 607 | |||
| Prusik Peak | 8000 | 160 | 1989 | ||
| Sloan Peak | 7835 | 3875 | 1990 | ||
| Liberty Bell Mountain | 7720+ | 200 | 1989 | ||
| Ingalls (North) Peak | 7662 | 1222 | 1998 | ||
(15/18) (6/8)
North Cascade Classic Peaks
= Climbed,
= No Current Plans
General Information
Pacific Northwest Forest AreasPeakbagger.com: Paul's Mountaineers Everett Classic Eight
Peakbagger.com: Paul's Mountaineers Cascade Classic Peak Pin
References
- Beckey, Fred, Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes, Vol. 1, Columbia River to Stevens Pass, Third Edition, The Mountaineers, 2000.
- Beckey, Fred, Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes, Vol. 2, Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass, Second Edition, The Mountaineers, 1989.
- Beckey, Fred, Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes, Vol. 3, Rainy Pass to Fraser River, Second Edition, The Mountaineers, 1995.
- Nelson, Jim and Peter Potterfield, Selected Climbs in the Cascades, The Mountaineers, 1993.
- Nelson, Jim and Peter Potterfield, Selected Climbs in the Cascades, Volume II, The Mountaineers, 2000.
