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

See Peak Map

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

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North Cascade Classic Peaks

= Climbed, = No Current Plans

General Information

Pacific Northwest Forest Areas
Peakbagger.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.