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Mount Stuart is the highest summit of the Wenatchee Mountains. Mount Olympus is the highest summit of the Olympic Mountains.
Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the US state of Washington. The mountain is 14,411 ft tall, making Washington one of the four US states with a mountain higher that 14,000 ft. Four of the state’s tallest peaks are all active volcanoes.
Mount Rainier is the tallest mountain in Washington and the Cascade Range. This peak is located just east of Eatonville and just southeast of Tacoma and Seattle. [24] Mount Rainier is ranked third of the 128 ultra-prominent mountain peaks of the United States.
After tackling a few more Pacific Northwest summits, I learned of the Bulger List – a list of the 100 highest elevation peaks in Washington. Shuksan was a Bulger, so I already had one crossed off! Over the next few years, my climbing buddies and I were able to summit one-third of the Bulgers.
The U.S. state of Washington, located in the Pacific Northwest, has several major mountain ranges that are traversed various passes. The state is divided by the Cascade Range, which have the highest passes, and is also home to the Olympic Mountains, Selkirk Mountains, and Blue Mountains.
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. Map Showing Location of Peaks
Mount Rainier, highest mountain (14,410 feet [4,392 meters]) in the state of Washington, U.S., and in the Cascade Range. It lies about 40 miles (64 km) southeast of the city of Tacoma, within Mount Rainier National Park. An active volcano, it last erupted about 150 years ago.
Mount Rainier is known as Tahoma or Tacoma, literally meaning the Great Snowy Peak. It is a stratovolcano located in the Mount Rainier National Park, 87 km south south-east of Seattle. Mt Rainier hight is 14,410 ft (4,392 m) above sea level. This makes it the highest peak in the state of Washington. Every year, thousands of people successfully ...
Ascending to 14,410 feet above sea level, Mount Rainier stands as an icon in the Washington landscape. An active volcano, Mount Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous U.S.A., spawning five major rivers.
The Burroughs Mountain Trail starts at the Sunrise Area of Mount Rainier National Park, which, at 6400 ft, is the highest point in the park reachable by vehicle. Start at the restrooms at Sunrise and follow a trail uphill towards Sourdough Ridge, turning left at the first junction you reach.