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Mountain Peaks in Washington

124 mountain peaks in Washington with photography planning data — sunrise and sunset azimuths, golden hour by month, Milky Way windows and estimated sky darkness. Whatcom County has the most (24). The darkest skies are at Abercrombie Mountain (Bortle 1).

Top mountain peaks

Mount RainierMountain Peak
Mount RainierPierce County · 4,392 m
Mount AdamsMountain Peak
Mount AdamsYakima County · 3,745 m
Mount BakerMountain Peak
Mount BakerWhatcom County · 3,176 m
Glacier PeakMountain Peak
Glacier PeakSnohomish County · 3,180 m
Mount OlympusMountain Peak
Mount OlympusJefferson County · 2,307 m
Candy MountainMountain Peak
Candy MountainBenton County · 425 m
Badger MountainMountain Peak
Badger MountainBenton County · 477 m
Mount ShuksanMountain Peak
Mount ShuksanWhatcom County · 2,761 m
Bonanza PeakMountain Peak
Bonanza PeakChelan County · 2,849 m
Mount ConstanceMountain Peak
Mount ConstanceJefferson County · 2,328 m
Mount StuartMountain Peak
Mount StuartChelan County · 2,807 m
Mount DanielMountain Peak
Mount DanielKittitas County · 2,403 m

Mountain Peaks by county

All mountain peaks (124)

NameCountyElevationNearest townSky
Mount RainierMount RainierPierce County4,392 mCrocker3
Mount AdamsYakima County3,745 mWhite Salmon3
Mount BakerWhatcom County3,176 mPeaceful Valley3
Glacier PeakSnohomish County3,180 mDarrington3
Mount OlympusOlympicJefferson County2,307 mPort Angeles3
Candy MountainIce Age FloodsBenton County425 mWest Richland6
Badger MountainIce Age FloodsBenton County477 mRichland6
Mount ShuksanNorth CascadesWhatcom County2,761 mPeaceful Valley2
Bonanza PeakChelan County2,849 mDarrington2
Mount ConstanceOlympicJefferson County2,328 mSeabeck4
Mount StuartChelan County2,807 mLeavenworth3
Mount DanielKittitas County2,403 mLeavenworth3
Buckner MountainNorth CascadesChelan County2,771 mDarrington2
Mount FernowChelan County2,767 mGranite Falls2
Seven Fingered JackChelan County2,750 mGranite Falls2
Argonaut PeakChelan County2,551 mLeavenworth3
Mount PilchuckSnohomish County1,584 mGranite Falls4
Mount SiKing County1,254 mTanner5
The BrothersOlympicJefferson County2,019 mSeabeck4
Liberty Bell MountainChelan County2,341 mArlington2
Mount AngelesOlympicClallam County1,933 mPort Angeles3
Mount LoganNorth CascadesSkagit County2,724 mDarrington2
American Border PeakWhatcom County2,436 mPeaceful Valley2
Cardinal PeakChelan County2,608 mGranite Falls2
Desolation PeakWhatcom County1,855 mSudden Valley2
Gilbert PeakYakima County2,409 mTieton3
Jack MountainNorth CascadesWhatcom County2,684 mSedro-Woolley2
Mount EllinorMason County1,796 mBelfair4
Mount SpokaneSpokane County1,784 mSpirit Lake3
Mount DeceptionOlympicJefferson County2,367 mSequim3
Dome PeakSkagit County2,698 mDarrington3
Mount TerrorNorth CascadesWhatcom County2,448 mSedro-Woolley2
Tolmie PeakMount RainierPierce County1,790 mCrocker4
Eldorado PeakNorth CascadesSkagit County2,701 mDarrington2
Whitehorse MountainSnohomish County2,015 mDarrington4
Little Tahoma PeakMount RainierPierce County3,357 mCrocker3
Mount ChristieOlympicJefferson County1,868 mPort Angeles East3
Mount ConstitutionSan Juan County732 mFriday Harbor3
Mount DespairNorth CascadesWhatcom County1,976 mDarrington2
Mount RedoubtNorth CascadesWhatcom County2,689 mSudden Valley2
North Gardner MountainOkanogan County2,716 mWenatchee2
Sloan PeakSnohomish County2,388 mDarrington3
Unicorn PeakMount RainierLewis County2,102 mEatonville3
Mount IndexKing County1,813 mGold Bar4
Greenleaf PeakSkamania County1,011 mStevenson4
Hozomeen MountainWhatcom County2,442 mSudden Valley2
Mount AixYakima County2,349 mTieton3
Mount AndersonOlympicJefferson County2,234 mSeabeck3
Bandera MountainKing County1,581 mRiverbend4
Baring MountainKing County1,864 mGold Bar4
Mount SpickardNorth CascadesWhatcom County2,734 mSudden Valley2
Big Four MountainSnohomish County1,880 mDarrington4
Seahpo PeakWhatcom County2,229 mPeaceful Valley2
Silver Star MountainOkanogan County2,670 mArlington2
Snoqualmie MountainKing County1,908 mTanner4
Mount ErieSkagit County386 mAnacortes4
Plummer PeakMount RainierLewis County1,933 mEatonville3
Sahale MountainChelan County2,619 mDarrington2
Boston PeakSkagit County2,605 mDarrington2
Sourdough MountainNorth CascadesWhatcom County1,863 mSedro-Woolley2
Black PeakNorth CascadesChelan County2,719 mArlington2
Squak MountainKing County471 mIssaquah7
Tiger MountainKing County913 mMirrormont6
Forbidden PeakNorth CascadesSkagit County2,631 mDarrington2
Goat PeakOkanogan County2,079 mEast Wenatchee Bench2
Mount TriumphNorth CascadesWhatcom County2,124 mDarrington2
Luna PeakNorth CascadesWhatcom County2,477 mSedro-Woolley2
Monte Cristo PeakSnohomish County2,140 mGold Bar3
Clark MountainChelan County2,606 mDarrington3
Lemei RockSkamania County1,787 mCarson3
Mount ChallengerNorth CascadesWhatcom County2,473 mPeaceful Valley2
Mox PeaksWhatcom County2,496 mSudden Valley2
Mount BlumNorth CascadesWhatcom County2,328 mPeaceful Valley2
Mount LagoOkanogan County2,655 mSedro-Woolley2
Dege PeakMount RainierPierce County2,130 mCrocker3
Agnes MountainChelan County2,396 mDarrington2
Bacon PeakNorth CascadesWhatcom County2,138 mDarrington3
Rattlesnake MountainBenton County1,076 mBenton City3
Bogachiel PeakOlympicClallam County1,662 mPort Angeles3
Buckhorn MountainJefferson County2,111 mSequim4
Green MountainSnohomish County1,950 mDarrington3
Capitol PeakThurston County789 mMcCleary4
Chimney RockKittitas County2,316 mTanner3
Booker MountainChelan County2,475 mDarrington2
Columbia PeakSnohomish County2,177 mGold Bar3
Denny MountainKing County1,683 mTanner4
Pinnacle PeakMount RainierLewis County1,972 mEatonville3
Galbraith MountainWhatcom County1,785 mSudden Valley5
Mount PughSnohomish County2,191 mDarrington3
Johannesburg MountainSkagit County2,469 mDarrington2
Little SiKing County462 mNorth Bend5
McClellan ButteKing County1,557 mRiverbend4
Austera PeakNorth CascadesSkagit County2,534 mDarrington2
Mesahchie PeakSkagit County2,635 mSedro-Woolley2
Nooksack TowerWhatcom County2,530 mPeaceful Valley2
Sentinel Peak (Washington)Chelan County2,502 mDarrington2
Snowfield PeakNorth CascadesSkagit County2,522 mDarrington2
Whatcom PeakNorth CascadesWhatcom County2,067 mPeaceful Valley2
Mount CatherineKittitas County1,514 mRiverbend4
Mount DuckabushJefferson County1,750 mSeabeck3
Mount HinmanKing County2,264 mTanner3
Mount Kit CarsonSpokane County1,600 mSpirit Lake4
Abercrombie MountainStevens County2,203 mColville1
Mount MaudeChelan County2,748 mGranite Falls2
Red MountainBenton County380 mBenton City5
Mount WashingtonKing County1,344 mWilderness Rim4
Table MountainSkamania County1,027 mCascade Locks4
Old Snowy MountainLewis County2,389 mTieton3
Overcoat PeakKing County2,231 mTanner3
Chopaka MountainOkanogan County2,403 mOroville1
Three FingersSnohomish County1,984 mDarrington4
Lane PeakMount RainierLewis County1,832 mEatonville3
Magic MountainChelan County2,298 mDarrington2
Colonial PeakNorth CascadesWhatcom County2,344 mDarrington2
Davis PeakNorth CascadesWhatcom County2,143 mSedro-Woolley2
McNeeley PeakMount RainierPierce County2,048 mCrocker3
Mix-up PeakSkagit County2,204 mDarrington2
Twin Sisters MountainWhatcom County1,710 mSudden Valley3
Vesper PeakSnohomish County1,871 mGold Bar4
Whiskey Dick MountainKittitas County1,182 mKittitas3
Gunn PeakSnohomish County1,887 mGold Bar4
Mount WowMount RainierPierce County1,800 mEatonville3
Dog MountainSkamania County858 mCarson3
Granite MountainKing County1,710 mTanner4

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph mountain peaks

Summits catch first and last light — alpenglow can turn rock pink or orange minutes before sunrise and after sunset while valleys stay in shadow.

  • Photograph the peak from a lake, meadow or ridge at sunrise when the face that looks east lights up first.
  • Long lenses compress ridgelines; shoot the peak from several miles away to make it look massive.
  • Afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer at high elevations — plan summit hikes for early morning.
  • Snow on the summit holds detail best when you expose for the highlights and lift shadows later.
  • Alpenglow lasts only a few minutes; set up and focus beforehand.

Season: Early summer keeps snow on the peaks with green valleys below; autumn adds aspen or larch color in many ranges.