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Mountain Peaks in Snohomish County, Washington

12 mountain peaks in Snohomish County. Every location page has sunrise and sunset azimuths, a monthly golden hour table, Milky Way windows and nearby spots.

Top mountain peaks

Glacier PeakMountain Peak
Glacier PeakSnohomish County · 3,180 m
Mount PilchuckMountain Peak
Mount PilchuckSnohomish County · 1,584 m
Whitehorse MountainMountain Peak
Whitehorse MountainSnohomish County · 2,015 m
Sloan PeakMountain Peak
Sloan PeakSnohomish County · 2,388 m
Big Four MountainMountain Peak
Big Four MountainSnohomish County · 1,880 m
Monte Cristo PeakMountain Peak
Monte Cristo PeakSnohomish County · 2,140 m
Green MountainMountain Peak
Green MountainSnohomish County · 1,950 m
Columbia PeakMountain Peak
Columbia PeakSnohomish County · 2,177 m
Mount PughMountain Peak
Mount PughSnohomish County · 2,191 m
Three FingersMountain Peak
Three FingersSnohomish County · 1,984 m
Vesper PeakMountain Peak
Vesper PeakSnohomish County · 1,871 m
Gunn PeakMountain Peak
Gunn PeakSnohomish County · 1,887 m

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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.