List of mountain peaks of Washington (state)


This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Washington.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. The [|first table] below ranks the 100 highest major summits of Washington by elevation.
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. The [|second table] below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of Washington.
  3. The topographic isolation of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. The [|third table] below ranks the 25 most isolated major summits of Washington.

    Highest major summits

Of the major summits of the State of Washington, Mount Rainier exceeds elevation, four peaks exceed elevation, and 97 peaks exceed elevation.
RankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocationFirst ascent
1
Mount Rainier Area
1870----
2
Mount Adams Area
1894----
3

Most prominent summits

Of the most prominent summits of the State of Washington, Mount Rainier exceeds of topographic prominence, five peaks exceed, seven peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than of topographic prominence, and 40 peaks exceed of topographic prominence.
RankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocationFirst ascent
1
Mount Rainier Area
1870----
2

Most isolated major summits

Of the major summits of the State of Washington, Mount Rainier exceeds of topographic isolation, three peaks exceed, and 16 exceed of topographic isolation.
RankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocationFirst ascent
1
Mount Rainier Area
1870----
2

Gallery

OWIKI.org. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.