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Washington's Steepest Mountain Faces (in 1 horizontal mile)

From Stephen Fry's article "Highest Mountains and Steepest Faces" in the 1983 - 1990 issue of The Mountaineer.

Location NameMVDFaceUSGS quad
Davis Peak5381NEDiablo Dam
Whitehorse Mountain5185NNEWhitehorse Mountain
Johannesburg Mountain5160NCascade Pass
Luna Peak5040NNWMount Challenger
Elephant Butte49604960Mount Prophet
Hozomeen Mountain4926WHozomeen Mountain
Colonial Peak4901NRoss Dam
McMillan Spire4892NMount Challenger
Mount Rainier4830NMount Rainier West
Hozomeen Mountain, South Peak4820ESkagit Peak
Jack Mountain4820NEJack Mountain
Colonial Peak4816SESRoss Dam
Snowfield Peak4814NERoss Dam
Chimney Peak4812SEChimney Peak
Storm King4770NEGoode Mountain
Mount Spickard4704EMount Spickard
Mount Terror4701NEMount Challenger
Mount Shuksan4700SMount Shuksan
Booker Mountain4660SGoode Mountain
Buck Mountain4658NNEClark Mountain USGS quad
* Denotes unofficial name.

Summit pyramid of Mount Shuksan from the Sulphide Glacier (trip report)
Image of Summit pyramid of Mount Shuksan from the Sulphide Glacier

Summit pyramid of Mount Shuksan from High Camp (trip report)
Image of Summit pyramid of Mount Shuksan from High Camp

Mount Baker from the base of the summit pyramid on Mount Shuksan (trip report)
Image of Mount Baker from the base of the summit pyramid on Mount Shuksan

Ridge south of the summit of Mount Shuksan (trip report)
Image of Ridge south of the summit of Mount Shuksan

Whitehorse Mountain from gas station on SR 350
Image of Whitehorse Mountain from gas station on SR 350

Jagged Ridge from the summit of Mount Shuksan (trip report)
Image of Jagged Ridge from the summit of Mount Shuksan

Mount Shuksan from the Mountaineer's Baker Lodge (where we spent the night). (trip report)
Image of Mount Shuksan from the Mountaineer's Baker Lodge (where we spent the night).

The view from our high point above Lake Ann. Point 6461 on Shuksan Arm in foreground, Mount Shuksan in back right. (trip report)
Image of The view from our high point above Lake Ann.  Point 6461 on Shuksan Arm in foreground, Mount Shuksan in back right.

Mount Shuksan (upper left) from our high point above Lake Ann. (trip report)
Image of Mount Shuksan (upper left) from our high point above Lake Ann.

Mount Shuksan from Austin Pass (trip report)
Image of Mount Shuksan from Austin Pass


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