Eighteen Major Northwest Peaks

These eighteen peaks are considered by both the Chemeketans and the Mazamas as the "Major Northwest Peaks" and recognize their members with awards who successfully climb these peaks on club climbs. The Chemeketans include all eighteen peaks; the Mazamas include sixteen of them, excluding Broken Top and Mount Theilsen.

Linda joined me on our quest to climb these peaks. We shared most of the climbs together, often leading the climbs in order to get them on the official Chemeketan climb schedule. She successfully completed her goal in 1994 on Mount Baker. I completed mine in 1993 on Mount Shuksan.

The Peaks

Peak	Elevation	State	Year
Mount Rainier	14410	Washington	1980
Mount Shasta	14162	California	1986
Mount Adams	12276	Washington	1977
Mount Hood	11239	Oregon	1977
Mount Baker	10781	Washington	1993
Glacier Peak	10541	Washington	1985
Mount Jefferson	10497	Oregon	1978
South Sister	10358	Oregon	1976
North Sister	10085	Oregon	1979
Middle Sister	10047	Oregon	1975
Mount Stuart	9415	Washington	1982
Mount Thielsen	9182	Oregon	1977
Broken Top	9175	Oregon	1984
Mount Shuksan	9131	Washington	1993
Mount Saint Helens	8363	Washington	1977
Mount Olympus	7965	Washington	1992
Three Fingered Jack	7841	Oregon	1979
Mount Washington	7794	Oregon	1979

General Information

Washington Climb Links
Oregon Climb Links
National Forests of Oregon and Washington
Northern California Climb Links

References

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Beckey, Fred, Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes, Vol. 3, Rainy Pass to Fraser River, Second Edition, The Mountaineers, 1995.
Gauthier, Mike and Bruce Barcott, Mount Rainier: A Climbing Guide, The Mountaineers, 1999.
Nelson, Jim and Peter Potterfield, Selected Climbs in the Cascades, The Mountaineers, 1993.
Nelson, Jim and Peter Potterfield, Selected Climbs in the Cascades, Volume II, The Mountaineers, 2000.
Olympic Mountain Rescue, Climber's Guide to the Olympic Mountains, Third Edition, The Mountaineers, 1988.
Porcella, Stephen F. and Cameron M. Burns, California's Fourteeners, Palisades Press, 1991.
Porcella, Stephen F. and Cameron M. Burns, Climbing California's Fourteeners, The Mountaineers, 1998.
Thomas, Jeff, Oregon High: A Climbing Guide, Keep Climbing Press, 1991.

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