List of peaks of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Last updated March 12, 2022

The Alpine Lakes Wilderness contains a number of mountain peaks and ranges:

Snoqualmie peaks

Kaleetan Peak —6,259 ft (1,908 m)^[1]
Chair Peak —6,238 ft (1,901 m)^[2]
Denny Mountain —5,520 feet (1,680 m)
Guye Peak —5,168 feet (1,575 m)
Hibox Mountain —6,547 feet (1,996 m)
Snoqualmie Mountain —6,278 ft (1,914 m)
Lundin Peak —6,057 ft (1,846 m)ft^[3]
Red Mountain —5,890 ft (1,795 m)ft^[4]
Kendall Peak —5,784.03 ft (1,763 m)
Mount Thomson —6,554 ft (1,998 m)
Bryant Peak —5,801 ft (1,768 m)^[5]
The Tooth —5,604 ft (1,708 m)^[6]
Mount Defiance —5,584 ft (1,702 m)^[7]
Rampart Ridge —5,870 ft (1,789 m)^[8]
Mount Roosevelt —5,835 ft (1,779 m)^[9]
Three Queens —6,687 ft (2,038 m)^[10]
Dungeon Peak —5,640 ft (1,719 m)^[11]
Alaska Mountain —5,745 ft (1,751 m)^[12]
Wright Mountain —5,430 ft (1,655 m)

Dutch Miller Gap peaks

Chikamin Peak —6,960 ft (2,121 m)
Dip Top Peak —7,291 ft (2,222 m)
Four Brothers —6,485 ft (1,977 m)
Lemah Mountain —7,480 ft (2,280 m)
Chimney Rock —7,721 ft (2,353 m)
Huckleberry Mountain —6,320 ft (1,926 m)
Overcoat Peak —7,432 ft (2,265 m)
Summit Chief Mountain —7,464 ft (2,275 m)
Mount Hinman —7,492 ft (2,284 m)
Mount Daniel —7,899 ft (2,408 m)
Little Big Chief Mountain —7,225 ft (2,202 m)
Bears Breast Mountain —7,197 ft (2,194 m)
Big Snow Mountain —6,680 ft (2,036 m)^[13]
Cathedral Rock —6,724 ft (2,049 m)
La Bohn Peak —6,585 ft (2,007 m)
Burnt Boot Peak —6,520 ft (1,987 m)
Terrace Mountain —6,361 ft (1,939 m)^[14]
Iron Cap Mountain —6,347 ft (1,935 m)^[15]
Malachite Peak —6,261 ft (1,908 m)

Wenatchee Mountains

Cashmere Mountain —8,501 ft (2,591 m)
Eightmile Mountain —7,996 ft (2,437 m)
Granite Mountain —7,144 ft (2,177 m)
Ingalls Peak —7,662 ft (2,335 m)
The Cradle —7,467 ft (2,276 m)
Fortune Peak —7,382 ft (2,250 m)
Navaho Peak —7,223 ft (2,202 m)
Harding Mountain —7,173 ft (2,186 m)
Bills Peak —6,917 ft (2,108 m)
Mac Peak —6,859 ft (2,091 m)
Teanaway Peak —6,779 ft (2,066 m)
Surprise Mountain —6,330 ft (1,929 m)
Spark Plug Mountain —6,320 ft (1,926 m)
Three Brothers —7,303 ft (2,226 m)
Thunder Mountain —6,556 ft (1,998 m)
Trico Mountain —6,640 ft (2,024 m)

Chiwaukum Mountains

Big Chiwaukum —8,081 ft (2,463 m)
Snowgrass Mountain —7,993 ft (2,436 m)
Big Lou —7,780 ft (2,371 m)
Big Jim Mountain —7,763 ft (2,366 m)
Ladies Peak —7,708 ft (2,349 m)
Grindstone Mountain —7,533 ft (2,296 m)
Cape Horn —7,316 ft (2,230 m)
Bulls Tooth —6,840 ft (2,085 m)
Jim Hill Mountain —6,765 ft (2,062 m)
Arrowhead Mountain —6,030 ft (1,838 m)

Stuart Range

Mount Stuart —9,415 ft (2,870 m)
Argonaut Peak —8,453 ft (2,576 m)
Colchuck Peak —8,705 ft (2,653 m)^[16]
Dragontail Peak —8,840 ft (2,694 m)
Edward Peak —7,280 ft (2,219 m)^[17]
Enchantment Peak —8,520 ft (2,597 m)
Jabberwocky Tower —6,840 ft (2,085 m)
Little Annapurna —8,440 ft (2,573 m)
McClellan Peak —8,364 ft (2,549 m)^[18]
Prusik Peak —8,000 ft (2,438 m)
Cannon Mountain —8,638 ft (2,633 m)
The Temple —8,292 ft (2,527 m)
Witches Tower —8,520 ft (2,597 m)^[19]
The Enchantments

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References

↑ "Kaleetan Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Chair Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Lundin Peak". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Red Mountain". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Bryant Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "The Tooth, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Mount Defiance, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Rampart Ridge, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Mount Roosevelt, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Three Queens, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Dungeon Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Alaska Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Big Snow Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Terrace Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Iron Cap Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Colchuck Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Edward Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "McClellan Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
↑ "Witches Tower, Washington". Peakbagger.com.