Most Iconic Mountain in WA
huskyhooligan
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Rainier
The big guy! Inspired and named so many things. Causes inferiority complex for citizens of Oregon.
Adams
Shorter little more stubby, often confused as Rainier from Western Washington road trippers. The pride of Goldendale and Yakima.
Mt. Baker - The White Lady of the North.
Mt. Stuart -
6th Highest and crown jewel of Central WA. Bastion of the enchantments, and monarch of Ellensburg. Its the big mountain you see looking to the north from Ellensburg and along I90.
Mt. Shuksan - Possibly one of the most photographed, yet unknown mountains in the US. I've seen it used in Colorado, passed off as a CO mountain. No other mountain other than Rainier has probably been featured in more calendars.
St. Helens - Angry beautiful bitch who despite losing 1500 feet, still dominates its neighbors. Pretty good case study about why shaving makes things look even bigger. Worst part of the 1980 eruption is that prevailing winds weren't northerly, burying the cesspool of duck fans to the south.
Mt. Constance - Tallest of the Olympics visible from Seattle. Debatable if its more stunning than The Brothers. Probably confused for Mt. Olympus by retards who can't read a map.
Liberty Bell / Early Winter Spires - Icons of Washington Pass and one of the more epic view points in the state. Was used in quite a few WA tourism publications. I'm kind of partial to nearby jagged peak of Silver Star Mountain.
White Horse Mountain - This won a coin flip with nearby and just as impressive Three Fingers. WH and TF are the most visible and prominent Cascade Mtns in the North Sound. I gave the nod to White Horse as its a behemoth you can get close too, and was also used as the background when a young David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) calls after escaping NORAD in the 'Rocky Mountains'. White Horse is the number one reason I'd move to Darrington. There are pocket glimpses of bigger and possibly more impressive mountains in the area (Pugh, Glacier, Three Fingers) but White Horse's proximity dominates the skyline.
Bonus Pic: Glacier framed by White Horse and White Chuck from Mt. Erie.
Bonus Pic: White Horse, Three Fingers and Pilchuck from Magnusson Park.
The Brothers - The other very distinctive Olympic Mountain from Puget Sound. Nothing like cresting a hill in Seattle in the morning heading west and sun hitting this bad boy just right.
Honorable Mentions:
Glacier Peak - 4th highest but most people don't even realize its there. Not a lot of great views of it outside of Everett and Lake Cavanaugh of all places. Shorter but high peaks nearby obstruct its view. Easy to spot if you know what you're looking for.
Index / Persis: Very visible from Hwy 2 and Seattle. Northern higher peaks before the peaks get higher.
Mt. Baring: From Everett it really sticks out and was at one point referred to as Mt. Index, as honestly, it looks more like a finger than index does. From highway 2 its not impressive, but the simple and beginner hike to Barclay Lake offers great views of the north, almost shear cliff wall of stone. A popular place for base jumpers.
Olympus: High point of the Olympics but not a lot of great perspectives out there, even from places like Hurricane Ridge, a direct view is tough.
Olympus from Elinor
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The one that blew its load all over the place.
TAH TOWN TUFF
Mt. Tequilla
This should not even really be a debate. Second place goes to St. Helens. Debate starts after that.
I agree but like the availability of choice.
No one's talking about Mt. Sugarsuvius in Pumpeii
I've spent the most time on and around St Helens (pre and post eruption) and Adams, which has nice stuff going on around it but is pretty dull compared to many of the peaks mentioned.
St Helens has dominated news stories throughout most of my life. It was awful pretty before too. It wins.
@huskyhooligan is our board's banana hammock and mountain superiority guy.
Great poll! I enjoyed those photos
Thanks! I'm a fan of massive polls. It took some time finding those pics in my collection.
In all seriousness this is a hell of a pole. So many beautiful mountains.
Fan dual has the Sisters favored to win the Cascadia natty.
I sit on the port side of the airplane when flying to Seattle and the starboard side when departing Seattle for reasons.
All you have to do is walk up the skyline trail, and continue up to the 10,000 foot level and get ready to walk across the ice to get to the base camp to feel close to god… the other astounding Mtn though in my book is Baker… the sheer cliff on the south side is really something to behold.. and it stands over the skyline in vancouver in such a nice way..; yow.
Love me some sisters. When in Bend I always pop up to Pilot Butte for the view. RIP Pilot Butte Drive-In.
You can see Casa de Piss !
Most iconic mountains in WA state these days.
509 represent.
5’3” bruh. Optical illusion.
Iconic Mountain. Iconic beer.
Irrelevant when horizontal
I don't get in here enough. Iconic? It's clearly Rainier and it's foolish to say otherwise. I could smash on this subject for days for other adjectives. Your choices seem to be for the Mountaineers Club, not the common man. For some of us, a great selection, love the blurbs, but there's some glaring omissions for iconic. Got to have Mount Si in there and you got to throw the East a bone. Mount Spokane is pretty rad for what it is. It would be a temple for me if I lived over there. Pilchuck could get a nod. Seems like more people die there than Rainier. Mount Constitution should get an interview for the position at least. It's the law, after all, and the San Juans smash. Galbraith Mountain in Bellingham is iconic for we mountain bikers.