Best Peaks to Climb in August
166 catalog summits list August in their published season window.
August stays close to July’s Northern Hemisphere peak: USA, Swiss and Italian Alps, UK hills, and Karakoram expeditions still dominate the counts.
East African and New Guinea objectives remain. Andean dry-season peaks continue; they are not midsummer outings south of the equator.
Late-August plans should still check snow on north-facing alpine routes and monsoon remnants on Nepal peaks that have already left this month’s list.
Countries in season
Day hike (34)
- Mt. Whitney — USA · 14,495 ft · Class 1–2 hike · Jul–Sep
- Mt. Elbert — USA · 14,440 ft · Walk-up · Jul–Sep
- Grays Peak — USA · 14,278 ft · Class 1–2 hike · Jun–Sep
- Quandary Peak — USA · 14,265 ft · Class 1–2 hike · Jun–Sep
- White Mountain Peak — USA · 14,252 ft · Class 1–2 hike · Jun–Oct
- Pikes Peak — USA · 14,115 ft · Walk-up · Jun–Oct
- Handies Peak — USA · 14,048 ft · Class 1–2 hike · Jul–Sep
- Mount Langley — USA · 14,026 ft · Class 1–2 hike · Jun–Oct
- Mauna Kea — USA · 13,796 ft · High-altitude drive / hike · Year-round; summit can be cold or snowy in winter
- Wheeler Peak — USA · 13,063 ft · Class 1–2 hike · Jun–Oct
- Humphreys Peak — USA · 12,633 ft · Class 1 hike · Jun–Oct
- Mt. Fuji — Japan · 12,388 ft · Class 1 hike · Jul–early Sep shoulder month
- Teide — Spain · 12,198 ft · Class 1 hike · May–Oct
- Mulhacén — Spain · 11,414 ft · Class 1 hike · Jun–Oct
- Haleakalā — USA · 10,023 ft · Drive / Class 1–2 hike · Year-round (summit is cold; storms year-round)
- Musala — Bulgaria · 9,596 ft · Class 1 hike · Jun–Sep
- Galdhøpiggen — Norway · 8,100 ft · Class 1–2 hike · Jun–Sep
- Black Elk Peak — USA · 7,242 ft · Class 1 hike · May–Oct
- Mt. Mitchell — USA · 6,684 ft · Class 1 hike · May–Oct
- Kuwohi — USA · 6,643 ft · Class 1 paved walk · Apr–Nov (road season varies)
- Hallasan — South Korea · 6,398 ft · Class 1 hike · Apr–Nov
- Mt. Washington — USA · 6,288 ft · Class 1–2 hike · Jun–Sep
- Mt. Rogers — USA · 5,729 ft · Class 1 hike · May–Oct
- Mt. Marcy — USA · 5,344 ft · Class 1–2 hike · Jun–Oct
- Mt. Lafayette — USA · 5,249 ft · Class 1–2 hike · Jun–Oct
- Halti — Finland/Norway · 4,344 ft · Class 1 hike · Jun–Sep
- Slide Mountain — USA · 4,180 ft · Class 1–2 hike · May–Oct
- Hunter Mountain — USA · 4,040 ft · Class 1–2 hike · May–Oct
- Black Dome — USA · 3,980 ft · Class 1–2 hike · May–Oct
- Blackhead — USA · 3,940 ft · Class 1–2 hike · May–Oct
- West Kill Mountain — USA · 3,880 ft · Class 1–2 hike · May–Oct
- Snowdon / Yr Wyddfa — United Kingdom · 3,560 ft · Class 1–2 hike · May–Oct
- Mt. Monadnock — USA · 3,165 ft · Class 1–2 hike · May–Oct
- Cadillac Mountain — USA · 1,529 ft · Drive / easy to moderate hike · May–Oct
Strenuous hike (36)
- Mt. Massive — USA · 14,421 ft · Class 2 hike · Jun–Sep
- Mt. Harvard — USA · 14,420 ft · Class 2 hike · Jun–Sep
- Uncompahgre Peak — USA · 14,309 ft · Class 2 hike · Jun–Sep
- Torreys Peak — USA · 14,267 ft · Class 2 hike · Jun–Sep
- Mount Blue Sky — USA · 14,265 ft · Drive / Class 2 hike · Jun–Sep
- Mt. Princeton — USA · 14,197 ft · Class 2 hike · Jun–Sep
- Mt. Yale — USA · 14,196 ft · Class 2 hike · Jun–Sep
- Mt. Bierstadt — USA · 14,060 ft · Class 2 hike · Jun–Sep
- Mt. Sherman — USA · 14,036 ft · Class 2 hike · May–Oct
- Mt. of the Holy Cross — USA · 14,005 ft · Class 2 hike · Jul–Sep
- Mauna Loa — USA · 13,679 ft · High-altitude hike · Year-round (weather dependent)
- Jebel Toubkal — Morocco · 13,671 ft · Class 2 hike · May–Oct
- Kings Peak — USA · 13,528 ft · Class 2 hike · Jul–Sep
- Wheeler Peak — USA · 13,161 ft · Strenuous day hike · Jun–Sep
- Mount Rinjani — Indonesia · 12,224 ft · Strenuous day / overnight · May–Oct
- Mount Nebo — USA · 11,928 ft · Class 2 hike · Jun–Oct
- Charleston Peak — USA · 11,916 ft · Strenuous day hike · May–Oct
- Mt. Timpanogos — USA · 11,749 ft · Class 2 hike · Jul–Sep
- San Gorgonio Mountain — USA · 11,503 ft · Strenuous day / overnight · Jun–Oct
- Mount Etna — Italy · 11,014 ft · Strenuous day hike · May–Oct
- San Jacinto Peak — USA · 10,834 ft · Strenuous day hike · May–Oct
- Sandia Crest — USA · 10,678 ft · Drive / strenuous day hike · May–Oct
- Lassen Peak — USA · 10,457 ft · Strenuous day hike · Jul–Sep
- Mt. Tallac — USA · 9,735 ft · Strenuous day hike · Jun–Oct
- Zugspitze — Germany · 9,717 ft · Strenuous day hike · Jun–Sep
- Kebnekaise — Sweden · 6,882 ft · Class 2 hike · Jun–Sep
- Mt. LeConte — USA · 6,593 ft · Strenuous day / overnight · Apr–Oct
- Mt. Adams (NH) — USA · 5,799 ft · Class 2 hike · Jun–Oct
- Mt. Madison — USA · 5,367 ft · Class 2 hike · Jun–Oct
- Ben Nevis — United Kingdom · 4,413 ft · Strenuous day hike · May–Sep
- Mt. Mansfield — USA · 4,393 ft · Strenuous day hike · Jun–Oct
- Ben Macdui — United Kingdom · 4,295 ft · Strenuous day hike · May–Sep
- Scafell Pike — United Kingdom · 3,209 ft · Strenuous day hike · May–Sep
- Mount Brandon — Ireland · 3,123 ft · Strenuous day hike · Apr–Oct
- Lugnaquilla — Ireland · 3,035 ft · Strenuous day hike · Apr–Oct
- Cadair Idris — United Kingdom · 2,930 ft · Strenuous day hike · May–Sep
Scramble (31)
- Blanca Peak — USA · 14,345 ft · Class 2–3 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Crestone Peak — USA · 14,294 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Longs Peak — USA · 14,259 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Crestone Needle — USA · 14,197 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Maroon Peak — USA · 14,156 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Mt. Sneffels — USA · 14,150 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jun–Sep
- Capitol Peak — USA · 14,130 ft · Class 4 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Mount Russell — USA · 14,088 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jun–Oct
- Split Mountain — USA · 14,058 ft · Class 2–3 scramble · Jun–Oct
- Pyramid Peak — USA · 14,018 ft · Class 4 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Cloud Peak — USA · 13,167 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Boundary Peak — USA · 13,140 ft · Class 2 scramble · Jun–Oct
- Granite Peak — USA · 12,807 ft · Class 3–4 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Borah Peak — USA · 12,662 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Mount Temple — Canada · 11,627 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Pfeifferhorn — USA · 11,326 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jun–Oct
- Lone Peak — USA · 11,253 ft · Class 3–4 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Mt. Yari — Japan · 10,433 ft · Class 2–3 scramble · Jul–Sep
- South Sister — USA · 10,358 ft · Strenuous scramble / non-technical · Jul–Sep
- Mt. San Antonio — USA · 10,064 ft · Strenuous day hike / scramble · May–Oct
- Middle Sister — USA · 10,047 ft · Snow / scramble · Jul–Sep
- Mt. Olympus — Greece · 9,573 ft · Class 2–3 scramble · Jun–Sep
- Broken Top — USA · 9,175 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Half Dome — USA · 8,840 ft · Strenuous hike / cable scramble (permit) · Late May–early Oct (cables up) shoulder month
- Mt. St. Helens — USA · 8,363 ft · Class 2–3 scramble / permit climb · Late spring–early fall for summit climbs
- Rysy — Poland/Slovakia · 8,204 ft · Class 2–3 scramble · Jun–Sep
- Mt. Katahdin — USA · 5,269 ft · Class 2–3 scramble · Jul–Sep
- Carrauntoohil — Ireland · 3,409 ft · Strenuous scramble / non-technical · May–Sep
- Old Rag Mountain — USA · 3,268 ft · Class 3 scramble (permit) · Mar–Nov
- Helvellyn — United Kingdom · 3,117 ft · Class 2–3 scramble · May–Sep
- Tryfan — United Kingdom · 3,010 ft · Class 3 scramble · May–Sep
Snow / glacier (30)
- Huascarán — Peru · 22,133 ft · Alpine glacier · Jun–Aug
- Sajama — Bolivia · 21,463 ft · Snow climb · May–Sep
- Illimani — Bolivia · 21,122 ft · Alpine glacier · May–Sep
- Huayna Potosí — Bolivia · 19,974 ft · Glacier climb · May–Sep
- Mt. Ararat — Turkey · 16,854 ft · Snow climb · Jul–Sep
- Margherita Peak — Uganda/DR Congo · 16,763 ft · Technical alpine / glacier · Dec–Feb, Jun–Aug
- Mt. Kazbek — Georgia · 16,512 ft · Glacier climb · Jun–Sep
- Mont Blanc — France · 15,774 ft · Alpine glacier · Jun–Sep
- Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze) — Switzerland · 15,203 ft · Alpine glacier · Jul–Sep
- Dom — Switzerland · 14,911 ft · Alpine glacier · Jul–Sep
- Mt. Rainier — USA · 14,411 ft · Glacier climb · Jul–Sep
- Grand Combin — Switzerland · 14,154 ft · Alpine glacier · Jun–Sep
- Castor — Switzerland/Italy · 13,855 ft · Alpine glacier · Jul–Sep
- Gannett Peak — USA · 13,804 ft · Glacier climb · Jul–Sep
- Breithorn — Switzerland/Italy · 13,688 ft · Alpine glacier · Jun–Sep
- Jungfrau — Switzerland · 13,642 ft · Alpine glacier · Jul–Sep
- Mönch — Switzerland · 13,484 ft · Alpine glacier · Jun–Sep
- Barre des Écrins — France · 13,458 ft · Alpine glacier · Jun–Sep
- Gran Paradiso — Italy · 13,323 ft · Alpine glacier · Jun–Sep
- Piz Bernina — Switzerland · 13,284 ft · Alpine glacier · Jul–Sep
- Ortler — Italy · 12,812 ft · Alpine glacier · Jun–Sep
- Grossglockner — Austria · 12,461 ft · Alpine glacier · Jul–Sep
- Mt. Columbia — Canada · 12,294 ft · Glacier climb · Jul–Aug
- Mt. Adams — USA · 12,276 ft · Snow climb · Jul–Sep
- Aneto — Spain · 11,168 ft · Snow / glacier climb · Jun–Sep
- Marmolada — Italy · 10,968 ft · Alpine glacier · Jun–Sep
- Mt. Baker — USA · 10,781 ft · Glacier climb · Jun–Sep
- Glacier Peak — USA · 10,541 ft · Glacier climb / multi-day · Jul–Sep
- Mt. Jefferson — USA · 10,497 ft · Technical alpine / glacier · Jul–Sep
- Hvannadalshnúkur — Iceland · 6,919 ft · Glacier climb · May–Sep
Alpine technical (22)
- Illampu — Bolivia · 20,958 ft · Technical alpine · May–Sep
- Ausangate — Peru · 20,945 ft · Alpine climb · May–Sep
- Alpamayo — Peru · 19,511 ft · Technical alpine · Jun–Aug
- Mt. Kenya — Kenya · 17,057 ft · Technical rock / ice · Jan–Feb or Aug–Sep
- Weisshorn — Switzerland · 14,783 ft · Alpine rock ridge · Jul–Sep
- Matterhorn — Switzerland · 14,692 ft · Alpine rock ridge · Jul–Sep
- Dent Blanche — Switzerland · 14,295 ft · Alpine rock ridge · Jul–Sep
- North Palisade — USA · 14,242 ft · Technical rock · Jun–Sep
- Mount Sill — USA · 14,153 ft · Technical rock · Jun–Sep
- Grand Teton — USA · 13,775 ft · Technical alpine · Jul–Sep
- Mt. Waddington — Canada · 13,186 ft · Technical alpine · Jul–Aug
- Eiger — Switzerland · 13,015 ft · Technical alpine · Jul–Sep
- Mt. Robson — Canada · 12,972 ft · Alpine climb · Jul–Aug
- Mt. Moran — USA · 12,605 ft · Technical alpine · Jul–Sep
- Mt. Assiniboine — Canada · 11,870 ft · Alpine climb · Jul–Sep
- North Sister — USA · 10,085 ft · Technical alpine · Jul–Sep
- Cima Grande di Lavaredo — Italy · 9,839 ft · Technical rock · Jun–Sep
- Mt. Stuart — USA · 9,415 ft · Technical alpine · Jul–Sep
- Triglav — Slovenia · 9,396 ft · Via ferrata / scramble · Jul–Sep
- Mt. Shuksan — USA · 9,131 ft · Technical alpine · Jul–Sep
- Gerlachovský štít — Slovakia · 8,711 ft · Alpine rock ridge · Jun–Sep
- El Capitan — USA · 7,569 ft · Elite big-wall · Apr–Oct (climbers)
Expedition (13)
- K2 — Pakistan/China · 28,251 ft · Extreme expedition · Jun–Aug
- Gasherbrum I — Pakistan/China · 26,509 ft · High-altitude expedition · Jun–Aug
- Broad Peak — Pakistan/China · 26,414 ft · High-altitude expedition · Jun–Aug
- Gasherbrum II — Pakistan/China · 26,362 ft · High-altitude expedition · Jun–Aug
- Muztagh Ata — China · 24,757 ft · High-altitude expedition · Jun–Aug
- Lenin Peak — Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan · 23,406 ft · High-altitude expedition · Jul–Aug
- Stok Kangri — India · 20,182 ft · Trekking peak · Jul–Sep
- Kilimanjaro — Tanzania · 19,341 ft · High-altitude trek · Jan–Mar or Jun–Oct
- Mt. Elbrus — Russia · 18,510 ft · High-altitude trek · Jun–Aug
- Damavand — Iran · 18,406 ft · High-altitude trek · Jun–Sep
- Puncak Jaya — Indonesia · 16,024 ft · Technical expedition · Jun–Aug
- Mt. Meru — Tanzania · 14,980 ft · Trekking peak · Jun–Feb
- Mt. Olympus — USA · 7,969 ft · Glacier climb / expedition backpack · Jul–Sep
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