Best Peaks to Climb in June
121 catalog summits list June in their published season window.
June opens the USA high-country majority and the Karakoram 8000 m window (K2, Broad Peak, the Gasherbrums, Nanga Parbat) in this catalog.
Alps and Pyrenees start to fill in. Equatorial and Indonesian volcanoes (Kilimanjaro, Rinjani, Puncak Jaya) stay in season. Andean entries such as Huascarán are austral-winter climbing windows, not Southern Hemisphere summer.
This is the month the atlas looks most like a global menu: Rockies, Sierra, Alps, Karakoram, and a thinner Southern list.
Countries in season
Day hike (32)
- 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
- 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
- Teide — Spain · 12,198 ft · Class 1 hike · May–Oct
- Mulhacén — Spain · 11,414 ft · Class 1 hike · Jun–Oct
- Telescope Peak — USA · 11,043 ft · Class 1–2 hike · Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- 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
- Mount Vesuvius — Italy · 4,203 ft · Class 1 hike · Apr–Jun or Sep–Oct
- 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 (32)
- 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
- Mauna Loa — USA · 13,679 ft · High-altitude hike · Year-round (weather dependent)
- Jebel Toubkal — Morocco · 13,671 ft · Class 2 hike · May–Oct
- 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
- 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
- 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 (14)
- Mt. Sneffels — USA · 14,150 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jun–Sep
- Mount Russell — USA · 14,088 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jun–Oct
- Split Mountain — USA · 14,058 ft · Class 2–3 scramble · Jun–Oct
- Boundary Peak — USA · 13,140 ft · Class 2 scramble · Jun–Oct
- Pfeifferhorn — USA · 11,326 ft · Class 3 scramble · Jun–Oct
- Mt. San Antonio — USA · 10,064 ft · Strenuous day hike / scramble · May–Oct
- Mt. Olympus — Greece · 9,573 ft · Class 2–3 scramble · Jun–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
- 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 (20)
- 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
- Chimborazo — Ecuador · 20,549 ft · Glacier climb · Dec–Jan or Jun–Jul
- Huayna Potosí — Bolivia · 19,974 ft · Glacier climb · May–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
- Mt. Shasta — USA · 14,179 ft · Snow / glacier climb · May–Jul
- Grand Combin — Switzerland · 14,154 ft · Alpine glacier · Jun–Sep
- Breithorn — Switzerland/Italy · 13,688 ft · Alpine glacier · Jun–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
- Ortler — Italy · 12,812 ft · Alpine glacier · Jun–Sep
- Mt. Hood — USA · 11,249 ft · Snow climb · May–Jul
- 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
- Hvannadalshnúkur — Iceland · 6,919 ft · Glacier climb · May–Sep
Alpine technical (9)
- Trisul — India · 23,359 ft · Alpine climb · May–Jun or Sep–Oct
- 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
- North Palisade — USA · 14,242 ft · Technical rock · Jun–Sep
- Mount Sill — USA · 14,153 ft · Technical rock · Jun–Sep
- Cima Grande di Lavaredo — Italy · 9,839 ft · Technical rock · Jun–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 (14)
- K2 — Pakistan/China · 28,251 ft · Extreme expedition · Jun–Aug
- Nanga Parbat — Pakistan · 26,660 ft · Extreme expedition · Jun–Jul
- 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
- Nanda Devi — India · 25,643 ft · Technical expedition · May–Jun or Sep–Oct
- Muztagh Ata — China · 24,757 ft · High-altitude expedition · Jun–Aug
- Denali — USA · 20,310 ft · High-altitude expedition · May–Jul
- Mt. Logan — Canada · 19,551 ft · High-altitude expedition · May–Jul
- 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
Permits
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