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Backpacker Magazine Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: Plains of Abraham 

Hike into a vast, volcano-crafted moonscape in the (much-reduced) shadows of Mount St. Helens on this 10-mile out-and-back.


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Author: Backpacker Magazine
Date: 18 Apr 2006 9:53:43 AM
Activity: Hiking
State: Washington (WA)
Distance: 4.99 mi  (Change units)
Survey Elevation: Total Gain: 2355 ft
Total Loss: 2112 ft
Net Change: 243 ft
Difficulty: 6 / 10
Tags: Seattle, Washington, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Stevenson
Rating: Unrated   Rate it


TO TRAILHEAD: I-5 S to US 12 E. In Randle, turn S onto FR 25 (signed “Mount St. Helens/Windy Ridge”). Go 20 mi. and turn R onto FR 99. Road dead-ends @ parking area.

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Distance: 4.99 mi Points: 1256
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Seattle: Plains of Abraham

Points of Interest

Ash swollen creek flowing off falls into Ape Canyon.

Location: 46.200218, -122.133675
©Alan Bauer

ABR001

Location: 46.249130, -122.136177
Go SE up gated Forest Service road

ABR002

Location: 46.244610, -122.136909
Stunning views to NW of Spirit Lake. Since St. Helens’ eruption in 1980, the once lifeless lake has rebounded to support more fish and plants than ever

ABR003

Location: 46.239662, -122.137962
Continue upward on a grassy carpet lined with foxglove, Indian paintbrush, and other wildflowers as St. Helens reveals a full-frontal view of the eastern crater

ABR004

Location: 46.233631, -122.150307
Go L on Trail 216D, leaving dirt road for steep, treeless ridgeline

ABR005

Location: 46.230431, -122.148499
Follow gnarly pumice ridge; ascend steep hill on cable-supported ladder

ABR006

Location: 46.222923, -122.148666
Stay L @ Y

ABR007

Location: 46.218262, -122.142487
First views S of Plains of Abraham, an ashen, boulder-strewn expanse created by avalanches and mudflows

ABR008

Location: 46.217690, -122.140816
Following switchback, go R @ unmarked Y into a chalky and desertlike landscape

ABR009

Location: 46.213322, -122.139320
Straight @ 3-way

ABR010

Location: 46.200542, -122.134354
Overlook: Ash-swollen creek disappears hun-dreds of feet into Ape Canyon’s 1,000-ft. walls. Splendid views of Mts. St. Helens and Adams; retrace steps to car

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