LONGVIEW—A number of trails in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument ... Contractors are setting up near Windy Ridge, closing the area they are staged at seven days a week through ...

Those looking for stunning views close to the crater of Mount St. Helens are in luck: The Windy Ridge Interpretive Site and nearby visitor centers will open to the public Thursday, according to ...

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Mount St. Helens is still showing us who’s boss ... The 0.75-mile lower cave is easy enough for a preschooler. Windy Ridge, on the east side of the mountain, opens once the snow melts (typically ...

Once the snow melts, typically around July, Forest Service Road 99 will still be accessible from the north for visitors to Windy Ridge at Mount St. Helens. Windy Ridge is a viable alternative for ...

According to the USGS, Mount St. Helens is the most active volcano in the lower 48 states and the most likely in the Cascades ...

Mount St. Helens’ Johnston Ridge Observatory will remain closed to the public until at least 2026, a U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman said Monday. A landslide last year damaged the only road to ...

A panoramic view of the south rim of Mount St. Helens, looking past the lava dome ... cutting off access to the popular Johnston Ridge Observatory. Multiple trailhead and recreation sites along ...