Snipes Mountain Trail
Strenuous · Out-and-back · 11 mi round trip · 2,520 ft gain · 4 h 15 min–6 h
Parking: not reported today
A long, demanding day; experienced hikers in good shape.
5.5 mi one way · high point 6,279 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 3,759–6,279 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility, bikes: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In Mount St. Helens and the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Entrance fee Northwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees · permits.
Getting there
Starts at Snipes Mountain Trailhead · Mount St. Helens / Gifford Pinchot
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.09302, -121.47910
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Tonight: Mostly Clear, 52°F, wind 5 mph
- Monday: Sunny, 71°F, wind 5 mph
- Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 50°F, wind 3 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:37 pm
Air: Good (AQI 25, PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³) at the White Salmon-N Main Ave monitor, 40 km away AirNow
Wildfire: High Lava fire, 55 km away, 2,899 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 3″ snow at Surprise Lakes (4,280 ft, 21.9 km away) station
Typical year: usually melted out by about Jun 14 · typical peak Apr 10
No reports in the last 3 days.
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