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Ape Cave Trailhead
2 trails start here · Mount St. Helens / Gifford Pinchot
Parking: not reported today
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What you need
Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility: 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
Navigate to: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.10833, -122.21143
Trails from this trailhead
- Ape Cave Trail · Out-and-back · 1.4 mi one way · 390 ft gain · 60 min–1 h 15 min · Easy
- Volcanic Viewpoint Trail · Out-and-back · 0.8 mi one way · 429 ft gain · 40 min–55 min · Easy
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 50°F, wind 2 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 66°F, wind 2 mph
- Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 52°F, wind 1 to 5 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:13 am · sunset 6:39 pm
Air: Moderate (AQI 55, PM2.5 11.3 µg/m³) at the Yacolt-Yacolt Rd monitor, 31 km away AirNow
Wildfire: High Lava fire, 26 km away, 2,899 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at June Lake (3,440 ft, 6.2 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 2 · typical peak Apr 3
No reports in the last 3 days.
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