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Typical ascent of St. Helens with access to lots of terrain options.


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5.8

Miles

9.4

KM

Ascent

8,188' 2,496 m

High

2,642' 805 m

Low

5,546' 1,690 m

Up

0' 0 m

Down

18%

Avg Slope (10°)

49%

Max Slope (26°)
Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry
A Climbing Pass is required for climbing St. Helens ( mshinstitute.org/explore/cl…)

National Forest Recreation Pass required for parking at the Marble Mountain Sno-Park.

Description

This is the track for the Worm Flows route, the usual snow route, up Mt. Saint Helens.

Park at the Marble Mountain Sno-Park and head north up the trail towards St. Helens. This will lead you to the bottom of the Worms, which are open gullies formed from volcanic flows. There will probably be an obvious trail up the south face.

Once you clear the trees, the summit is visible, you just have to skin the remaining 4,500' to the summit. There are some rocks to navigate at the bottom, after that, just switchback your way up until the summit.

Contacts

Shared By:

Jacob Winey with improvements by Jaysen Niedermeyer

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Photos

The base of the mountain
Apr 26, 2019 near Amboy, WA
Rainier (left) and Adams (Right) with the St. Helens caldera below.
Aug 5, 2017 near Morton, WA
Walking the ridge
Apr 26, 2019 near Amboy, WA
Just feet from the summit
Apr 26, 2019 near Morton, WA

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