Access to MT adams South Climbs Reopens
Incident: Cold Springs Wildfire
Released: 7/31/2008
VANCOUVER, WA -Forest officials announced today that the access to Mt. Adams south climb route will reopen on August 1.
A closure order for the Cold Springs fire is being revised to allow access to the Cold Springs/South Climb Trailhead which serves as a primary access point for climbers of Mt. Adams (12,276 elevation) in southwest Washington. Forest Roads 80 and 8040 which access the Cold Springs/South Climb Trailhead, of Mt. Adams, had been temporarily closed because of the wildland fire.
A closure order is still in place for all areas, including all trails and roads, east and south of the 80, 8040 and 8040-500 roads. The Round-the-Mountain Trail #9 remains closed east of South Climb Trail #183.
Forest Road 82 remains closed at the Forest Boundary north of Trout Lake. Yakama Nation closures, which limit access to Bird Creek, Mirror Lake and Bench, are still in place.
A revised closure order for the area affected by the Cold Springs Fire has been posted on the Forest website.
Fire crews expected containment of the Cold Springs fire on August 1. Due to the density of fuels within specific areas of the fire full control will not occur until a season ending event such as a wetting rain or snow occurs later this summer or in the fall.
If you are planning to visit the Mt. Adams area please contact the Mt. Adams Ranger District at 509.395.3402 for the latest information, or visit the Forest website: http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/current-conditions/index.shtml.
