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| For Immediate Release: July 31, 2008 | |
Contact: Chris Strebig (360) 891-5005 or Julie Knutson (509) 395-3410 |
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Access to Mt. Adams South Climb to Reopen this Weekend
VANCOUVER,
WA –Forest officials announced today that the access to
Mt. Adams south climb route will reopen on Friday, 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. For the latest information on
the Cold Springs Fire please visit: www.inciweb.org/incident/1428/,
or call the Fire Information number for the Cold Springs fire at: (509)
395-2670.
If you are planning to visit the Mt. Adams area please contact the Mt.
Adams Ranger District for the latest information, visit the Forest website
or the Mt. Adams climbing page.
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Vancouver, WA
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - Amboy, WA
Last Modified: Thursday, 31 July 2008 at 19:41:29 EDT