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MT. ADAMS
WILDERNESS
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
6926 E. 4th. Plain Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98668
(206) 750-5000
Web site http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/
The Mt. Adams Wilderness area, created by
the 1964 Wilderness Act & the 1984 Washington
Wilderness Act, is 47,280 acres in size and
located east of Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic
Monument along the crest of the Cascade Mountain
Range. One of the most remote volcanic peaks
in Washington it is north of the town of Trout
Lake.
This Wilderness is a ecologically complex
and geologically active wild land! Here you'll
find a unique blend of dry eastside and moist
westside weather conditions which allow diverse
types of vegetation to flourish. The area
has a complex geologic history that continues
even today. You can find active glaciers methodically
carving away the mountain, and the dramatic
trace of avalanches that substantially altered
the landscape. Even the volcanic activity
in the area is fairly recent: some occurred
a mere 3,500 years ago- bare moments on the
scale of geologic time. Taken all together,
these qualities provide the visitor opportunities
for a rich and varied experience.
Indians called this peak "Pa-toe"
and the name Mt. Adams was placed on it, by
mistake, in 1850. During the 1850's, when
an attempt was made to rename all of the volcanos
in honor of Presidents of the United States,
a geographer attempting to rename Mt. Hood
for President John Adams instead placed the
name on a peak to the east instead of Mt.
Hood. The name remained.
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