Mt. Fitzherbert
News Reports
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Slide blocks access to Mount St. Helens visitor centers
2007-Mar-27 16:01
from KING (ch.5) Seattle
SEATTLE - A massive mudslide is blocking the only route to the viewing areas at Mount Saint Helens.
On Monday, wet weather and soggy conditions sent mud and rocks crashing down onto Spirit Lake Memorial Highway (State Route 504) near milepost 19 east of Kid Valley.
The slide is about 30 feet wide and 230 feet long and came down from a 350-foot bluff.
The road closure means there is no access to Coldwater Visitor Center, Hoffstadt Bluffs Visitor Center and Johnston Ridge Visitor Center.