A wildfire spreading on the south slope of Mount Adams swept towards the Pacific Crest Trail on Wednesday, prompting fire officials to consider a partial closure. They said the Cascade Creek fire ...

TROUT LAKE, Wash. — Around 235 acres of woodland are in flames on the southwest slopes of Mount Adams. The Horseshoe Fire, reported Friday, is burning in a remote wilderness area of the Gifford ...

Mount Rainier is an active volcano sitting just 2.5 hours outside Seattle, Washington. The national park it sits in is dominated by its 14,410-foot peak and is an iconic state marker.

Mount Adams, the long-dormant volcano in Southwest Washington, recently experienced some unusual seismic activity.

Mount Adams in Washington state is seismically calm. But a flurry of earthquakes around the volcano has garnered attention from observers wondering whether it will blow.

Mount Adams snow ranger Dean Robertson recommends these trails for several reasons: the variety of terrain, trails for all ability levels, quick access and fewer people.

Outdoor recreationists now have access to new maps providing detailed information for the areas around Chewelah, Mount Baker and Mount Adams.

Local News Mount Adams records most earthquakes since monitoring began in 1982 The second-tallest volcano in Washington had six recorded earthquakes, ranging from magnitude 0.9 to 2.0.

TROUT LAKE — Divide Camp trail No. 112 in the Mount Adams Wilderness has been reopened to provide Pacific Crest trail hikers a route around the Horseshoe Fire in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

There is a Pacific Northwest mountain, taller than Mount Hood, where you can hike all day in solitude, through wildflower meadows between tumbling alpine brooks.

TROUT LAKE — Elliot Solway estimates he's cross-country skied the Gotchen loop on the south side of Mount Adams more than 30 times.

The second-tallest volcano in Washington had six recorded earthquakes, ranging from magnitude 0.9 to 2.0. Typically, earthquakes there happen once every 2-3 years.