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Mount Adams fire closes part of Pacific Crest Trail

Associated Press Mount Adams tested Derek Mamoyac’s will to survive as the injured climber toughed out five days before being rescued. (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
Associated Press Mount Adams tested Derek Mamoyac’s will to survive as the injured climber toughed out five days before being rescued. (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

TRAILS -- A wildfire burning near Mount Adams forced the closure of part of the Pacific Crest Trail late Thursday.

The closed segment of the trail is between the Williams Mine Trailhead off Forest Road 23 to the junction of the Divide Trail on the Mt. Adams, Ranger District, said Ken Sandusky of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Call the district office for more information, (509) 395-3402.

The Cascade Creek fire, apparently sparked by lightning storms near Mount Adams on Sept. 8, has burned 9,800 acres. Firefighters say its only about 50 percent contained.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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