Windy Ridge (Mount St. Helens)

In early June 2023, access to Windy Ridge from the south was prohibited for an indeterminate time due to a landslide on Forest Service Road 25. The natural hazard coincides with the 2023 South Coldwater Slide in the prior month that prevented access to the Johnston Ridge Observatory.{{cite news |last1=Day |first1=Hayley |title=Second landslide restricts access to more Mount St. Helens destinations |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/second-landslide-restricts-access-to-more-mount-st-helens-destinations/ |access-date=June 20, 2023 |work=The Daily News (Longview, Washington) |agency=The Seattle Times |date=June 10, 2023}}{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Forest Service Hopes to Provide 'Alternative' Recreation at Mount St. Helens as Surveys of South Coldwater Slide Continue |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/forest-service-hopes-to-provide-alternative-recreation-at-mount-st-helens-as-surveys-of,319780 |access-date=June 20, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=May 23, 2023}}

In 2024, a portion of the Windy Ridge parking area is to be temporarily used as a staging area until late October of the year during a rebuild of an access road leading to Spirit Lake. The construction is part of an effort to upgrade and repair the 1985 drainage tunnel. During the overall tunnel project, several trails leading from Windy Ridge into the pumice plain or near the lake will no longer be accessible during weekdays. The closures are planned to be in place until 2027.{{cite news |last1=Atkinson |first1=Minka |title=Some Mount St. Helens trails will close on weekdays through 2027 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/some-mount-st-helens-trails-will-close-on-weekdays-through-2027/ |access-date=May 22, 2024 |work=The Seattle Times |publisher=The Daily News (Longview, Washington)}}

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• [http://www.scenicwa.com/poi/windy-ridge-viewpoint Windy Ridge viewpoint], ScenicWA.com
• [https://www.whitepassbyway.com/roadtrips/windyridge.html Windy Ridge and Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument], White Pass Scenic Byway
• [http://www.mshslc.org/windy-ridge/ Windy Ridge viewpoint], Mount St. Helens Science and Learning Center (Mount St. Helens Institute and the U.S. Forest Service)

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