Mt. Adams from Council Bluff Trail

The rocky trail climbs to the semi-open summit of Council Bluff, where you get a 360 degree view of Mt. Adams. There’s a lake down there somewhere, hard to see in winter. Also views to surrounding peaks, Mt. Rainier and the Goat Rocks to the north; Mt St. Helens to the east. Obviously we did this in the snow . . . it wasn’t a problem, I had on just my regular hiking boots..

In 1932 the Forest Service built a fire lookout on top of Council Bluff. They took it out in the 1960s.