Mt St Helens Fumaroles Look only

Mt St Helens Fumaroles reads 190°F at the source (NCEI, historical reading). Managed by Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Gifford Pinchot National Forest (checked 2026-08-19).

Cool Warm Hot Boiling-class 190°F

190°F / 88°C

Boiling-class range at the source — scalds in seconds

Reading from the NCEI Thermal Springs List (historical reading, 1981 compilation). Source temperature — lower pools usually run cooler.

Water temperatures change with flow and season — test before entering, and never submerge your head in warm natural water. CDC guidance on Naegleria fowleri.

The rule here

This is a thermal feature to see, not a place to get in the water. Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Gifford Pinchot National Forest puts it this way:

“the following acts are prohibited in Areas One, Two, Three, and Mount Margaret Backcountry of Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest … Entering or being in the Mount Helens Volcanic Crater.”

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, checked 2026-08-19

Worth knowing: Forest Order 06-03-01-24-03, which the Monument posts as effective April 25, 2024 through April 25, 2027.

Nearby springs

Identity, coordinates, and temperature quoted from the NCEI Thermal Springs List (historical reading, 1981 compilation).