The Hummocks Trail meanders through a vast expanse of debris ejected from the very core of Mount St. Helens. On that fateful day in 1980 when the mountain exploded, many tons of glacial ice and snow suddenly ended up on the bottom of many more tons of hot rock and ash. Over time, the ice and snow melted, forming distinctive hummocks. In recent years the field of hummocks has begun to revegetate. Walking through the hummocks is an interesting and pretty experience, and a stark reminder of the power of the mountain.
Little ponds dot the hummocks fields from where the ground collapsed down after the snow and ice melted underneath.
