{{Short description|Mountain in Skamania County, Washington}} {{about|Lemei Rock|the volcanic field|Indian Heaven}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Lemei Rock | image = Lemei Rock in the Indian Heaven Wilderness.jpg | image_caption = Lemei Rock in the Indian Heaven volcanic field | elevation_ft = 5925 | elevation_ref = <ref name="peakbagger1">{{cite web|url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2369 |title=Lemei Rock |publisher=Peakbagger.com |accessdate=2013-03-31}}</ref> | prominence = 2405 ft (733 m) | location = Skamania County, Washington, U.S. | range = Cascade Range | coordinates = {{coord|46|1|N|121|46|W|type:mountain_region:US|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref>{{cite gvp |vn=321070 |vtab=Subfeatures |name=Indian Heaven: Synonyms & Subfeatures |accessdate=2009-01-16}}</ref> | topo = Lone Butte O46121a7 1:24,000 | type = shield volcano | age = Pleistocene and Holocene | volcanic_arc = Cascade Volcanic Arc | volcanic_field = Indian Heaven | last_eruption = 8,200 years ago | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Lemei Trail, Indian Heaven Trail, with rock scrambling }}
'''Lemei Rock''' is a shield volcano, and part of the Indian Heaven<ref name="Wood">{{cite book | last = Wood | first = Charles A. |author2=Jűrgen Kienle | title = Volcanoes of North America | publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 1993 | pages = 166–167 | isbn = 0-521-43811-X }}</ref> polygenetic volcanic field in Washington, United States. It is located midway between Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams, and dates from the Pleistocene and Holocene. Lemei Rock is the highest point at {{convert|5925|ft|m|0}}.
==Geographical setting== Lemei Rock is the highest peak within the Indian Heaven Wilderness in Washington. Lemei Rock has a topographic prominence of {{Convert|2405|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2369| title = Lemei Rock - Peakbagger.com}} </ref> On clear days hikers can see views of four nearby volcanoes: Mount Adams, Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Rainier. The shield volcano is topped by a volcanic crater. While the crater rim is free of snow and ice, snow tends to linger on the summit well into July. A small crater lake by the name of Lake Wapiki, occupies the crater below the Lemei Rock high point. The Lost and Dry Creeks flow off of the southeast side of Lemei Rock and join the White Salmon River, while the Smokey, Little Goose, and Cultus flow from the east and northeast side, and joins Trout Lake Creek, which then discharges into the White Salmon River at Trout Lake. The Rush Creek flows from the west side of Lemei Rock and joins the Lewis River between the Lower Lewis River Falls Recreation Area and the Swift Reservoir.
==Geology== Lemei Rock is one of the many shield volcanoes topped by cinder cones and spatter cones that make up the Indian Heaven Volcanic Field. About 60 eruptive centers lie on the {{convert|30|km|mi|adj=on|disp=flip}} long, N10°E-trending, Indian Heaven fissure zone. The {{convert|600|km2|sqmi|-1|disp=flip}} field has a volume of about {{convert|100|km3|cumi|-1|disp=flip}} and forms the western part of a {{convert|2000|km2|sqmi|adj=on|disp=flip}} Quaternary basalt field in the southern Washington Cascades, including the King Mountain fissure zone along which Mount Adams was built. 200px|thumbnail|right|Indian Heaven Volcanic Field and Mount Adams Volcanic Vicinity Digital Relief Map showing Lemei Rock and the various other peaks that make up the volcanic field.{{About|the volcanic field|the federally-protected wilderness area|Indian Heaven Wilderness|section=yes}}
{| class="wikitable" |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;" | rowspan="2"| Name ||colspan ="2"| Elevation || Location ||rowspan="2"| Last eruption |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;" | meters || feet || Coordinates |- class="vcard" style="text-align:right;" | align="left" | Big Lava Bed<ref name="Wood"/> || {{convert|1278.6|m|disp=table}} || {{coord|45.9|N|121.75|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA}} || ~8150 years ago |- class="vcard" style="text-align:right;" | align="left" | Bird Mountain<ref name="Wood"/> || {{convert|5706|ft|disp=table}} || {{coord|46.0392|N|121.78106|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA}} || |- class="vcard" style="text-align:right;" | align="left" | Crazy Hills<ref name="Wood"/> || || || || |- class="vcard" style="text-align:right;" | align="left" | East Crater<ref name="Wood"/> || {{convert|1,614|m|disp=table}} || {{coord|46|N|121.78|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA}} || |- class="vcard" style="text-align:right;" | align="left" | Gifford Peak<ref name="Wood"/> || {{convert|1,614|m|disp=table}} || || |- class="vcard" style="text-align:right;" | align="left" | Lemei Rock<ref name="Wood"/> || {{convert|1,806|m|disp=table}} || {{coord|46|1|6|N|121|45|36|W|type:mountain_region:US}} || |- class="vcard" style="text-align:right;" | align="left" | Lone Butte<ref name="Wood"/> || {{convert|1457|m|disp=table}} || {{coord|46.05|N|121.87|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA}} || |- class="vcard" style="text-align:right;" | align="left" | Red Mountain<ref name="Wood"/> || {{convert|1,513|m|disp=table}} || {{coord|45.93|N|121.82|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA}} || |- class="vcard" style="text-align:right;" | align="left" | Sawtooth Mountain<ref name="Wood"/> || {{convert|1,632|m|disp=table}} || {{coord|46.07|N|121.78|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA}} || |}
==Climbing and recreation== 200px|thumbnail|left|Lemei Rock in the Indian Heaven Wilderness Visitor and Location Map Fishing and hiking destinations in the volcanic field around Lemei Rock include the Indian Heaven Wilderness, which is known for the high mountain meadows among its scattered volcanic peaks. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail passes north/south through the volcanic field and the Indian Heaven Wilderness, which is known for its lakes and views of four nearby volcanoes: Mount Adams, Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Rainier. Major trails at Lemei Rock are the Lemei Trail, which climbs up the east side of Lemei Rock; and Wapiki Trail, which descends from the Lemei Trail to the deep blue Wapiki Lake, the "crater lake" of Lemei Rock. The Filloon Trail departs from the rustic Little Goose Campground and meets up with Lemei Trail before Lake Comcomly.
The fifty-site Cultus Creek Campground, a destination for berry pickers,<ref name="fs.usda.gov">''[http://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/giffordpinchot/recreation Gifford Pinchot National Forest: Recreation: Cultus Creek Campground]''. US Forest Service</ref> is located right at the edge of the Indian Heaven Wilderness. Cultus Creek Campground offers visitors two major trail heads (Indian Heaven Trail #33 and Cultus Creek Trail #108) and huckleberry picking access to the Indian Heaven Wilderness,<ref name="fs.usda.gov"/> known for its huckleberries,<ref name="fs.usda.gov"/><ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082509/http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTJw8jAwgAykeaxcN4jhYG_h4eYX5hPgYweSJ0G-AAjoR0h4Nci992sAm4zffzyM9N1S_IDY0wyDJRBABZRw4s/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfME80MEkxVkFCOTBFMktTNURLMjAwMDAwMDA!/?ss=110603&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&navid=110000000000000&pnavid=null&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&recid=79410&groupid=107413&ttype=generalinfo&pname=Overview/Background Gifford Pinchot National Forest: Indian Heaven Wilderness Overview/Background]''. US Forest Service</ref> and the volcanic field in which it resides.
==See also== * Cascade Volcanoes * List of volcanoes in the United States * Indian Heaven Wilderness * Indian Heaven
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101109152420/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/recreation/wilderness/wilderness-indian-heaven.shtml Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Indian Heaven Wilderness] * [https://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Washington/IndianHeaven/description_indian_heaven.html USGS - Indian Heaven Volcanic Field] * [http://www.summitpost.org/lemei-rock/151141 Lemei Rock] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082509/http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTJw8jAwgAykeaxcN4jhYG_h4eYX5hPgYweSJ0G-AAjoR0h4Nci992sAm4zffzyM9N1S_IDY0wyDJRBABZRw4s/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfME80MEkxVkFCOTBFMktTNURLMjAwMDAwMDA!/?ss=110603&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&navid=110000000000000&pnavid=null&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&recid=79410&groupid=107413&ttype=generalinfo&pname=Overview/Background Indian Heaven Wilderness Overview/Background] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150415224245/http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recarea/?recid=31736 Gifford Pinchot National Forest: Cultus Creek Campground] * [http://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/giffordpinchot/recreation Trail #34 Lemei Trail] * [https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb5160883.pdf Printable Indian Heaven Wilderness Trail Vicinity Map (PDF 85 K, Adobe Acrobat)]
Category:Cascade Range Category:Shield volcanoes of the United States Category:Volcanoes of Washington (state) Category:Subduction volcanoes Category:Cascade Volcanoes Category:Volcanoes of Skamania County, Washington Category:Pleistocene shield volcanoes Category:Gifford Pinchot National Forest