The Dark History of Washington: The Ape Canyon Attack
24 February 2026

The Dark History of Washington: The Ape Canyon Attack

History’s Dark Corners

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In 1924, five prospectors working high on the slopes of Mount St. Helens came down the mountain with a story they couldn’t explain.


They said something surrounded their cabin in the dark.


Newspapers printed it. The canyon kept the name.


More than a century later, the question still lingers.


What really happened at Ape Canyon?


 


Follow along as we uncover one dark corner at a time.


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