Washington · Elk Hunting Data

Washington Elk Unit 522

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Washington Game Management Unit 522.

Unit 522, the Loo-wit Unit, is built around the volcanic footprint of Mount St. Helens, a tiered landscape where barren pumice plains and blast-zone scablands give way to dense second-growth timber and steep, glacially carved drainages, terrain that pushes elk between cover and forage in ways generic maps never show. The floor sits near 1,000 feet along the Toutle and Green River drainages and climbs to 8,365 feet at the summit, with elk shifting to mid-mountain benches between 2,500 and 4,500 feet as Pacific fronts arrive, then dropping to lower wintering slopes under snow. Huckleberry, fireweed, and recovering hardwood browse drive the activity. Our pack covers Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access, plus a one-page Essential Recon summary. Study the unit on our interactive map, then export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.
651
Total Elk Spotted
63
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Washington Elk Unit 522 boundary map
Unit 522 boundary within Washington · orange area is covered by this data pack

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The Washington - Elk Data Pack includes detailed heat maps, GPS coordinates, and unit-by-unit hotspots for every Washington Elk unit, including Unit 522. Study the unit on our interactive map and export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.

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How this data was collected

Data Hunt Guide aggregates publicly available sighting reports from across the web (social media, hunting forums, harvest reports, and trail-camera shares) and uses a proprietary algorithm to identify high-activity zones (hotspots) within each unit. Our team verifies coordinates manually before publication.