Mount Saint Helens: Quick Facts

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Mount Saint Helens

Map of Washington state highlighting the location of Mount St. Helens in the southwestern part of the state, near the border with Oregon. The map includes surrounding states and Canada, with a small inset globe showing the region's position in North America.

Mount Saint Helens

Mount Saint Helens

Mount Saint Helens

Figure 2: The north face of Mt. St. Helens in June 1970. The summit elevation was 2,950 metres.

Mount St. Helens volcano

Mount St. Helens eruption.

Earth scientists setting up equipment to monitor changes on the slopes of Mount Saint Helens, Washington, U.S.

Large plume of dark gray volcanic ash and smoke billowing from Mount Saint Helens during an eruption, with a dark tree-lined ridge in the foreground.

Watch the volcanic eruption of Mount Saint Helens and subsequent flooding caused by melted glaciers

Magma streaming down a volcano.

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