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Mount St Helens, pre-1980 eruption. Copyright Bruce Molnia, Terra Photographics.
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Mount St. Helens on May 17, 1980, one day before the devastating eruption. The view is from Johnston's Ridge, 6 miles (10 kilometers) northwest of the volcano. Photo is courtesy of the United States Geological Survey.
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Mount St Helens erupts in Skamania County. Photo is courtesy of the United States Geological Survey.
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This is Mount St. Helens during the eruption on May 18, 1980. Note the violence of the eruption in contrast with the quiet countryside. Mount Adams can be seen in the background to the right. Photo is courtesy of the United States Geological Survey.
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After the May 18, 1980 eruption, the elevation of Mount St. Helens was only 8,364 feet, and the volcano had a mile-wide horseshoe-shaped crater that is seen here from the northwest. Photo is courtesy of the USGS Cascade Volcano Observatory.
Andrew Stohner
Photo Date: 
11/23/2013
Outdoor Project Contributor Josh Lupkin takes in a beautiful sight: looking into the crater of Mount St. Helens (8,364') from Norway Pass.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
08/06/2012
Steam rising from the Mount St. Helens caldera and the ever-growing central dome.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
08/06/2012
View of Mount St. Helens (8,364') from Johnston Ridge.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date: 
09/23/2011
Climbers looking toward Mount Adams (12,280') from the crater rim.
Benjamin Krause
Photo Date: 
02/21/2014
Looking west along the crater rim to the true summit.
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Mount St. Helens scale comparison.