Mount St. Helens



Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

The volcano is located in the Cascade Range and is part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, a segment of the Pacific Ring of Fire that includes over 160 active volcanoes.

Mount St. Helens is most notorious for its major 1980 eruption, the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States.

History


Main article: 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens


 * May 18, 1980 - The most known eruption of the volcano, that changed its appearance forever.

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Trivia

 * Before the 1980 eruption, it earned it the nickname "Mount Fuji of America" due to its symmetrical appearance.