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fromPortland Monthly
1 week agoA Visitor's Guide to Mount St. Helens
St. Helens’ 1980 eruption destroyed the summit and reshaped the landscape, and the area now supports scientific study, ecological recovery, and recreation.
Crater Glacier, the world's youngest glacier, sitting at an approximate elevation of 6,526 feet. It is also officially known as Tulutson Glacier, its original Indigenous designation, though the U.S. Board on Geographic Names formally approved the name "Crater Glacier" in 2006.
The USGS issued a statement, saying that strong easterly-southeasterly winds in the vicinity of Mount St Helens had picked up 45-year-old loose volcanic ash. 'This phenomenon is not the result of recent volcanic activity and occasionally occurs during times of high winds and dry snow-free conditions in the Mount St Helens area,' the agency added. 'No eruption is in progress and Mount St Helens remains at Aviation Color Code GREEN and Alert Level NORMAL.'
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