Basic Facts

Basic Facts:

• Mt. St. Helens is currently active. It's been active from 2004-2008 (continuing).
• Mt. St. Helens is located in Washionton, USA, 95 miles south of Seattle (population 563,374). 
  
• The most famous eruption was on May 18, 1980, when it blew ashes across the US (see ash fallout map) and it blew a side of the volcano off!
  
• The elevation after the eruption is 8,364 ft.
• Mt. St. Helens is a strato volcano.
  
• Mt. St. Helens was named by George Vancouver, but before that, nearby Indians knew the mountain either by "Loo-Wit" (which means a mountain that was given beauty by sprits) or as "Tah-one-lay-clak" (which means fire mountain).