Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

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National Volcanic Monument Headquarters
42218 N.E. Yale Bridge Rd.
Amboy, WA 98601
(360) 449-7800
TTY: (360) 891-5003

Johnston Ridge Observatory
24000 Spirit Lake Highway
P.O. Box 326
Toutle, WA 98649
(360) 274-2140

Mount St. Helens Visitor Center at Silver Lake
3029 Spirit Lake Highway
Castle Rock, WA 98611
(360) 274-0962

(Operated by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission)

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Explore Mount St. Helens...Discover Ecosystems in Action

At 8:32 Sunday morning, May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted and blew down or scorched 230 square miles of forest...30 years later, recovery at Mount St. Helens continues... Read more...

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