Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Mount St. Helens

Name: Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Address: Mount St. Helens, United States

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Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is a U.S. National Monument that includes the area around Mount St. Helens in Washington. It was established on August 27, 1982, by U.S. President Ronald Reagan, following the 1980 eruption. The 110,000 acre National Volcanic Monument was set aside for research, recreation, and education. Inside the monument, the environment is left to respond naturally to the disturbance. It was the third national monument to be managed by the U.S. Forest Service. ()

Alternative names: Area: 171.82 mi²Coordinates: 46°13'60"N, 122°11'6"W

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Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Coldwater Peak, Coldwater Lake, Mount Margaret, Ape Canyon.

4.6 miN
Mountain
Coldwater Peak
118 min walk • Coldwater Peak is a striking feature of the Cascade Range, located in the state of Washington, United States. This dormant stratovolcano rises to an elevation of 5,727 feet (1,746 meters) and is part of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
5.5 miNW
Lake
Coldwater Lake
140 min walk • Coldwater Lake is a barrier lake on the border of Cowlitz County and Skamania County, Washington in the United States. The lake was created during the 1980 eruption of Mount St.
6 miNE
Mountain
Mount Margaret
152 min walk • Mount Margaret is a 5,850-ft mountain summit located in Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, in Skamania County of southwest Washington state. It is situated in the Cascade Range, 2 mi north of Spirit Lake, and 2.4 mi northeast of Coldwater Peak.
4.3 miSE
Canyon
Ape Canyon, Mount St. Helens
111 min walk • Ape Canyon is a gorge along the edge of the Plains of Abraham, on the southeast shoulder of Mount St. Helens in the state of Washington. The gorge narrows to as close as eight feet at one point.
6.5 miSE
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Lava Canyon Falls, Mount St. Helens
167 min walk • Lava Canyon Falls drops 200 feet along the Muddy River in Skamania County, Washington.
2.5 miS
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Crater Glacier, Mount St. Helens
65 min walk • The Crater Glacier is a geologically young glacier that is located on Mount St. Helens, in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier formed after the 1980 Eruption and due to its location, the body of ice grew rapidly, unknown to the public for nearly 20 years.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helens
89 min walk • Spirit Lake is a lake in Skamania County, Washington, United States, located north of Mount St. Helens. It was a popular tourist destination for many years until Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980.
3 miS
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Shoestring Glacier, Mount St. Helens
77 min walk • The Shoestring Glacier is a small valley glacier, stretching out from the 8,364-foot peak of Mount St. Helens in Skamania county in southwest Washington in the United States.
2.9 miS
Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Saint Helens, Mount St. Helens
75 min walk • Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It lies 52 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon and 98 miles south of Seattle. Mount St.