The public is still able to visit multiple recreation sites and viewpoints at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument that were unaffected by a massive landslide on May 14. The landslide, now ...

A new poster that provides information on Mount St. Helens is available to the public and is inspired by Volcano Awareness Month in Washington state. Titled “Mount St. Helens: A Mountain Reborn,” the ...

The Johnston Ridge Observatory north of Mount St. Helens remains closed following a May 14 landslide that damaged Spirit Lake Memorial Highway near Milepost 49, yet some recreational sites and ...

Mount St. Helens was full of surprises when we visited in July. You’d expect nothing less from a mountain that blew its top 41 years ago, right? Surprise No. 1: The drive up to Johnston Ridge, where ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, 57 people died and dozens of square miles of the landscape were covered with ash and pumice. Now, more than 42 years later, the Forest Service says some ...

A popular observatory near Mount St. Helens is indefinitely closed as engineers evaluate a massive landslide that blocked State Route 504. Johnston Ridge Observatory, located within Mount St. Helens ...

SKAMAINA COUNTY, Wash. -- Scientists say the way two large magma chambers are connected under Mount St. Helens may explain the peak's 1980 explosion, according to a report released Wednesday. One ...

Forty-five years ago on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens in the state of Washington violently erupted. Here’s a look at volcanoes, then and now. Berkeley, a Look Back: Halloween 1925 reported as ...

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. – The Mount St. Helens Visitor Center is now open, showcasing updated exhibits and a new theater. The center closed last September for renovations. Visitors can explore a ...

A panoramic view of the south rim of Mount St. Helens, looking past the lava dome north toward Spirit Lake and Mount Rainier. Dean J. Koepfler The public is still able to visit multiple recreation ...