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Mount St. Helens in Washington State began erupting with a series of steam-driven blasts. These intensified over weeks, leading to a massive eruption on May 18 at 8:32 a.m. Rated a 5 on the Volcanic ...

If we can get a better idea of the timing and severity, a lot of people could heed the warning, and the damage to the local ...

Inland valleys will climb into the 90s, coastal valleys into the 80s, while most beaches will remain cooler in the upper 50s ...

The Gifford Pinchot National Forest will be implementing a "scan and pay option" at many recreation sites across the forest beginning May 16, according to a news release from the U.S. Forest Service.

The popular Johnston Ridge Observatory that looks over Mount St. Helens’ gaping crater has been closed since 2023 after a landslide took out a bridge on the windy road leading there. State ...

Andy Goodwin stationed himself last Saturday at the top of Mount St. Helens, where he usually spends ... scramble up to the high spot along Monitor Ridge, the primary climbing route, and walk ...

Andy Goodwin stationed himself last Saturday at the top of Mount St. Helens, where he usually spends ... scramble up to the high spot along Monitor Ridge, the primary climbing route, and walk ...

(KOIN) — The observatory that overlooks Mount St. Helens is now expected to re-open ... s southwest division said the Johnston Ridge Observatory is slated to re-open in spring 2027 — along ...

Those looking for stunning views close to the crater of Mount St. Helens are in luck: The Windy Ridge Interpretive Site and nearby visitor centers will open to the public Thursday, according to ...

LONGVIEW—A number of trails in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument ... Contractors are setting up near Windy Ridge, closing the area they are staged at seven days a week through ...

The USGS set up an observation post on a ridge 6 miles northwest of Mount St. Helens. The timber clearcut offered an unobstructed view of the volcano's north side, and the growing bulge.