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 ...

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 ...

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According to the USGS, Mount St. Helens is the most active volcano in the lower 48 states and the most likely in the Cascades ...

The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens in southern Washington claimed 57 lives and blasted the terrain of old-growth ...

Johnstone Ridge, one of the main destinations and centers for Mount St. Helens visitors, is still closed for the summer of 2025 because of the 2023 landslide. WSDOT is targeting finishing up ...