Mount St. Helens

Cool Facts


1. Mount St. Helens erupted in the year of 1980.

2. Mount St. Helens is located in Washington state, of the United States, in Skamania County.

3. Mount St. Helens got it's name from the British diplomat Lord St. Helens.

4. Mount St. Helens erupted at 8:32 a.m..

5. There was a lodge built on top of Mount St. Helens made by president Eisenhower.

6. An ash cloud and lava dome was made from the eruption.

7. The eruption was a VEI=5 event

8. Mount St. Helens was voted worst volcano ever.

9. Mount St. Helens eruption was followed by a two month series of earthquakes.

10. Mount St. Helens destroyed over 500 homes.

11. Mount St. Helens's eruption killed many animals and people.

12. Many legends were made up about Mount St. Helens.

13. Mount St. Helens was considered a stratovolcano.

14. Mount St. Helens erupted May 18th.

15. Many people go up to see Mount St. Helens every year.

16. Now the volcano is a Historical Monument!

17. The day after the eruption was a landslide because of the eruption.

18. Mount St. Helens is 8,477 feet tall but it was 9,677

19. The Latitude of Mount St. Helens is 46.2 N and the longitude 122.2 W.

20. The earliest eruption of Mount St. Helens was 10,000 BC.