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Pre-eruption Mount Saint Helens, Washington

Prominence: 5917 ft, 1804 m

Elevation: 9677 feet, 2950 meters

True Isolation: 32.29 mi, 51.96 km

Historical Info:	This peak only existed until 1980-05-18.
Peak Type	Volcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	46° 11' 49'' N, 122° 11' 28'' W 46.19698, -122.19099 (Dec Deg) 562421 E 5116252 N, Zone 10 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Washington
County/Second Level Region	Skamania
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 80 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 78) Selected Trip Reports: 1963-06-15 by Mike Cooney 1968 by Fred Beavon 1968-06 by Cabe Silverhame 1970-12-30 by John Anholm (Unsuccessful) 1971-04-18 by John Anholm (Unsuccessful) 1971-06-11 by John Anholm (Unsuccessful) 1971-06-20 by John Anholm (Unsuccessful) 1972-07-09 by John Anholm (Unsuccessful) 1975-06-15 by Bob Bolton 1975-06-15 by Jim Dixon 1977-06-12 by Randy Oakley 1978-08-22 by Greg Bramlet (Unsuccessful) 1979-05-28 by John Anholm (Unsuccessful) 1979-07-08 by John Anholm
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Pre-eruption Mt. St. Helens from the south in May 1978 (1978-05). Photo by Bob Bolton. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 5917 ft/1804 m Optimistic Prominence: 5957 ft/1816 m Line Parent: The Pinnacle Key Col: Metta Lake 3760 ft/1146 m
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Pacific Ranges Range3: Cascade Range Range4: South Washington Cascades Range5: Mount Saint Helens Area
Drainage Basins	Cowlitz Columbia Pacific-Western USA Pacific Ocean
Ownership	Land: Gifford Pinchot National Forest/Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument Wilderness/Special Area: Mount Saint Helens NVM
Topo Map	Mount Saint Helens O46122b2 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map This peak was submitted to the Peakbagger.com database by Bob Bolton.
Dynamic Map Pre-eruption Mount Saint Helens ( Key Col) Other Peaks Click Here for a Full Screen Map

Other Photos

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Mt. St. Helens with the sunrise horizon shadow meeting the shadow of Mt. Adams in June 1978. Taken from the south side of Mt. Adams (1978-06). Photo by Bob Bolton.
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This was the last time I saw Mt. St. Helens "whole", on Feb. 11, 1980 on my way to live in Juneau, AK. Mt. Adams in the background (1980-02-11). Photo by Bob Bolton.
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This is how pre-eruption Mt. St. Helens looked from rural Clark County, WA in winter. This was just three months before it started to act up (1979-12). Photo by Bob Bolton.
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Negotiating the crevasses of Forsyth Glacier (1976-07-11). Photo by Dan Moore.
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