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The 2023 South Coldwater Slide is a mudslide that occurred in May 2023 near Mt. St. Helens. The volume of debris, and subsequent destruction of a bridge, closed off Washington State Route 504 and access to the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument .
Prior to 1980, Spirit Lake consisted of two arms that occupied what had been the valleys of the North Fork Toutle River and a tributary. About 4,000 years ago, these valleys were blocked by lahars and pyroclastic flow deposits from Mount St. Helens to form the pre-1980 Spirit Lake. The longest branch of Spirit Lake was about 2.1 miles (3.4 km ...
Downed tree in the 1980 blast zone of Mt. St. Helens. Spirit Lake and Mt. St. Helens in the background, Washington. (Photo by: Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Harry R. Truman (October 1896 – May 18, 1980) was an American businessman, bootlegger, and prospector.He lived near Mount St. Helens, an active volcano in the state of Washington, and was the owner and caretaker of Mount St. Helens Lodge at Spirit Lake near the base of the mountain.
Mount St. Helens, once the fifth-tallest peak in Washington State, lost about 1,300 feet from its height of 9,677, according to the USGS. The highest part of the crater rim on the southwestern ...
The government is trying to prevent a new disaster on Mt. St. Helens — the breach of a 73-billion-gallon lake held in place by debris from the 1980 eruption.
Although Mount St. Helens is in Skamania County, Washington, access routes to the mountain run through Cowlitz County to the west, and Lewis County to the north. State Route 504 , locally known as the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway , connects with Interstate 5 at Exit 49, 34 miles (55 km) to the west of the mountain.
Mount St. Helens is an active volcano in the Cascade Range, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It erupted in 1980 after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake shook the area. It is about 75 miles ...