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Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Visitor Information
Name
The current name was given by explorer George Vancouver to honor his friend
Alleyne Fitzherbert, whose title was Baron St. Helens. The Baron was the
then British ambassador to the court of Madrid. Reports of the perhaps more
apt Indians names include Lawala Clough/Louwala-Cloigh, which means "smoking
mountain" and Loowit which means "Lady of Fire".
Location
Lies in the heart of the
Gifford Pinchot
National Forest.
Elevation
Standing now at 8,364 feet (2,549 meters), Mount St. Helens lost about 1,300
feet in height when she blew her top in the famous eruption of May 18, 1980.
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Eruption:
The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson. Learn the history
and science of one of the largest eruptions and the effects of the
aftermath through personal stories and accounts of those caught in the
disaster. Illustrations and maps enable a greater understanding of this
tragic event.
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Day
Hiking Mount St. Helens by Craig Romano and Aaron Theison. This
Mountaineers Book features every trail within and around the monument.
Hikes are arranged by regions with trail descriptions, directions to
trailheads and difficulty ratings along with other useful information
and photographs.
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Mount
St. Helens 35th Anniversary Edition: The Eruption and Recovery of a Volcano by Rob Carson.
Along with remarkable before-and-after images, this 35th-anniversary
retrospective captures the human drama leading up to the eruption and two
decades of subsequent scientific research of the amazing post-blast
ecological recovery.
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A
Falcon Guide to Mount St. Helens: A Guide to Exploring the Great Outdoors
by Fred Barstad. This book is a comprehensive guide to this
world-renowned attraction, with a close-up look at the destruction and
recovery of the area. The guide includes detailed information on
the natural and cultural history of the area, recreational opportunities, and historical, geological, and natural
exhibits.
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In
the Blast Zone: Catastrophe and Renewal on Mount St. Helens by Charles
Goodrich, Kathleen Dean Moore and Frederick Swanson. This book presents a
cross-pollination of literary and scientific perspectives on the mountain's
history of cataclysm and renewal. Discover the gifts of beauty, scientific illumination
and of hope.
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Portrait
of Mount St. Helens: A Changing Landscape by Chuck Williams (Author) and
Stuart Warren (Contributor). View the grandeur and the intimate detail of
this beloved mountain as seen by 19th-century painters and pioneers as well
as contemporary photographers.
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