Mt. St. Helens is a mountain in Washington, state U.S.A. Mt.St. Helens elevation is 8,365 feet. On May 18th 1980 at 8:32 A.M. Mt.St. Helens erupted. Mt.St. Helens caused many deaths and enormous damage in southwestern Washington after erupting in 1980. Mt. St. Helens has erupted many times in the last 4,500 years, but it was inactive from 1857 until 1980. Hot ash and rocks from the1980 eruption started forest fires and melted snow covering the upper slopes of the mountain.
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