What are facts about Mount Saint Helens?

Answer 1

Here are some facts that I hope help!

1. Helen had a huge eruption in 1980 May 18th 8:32

2. It's a stratovolcano in the Cascade range

3. Helen is included in the ring of fire

4.It's over 40,000 years old

5.Helen's elevation is 8,365 and prominence is 4, 605 ft

6. Helen is the fifth highest peak in WA

7. The main river system in Helen is the Toutal River

8.Average rain fall of 140 inches

That's all for now!

Answer 2

some interesting facts about mount st. helens are that there were 57 people as the final tally of people that died in the eruption.ash was blown 80,000 feet into the air. Mount st helens is the most studied volcano int he world. :0) it was a very explosive eruption. mount st helens was a composite volcano. Mount st helens eruption date was May 18,1980 in southwest Washington at 8:32 am.And it's last eruption was may 18,1980.

Answer 3

st Helen's is a active volcano in skamania county Washington, northwest region of the united states. It is a 96miles (*154km) south of Seattle and 53 miles (85km) north east of the Portland, Oregon. St Helen's takes it name form the British diplomat lord George Vancouver who made a survey of the area in the late 18th century. St Helen's last occurred last in mid early year of 2004 in an eruption that lasted until the 10th July 2008.This eruption cause a massive debris avalanche, reducing the elevation of the mountains summit from 9,667 feet (2,950m to 8,365 feet (2,550m) and replacing it with a 1 mile(1.6km) wide horseshoe-shape.

Answer 4

A maiden and two sons were th 3 guardians of the Columbia river. The sons waged war over the beautiful maiden and the destruction formed the Columbia River gorge. The sons father transformed them into Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood as a punishment and the beautiful maiden became Mt. St. Helens.

Answer 5

The Washington state Department of Game estimated that nearly 7,000 big game animals (deer, elk, and bear) perished in the area most affected by the eruption, as well as all birds and most small mammals. However, many small animals, chiefly burrowing rodents, frogs, salamanders, and crawfish, managed to survive because they were below ground level or water surface when the disaster struck. For more facts see http://www.mountsthelens.com/history-1.HTML the last eruption was in 2004 in July that's what the want to heaar

Answer 6

*The eruption during 1980 that caused the most damage was on May 18, 1980. The aftermath that the Washington Department of Game estimated was that, 11,000 hares, 6,000 deer, 5,200 elk, 1,400 coyotes, 300 bobcats, 200 black bears, and 15 mountain lions died from the pyroclastic flows of my eruption. There were significant amount of injuries and 57 people dead.

Answer 7

did u know that mt st Helens is about 3,000 years old. That's youner than pyrmids. i dident WOW everybody learns something new every day and even adults yep adults they learn something new every day too.
The eruption of 1980 had devastating blows that blanketed Washington with ash.

Answer 8

The mount st Helens eruption was so important for many reasons; but the main reasons are as follows

- it was dormant for 123 years

- they used a scientific instrument to measure the size of the eruption

Answer 9

Mt. St. Helens is the most active volcano!

Answer 10

ONE INTERESTING FACT ABOUT MT ST HELENE'S IS THAT IT WAS IN Washington AND IT HAS A WEIRD NAME CALLED HELEN AND IT ERUPTED ON THE 18 OF MAY .