where is mount saint helens located
Mount Saint Helens eruption 1980. Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is 96 miles south of Seattle and 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon. Mount St. Helens takes its English name from the British diplomat Lord St Helens, a friend of explorer George Vancouver who made a survey of the area in the late 18th century.
There are five active volcanoes in Washington State, all located in the Cascade Range. They are: Mount Saint Helens, Mount Adams, Mount Rainier, Glacier Peak, and Mount Baker. Of the 20 total active volcanoes in the lower 48 states, one quarter of them are located in Washington. Most people who study volcanoes in this region would predict that Mount Saint Helens is the most likely volcano in Washington to erupt next.