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'''Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument''' is a [[U.S. National Monument]] that includes the area around [[Mount St. Helens]] in [[Washington]]. It was established on [[August 27]], [[1982]] by U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]] following the [[1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens]].<ref name="tilling"/> The 110,000 acre (445 km²) National Volcanic Monument was set-aside for research, recreation, and education. Inside the Monument, the environment is left to respond naturally to the disturbance.<ref name="usfs">{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/|title=Welcome|work=Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument|publisher=United States Forest Service|accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref> |
'''Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument''' is a [[U.S. National Monument]] that includes the area around [[Mount St. Helens]] in [[Washington]]. It was established on [[August 27]], [[1982]] by U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]] following the [[1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens]].<ref name="tilling"/> The 110,000 acre (445 km²) National Volcanic Monument was set-aside for research, recreation, and education. Inside the Monument, the environment is left to respond naturally to the disturbance.<ref name="usfs">{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/|title=Welcome|work=Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument|publisher=United States Forest Service|accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref> |
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| Location | Skamania / Cowlitz / Lewis counties, Washington, USA |
| Nearest city | Castle Rock, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46°13′59″N 122°11′04″W / 46.2331657°N 122.1845412°W[1] |
| Area | 110,000 acres (445 km²) |
| Established | 1982-08-26 |
| Visitors | hi cian |
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is a U.S. National Monument that includes the area around Mount St. Helens in Washington. It was established on August 27, 1982 by U.S. President Ronald Reagan following the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.[2] The 110,000 acre (445 km²) National Volcanic Monument was set-aside for research, recreation, and education. Inside the Monument, the environment is left to respond naturally to the disturbance.[3]
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument was the United States' first such monument managed by the United States Forest Service. At dedication ceremonies on May 18, 1983, Max Peterson, head of the USFS, said,"we can take pride in having preserved the unique episode of natural history for future generations." Since then, many trails, viewpoints, information stations, campgrounds, and picnic areas have been established to accommodate the increasing number of visitors each year.[2]
Beginning in the summer of 1983, visitors have been able to drive to Windy Ridge, only 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of the crater. From this vantage point overlooking Spirit Lake, people see firsthand not only the evidence of a volcano's destruction, but also the remarkable, gradual (but faster than originally predicted) recovery of the land as revegetation proceeds and wildlife returns.
Mountain climbing to the summit of the volcano has been allowed since 1986.[2]
Mount St. Helens Visitor Center at Silver Lake
A visitor center was completed in December 1986 at Silver Lake, about 30 miles (48 km) west of Mount St. Helens and five miles (8 km) east of Interstate Highway 5. By the end of 1989, the Center had hosted more than 1.5 million visitors.
The Mount St. Helens Visitor Center at Silver Lake opened in 1987, and is now operated by the Washington State Park System. Exhibits include the area's culture and history, and the natural history and geology of the volcano and the eruption, including the recovery of the area's vegetation and animal life. The Center includes a theater, a gift shop and outdoor trails. A small admission fee is charged.
The Center was formerly operated by the U.S. Forest Service, and due to its location near Seaquest State Park, it is also known as Mount St. Helens Visitor Center at Seaquest State Park.
Forest Learning Center
The Forest Learning Center is located inside the blast zone of Mount St. Helens on Highway 504. The center is operated as a partnership between Weyerhaeuser Company, Washington State Department of Transportation and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Exhibits focus on the geology and natural history of the park and forests, including forest recovery, reforestation and conservation of forest resources.
The center is open to the public from May to October, and admission is free.
Johnston Ridge Observatory
The Johnston Ridge Observatory is located at the end of State Highway 504, 52 miles east of Castle Rock, Washington. Exhibits focus on the geologic history of the volcano, eyewitness accounts of the explosion, and the science of monitoring volcanic activity. A movie is available and a bookstore. A half-mile trail provides views of the lava dome, crater, pumice plain, and landslide deposit.
The observatory is located by the site of volcanologist David A. Johnston's camp on the morning of May 18, 1980, and opened in 1997.
Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center
Opening in 1993 was an interpretation complex in the Coldwater Lake area.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
- ^ a b c Tilling (1990). Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Past, Present, and Future.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Welcome". Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
External links
- Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - official U.S. Forest Service site
- Mount St. Helens Visitor Center at Silver Lake - official Washington State Parks site
- Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - Visit a Volcano, includes maps and volcano information
- Travel information about Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
- Forest Learning Center
- Johnston Ridge Observatory
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