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Welcome to Mount St. Helens
Our mission is to advance understanding and stewardship of the Earth through science, education, and exploration of volcanic landscapes.
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Mount St. Helens is a place of wonder, awe, and discovery.
Visiting Mount St. Helens is like stepping into a living, breathing classroom shaped by fire and time—where jagged ridgelines frame vast, jaw-dropping vistas, and the echoes of the 1980 eruption are written across every hillside. You’ll walk through fields of wildflowers that have reclaimed the blast zone, trace trails skirting lava and landslides, and peer into the gaping crater that still steams with quiet power. It's a place where science and wonder collide—where the raw forces of geology are on full display, and every view tells a story of destruction, resilience, and awe-inspiring rebirth.
Our Partners
Mount St. Helens Institute is grateful for the support of our partners.
MSHI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and an equal opportunity provider.
MSHI operates under a special use permit from the US Forest Service and is honored to work on the Traditional Cultural Property, ancestral and present day lands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.
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