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Mount St. Helens

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I'm old enough to remember the news when Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980. This eruption remains the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in U.S. history. Fifty-seven people were killed; 200 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles  of railways, and 185 miles of highway were destroyed. A massive debris avalanche, triggered by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, caused a lateral eruption that reduced the elevation of the mountain's summit from 9,677 ft to 8,363 ft, leaving a 1 mile wide horseshoe-shaped crater which you can see in this picture taken from the Spirit Lake Highway. We wanted to drive up to the Johnston Ridge Observatory for the best view of the crater, but unfortunately the last 10 miles of the highway were closed due to a landslide.

Ich kann mich noch an die Nachrichten erinnern, als Mount St. Helens am 18. Mai 1980 ausbrach - es war der bis heute verheerendste Vulkanausbruch der amerikanischen Geschichte: 57 Menschen starben; 200 Häuser, 47 Brücken und fast 300 km Straße wurden zerstört. Der gewaltige Erdrutsch, ausgelöst von einem Erdbeben der Stärke 5.1, reduzierte die Höhe des Vulkans von 2.950 m auf 2.549 m und hinterlies einen 1.6 breiten, hufeisenförmigen Krater, den man vom Spirit Lake Highway gut sehen kann. Wir wollten die Straße bis zum Johnston Ridge Observatorium fahren, von wo aus man den besten Blick in den Krater hat, aber leider waren die letzten 16 Kilometer der Straße wegen eines Erdrutsches gesperrt.

Taken in: United States / Washington / Congressional District 3 (show map)

Taken on: June 1, 2023

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