Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam - Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Welcome to the Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam - Washington State, USA

This is a static image of Mount St. Helens, taken from the Johnston Ridge Observatory. The Observatory and VolcanoCam are located at an elevation of approximately 4,500 feet, about five miles from the volcano. You are looking approximately south-southeast across the North Fork Toutle River Valley. The VolcanoCam image automatically updates approximately every five minutes. Please make sure your web browser is not set to cache images or you may not see the updates when the web page automatically refreshes.
VolcanoCam Update For Friday, November 17, 2006 Weather Update @ 8:00 am PDT - Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level 3,500 feet. Valley highs 45 to 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Road Conditions - Contact your local Forest Service office before travelling today in the Forest or Monument. Strange Thing In The Image Update - You may notice the near vertical fuzzy line just above the volcano rim in the upper right-hand quadrant of the image. We've had guesses ranging from an ash plume, a smudge on the camera lens, and a tornado, to that errant Mutant Fly with an extra leg. It is really a very thin scratch in the glass window of the camera enclosure.

Current Activity At Mount St. Helens

Current Conditions:

Special Conditions Report provided by the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory Report provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington.
University of Washington Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network provided by University of Washington Geophysics Program.
Current Earthquake Activity provided by PNSN of the University of Washington Geophysics Program.

Please note that since October 11, 2004, Mount St. Helens has been in a constant eruptive state.

Weather & Time Updates:

Mount St. Helens Institute

The Mount St. Helens Institute is a private, non profit that exists to provide opportunities for all who desire to learn more about, experience or volunteer at Mount St. Helens.

The Mount St. Helens Institute works in partnership with the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Northwest Interpretive Association and the National Forest Foundation.

The Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
The Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam is maintained by the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. We thank our longstanding non-profit partner, the Northwest Interpretive Association for purchasing our new VolcanoCam.

Gifford Pinchot National Forest	Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument	Northwest Interpretive Association