Mount St. Helens

thumb|alt=A large conical volcano.|Mount St. Helens the day before the 1980 eruption, which removed much of the northern face of the mountain, leaving a large Volcanic crater Mount St. Helens is a volcano in the Cascade Mountains in southwestern Washington. On 18 May 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted with a force exceeding 27,000 atomic bombs. The blast killed 57 people and devastated the surrounding area. Quotes Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it! David A. Johnston. "Family Unhappy with Film Portrayal of Son" w:The Daytona Beach News-JournalThe Daytona Beach News-Journal Daytona Beach, FL Associated Press 12B 1 December 1980 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xY8zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C-EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2878,164920 9 August 2010 If the mountain goes, I'm going with it. Harry R Truman Gentlemen, the uh, camper and the car sitting over to the south of me is covered. It's gonna get me, too. I can't get out of here ..., HAM radio operator Gerry Martin. Memories, lessons from mountain's fury Andre Stepankowsky The Daily News Longview, WA 17 May 2005 9 August 2010 References Harris Stephen L. Mount St. Helens: A Living Fire Mountain 201–228 Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes 1988 1st Mountain Press Publishing Company Missoula, Montana 0-87842-220-X External links Category:Mountains of the United States