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December 16, 2005
Crater Rim DomeCam
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on the southwest crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on December 16, 2005.
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on the southwest crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on December 16, 2005.
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MOVIE, Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on the southwest crater rim.
USGS Photographs taken December 9, 2005, through December 16, 2005.
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December 15, 2005
Sugar Bowl DomeCam
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera at Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on December 15, 2005.
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December 13, 2005
Guacamole DomeCam
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera at "Guacamole" on the west side of the crater mouth.
USGS Photograph taken on December 13, 2005.
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December 12, 2005
Guacamole DomeCam
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera at "Guacamole" on the west side of the crater mouth.
USGS Photograph taken on December 12, 2005.
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Brutus DomeCam
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on "Brutus".
USGS Photograph taken on December 12, 2005.
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on "Brutus".
USGS Photograph taken on December 12, 2005.
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Sugar Bowl DomeCam
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera at Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on December 12, 2005.
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December 11, 2005
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens as seen from the south. Mount Rainier is in the background.
USGS Photograph taken on December 11, 2005, John Pallister.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens as seen from the southeast. Spirit Lake is visible on the right.
USGS Photograph taken on December 11, 2005, John Pallister.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens as seen from the north-northwest. Mount Hood, Oregon, is in the background.
USGS Photograph taken on December 11, 2005, John Pallister.
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Mount St. Helens crater and dome as seen from the southwest.
USGS Photograph taken on December 11, 2005, John Pallister.
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Top of Mount St. Helens new dome growth as seen from the southwest.
USGS Photograph taken on December 11, 2005, John Pallister.
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Mount St. Helens new dome growth as seen from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on December 11, 2005, John Pallister.
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Mount St. Helens new dome growth as seen from the southeast.
USGS Photograph taken on December 11, 2005, John Pallister.
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December 9, 2005
From Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO)
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Mount St. Helens crater and dome, as seen from Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO).
USGS Photograph taken on December 9, 2005, by Elliot Endo, courtesy U.S. Forest Service.
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Mount St. Helens crater and dome, as seen from the Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO).
USGS Photograph taken on December 9, 2005, by Elliot Endo, courtesy U.S. Forest Service.
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Mount St. Helens crater and dome, as seen from the Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO).
USGS Photograph taken on December 9, 2005, by Elliot Endo, courtesy U.S. Forest Service.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_new_dome_from_JRO_12-09-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens crater and dome, as seen from the Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO).
USGS Photograph taken on December 9, 2005, by Elliot Endo, courtesy U.S. Forest Service.
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East Arm Mount St. Helens' Crater Glacier, as seen from the Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO).
USGS Photograph taken on December 9, 2005, by Elliot Endo, courtesy U.S. Forest Service.
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Winter, Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO).
USGS Photograph taken on December 9, 2005, by Elliot Endo, courtesy U.S. Forest Service.
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Mount St. Helens crater and dome, as seen from the window at the Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO).
USGS Photograph taken on December 9, 2005, by Elliot Endo, courtesy U.S. Forest Service.
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Guacamole Camera
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Mount St. Helens crater and dome, as seen from the remote camera at Guacamole station.
USGS Photograph taken on December 9, 2005.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_guacamole_cam_12-09-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera at Guacamole station.
USGS Photograph taken on December 9, 2005.
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Crater Rim DomeCam
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on the southwest crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on December 9, 2005.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_spine_from_crater_rim_cam_12-09-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on the southwest crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on December 9, 2005.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_crater_rim_cam_evening_12-09-05.jpg
Evening, Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on the southwest crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on December 9, 2005.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_spine_from_crater_rim_cam_evening_12-09-05.jpg
Evening, Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on the southwest crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on December 9, 2005.
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December 8, 2005
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Ash on Mount St. Helens' crater rim, as seen from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on December 8, 2005 by Julie Griswold.
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Ash on Mount St. Helens' flanks, as seen below Shoestring Glacier.
USGS Photograph taken on December 8, 2005 by Julie Griswold.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_crater_dome_from_NE_12-08-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' crater and dome, as seen from the northeast. The current growth is steaming on the right.
USGS Photograph taken on December 8, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Top of Mount St. Helens' new dome, as seen from the east. The current growth is on the right.
USGS Photograph taken on December 8, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Mount St. Helens' new growth, as seen from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on December 8, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Mount St. Helens' new growth, as seen from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on December 8, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Mount St. Helens' new growth, as seen from the northwest. Four different "growths" are visible in this image. "No.4", "No.5", the current "No.7", and "No.6". All occurred as whalebacks or spines in 2005. (See image of October 30, 2005 for an annotated view of growths with insets of their whaleback look.)
USGS Photograph taken on December 8, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_new_growth_from_south_12-08-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' new growth, as seen from the south. This growth is "No.7". On the left is the bench between Growth 6 and 7.
USGS Photograph taken on December 8, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_new_dome_from_west_12-08-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' new dome, as seen from the west. The west arm of the Crater Glacier is in the foreground, and the east arm can be seen in the background at the base of the crater wall. The 1980-86 dome is just visible on the left. The current dome growth ("No.7") is steaming in the middle of the image, with growth "No.6" between it and the west arm of the glacier.
USGS Photograph taken on December 8, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Winter
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Winter ... NED spiders.
USGS Photograph taken on December 8, 2005 by Julie Griswold.
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Winter ... RAFT spider.
USGS Photograph taken on December 8, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Winter ... Crater Rim Camera.
USGS Photograph taken on December 8, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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December 6, 2005
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens from the south, with Mount Rainier, Washington, in the background.
USGS Photograph taken on December 6, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on December 6, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome from the northeast. Note ash on the back crater wall.
USGS Photograph taken on December 6, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Mount St. Helens' crater and new dome from the northeast. Note ash on the back crater wall.
USGS Photograph taken on December 6, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome. Note ash on the back crater wall.
USGS Photograph taken on December 6, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome from the northwest. Note ash on the back crater wall. Mount Hood, Oregon, is in the distance.
USGS Photograph taken on December 6, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Other Volcanoes --- views from high over Mount St. Helens !!!!
Image, click to enlarge Mount Baker and Glacier Peak, Washington
Baker05_aerial_baker_from_st_helens_12-06-05.jpg
Aerial view, Mount Baker, Washington (left), and Glacier Peak, Washington (right), as seen from St. Helens.
USGS Photograph taken on December 6, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Image, click to enlarge Mount Rainier, Washington
Rainier05_aerial_rainier_from_st_helens_12-06-05.jpg
Aerial view, Mount Rainier, Washington, as seen from St. Helens.
USGS Photograph taken on December 6, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Image, click to enlarge Mount Adams, Washington
Adams05_aerial_adams_from_st_helens_12-06-05.jpg
Aerial view, Mount Adams, Washington, as seen from St. Helens.
USGS Photograph taken on December 6, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Image, click to enlarge Mount Hood, Oregon
Hood05_aerial_hood_from_st_helens_12-06-05.jpg
Aerial view, Mount Hood, Oregon, as seen from St. Helens.
USGS Photograph taken on December 6, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Image, click to enlarge Mount Jefferson and Three Sisters, Oregon
Jefferson05_aerial_jefferson_from_st_helens_12-06-05.jpg
Aerial view, Mount Jefferson, Oregon (pointed peak in middle), and the Three Sisters (to the right), as seen from St. Helens.
USGS Photograph taken on December 6, 2005 by John Pallister.
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