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October 30, 2005
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens (in front) and Mount Adams (behind).
USGS photograph taken on October 30, 2005, by John Pallister.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens (in front) and Mount Hood (behind, right).
USGS photograph taken on October 30, 2005, by John Pallister.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and new dome, from the west.
USGS photograph taken on October 30, 2005, by John Pallister.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_aerial_st_helens_crater_from_north_10-30-05.jpg
Aerial view, high angle, Mount St. Helens crater and dome, from the north.
USGS photograph taken on October 30, 2005, by John Pallister.
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Aerial view, high angle, Mount St. Helens crater and dome, from the north.
USGS photograph taken on October 30, 2005, by John Pallister.
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Aerial view, high angle, Mount St. Helens crater and dome, from the north, with inset images of what the "whalebacks" use to look like. Base image is from October 30, 2005, by John Pallister. Inset images are from November 29, 2004, February 22, 2005, June 21, 2005, and August 31, 2005.
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October 24, 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 October 24, 2005.
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Early morning, Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on the southwest crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on October 24, 2005.
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View from Sugar Bowl Camera
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl, northeast flank.
USGS Photograph taken on October 24, 2005.
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October 21, 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 October 21, 2005.
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Mount St. Helens spine, as seen from the remote camera on the southwest crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on October 21, 2005.
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October 18, 2005
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome from the north.
USGS photograph taken on October 18, 2005, by Cate Fox-Lent.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome from the southwest. Spirit Lake is just visible upper left.
USGS photograph taken on October 18, 2005, by Cate Fox-Lent.
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Comparison, aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome from the southwest, from October 3, 2004, and October 18, 2005. Spirit Lake is just visible upper left.
USGS photograph taken on October 3, 2005, by Stephanie Konfal and Dan Dzurisin, and October 18, 2005, by Cate Fox-Lent.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome from the northeast.
USGS photograph taken on October 18, 2005, by Cate Fox-Lent.
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Western half of Mount St. Helens new dome showing the spring/summer "whaleback" feature (left) and the current new "spine" (right).
USGS photograph taken on October 18, 2005, by Cate Fox-Lent.
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Linear feature on the Spring/Summer 2005 spine.
From the October 16, 2005 Daily Update:
"During the past few weeks a prominent linear feature has developed on the disintegrating whaleback that grew during last spring and summer and now lies east of the actively growing part of the new lava dome. In this photograph the linear, blade-like feature lies in shadow in the center of the three distinct masses that form the new lava dome. Although it appears that the feature is being actively thrust upward, it is merely being exhumed as fractured lava spalls away from it."

USGS photograph taken on October 18, 2005, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Mount St. Helens current spine as seen from the northeast.
USGS photograph taken on October 18, 2005, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Mount St. Helens crater and dome as seen from Guacamole Station. Compare with 1985 view.
USGS photograph taken on October 18, 2005, by Dan Dzurisin.
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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 October 18, 2005.
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Morning, Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on the southwest crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on October 18, 2005.
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Mount St. Helens spine, as seen from the remote camera on the southwest crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on October 18, 2005.
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Brutus DomeCam
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Top of Mount St. Helens dome, current "spine" area, as seen from the remote camera on Brutus. The west arm of the Crater Glacier is visible on the right. Note: view has shifted from September view.
USGS Photograph taken on October 18, 2005.
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October 17, 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 October 17, 2005.
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October 16, 2005
View from Sugar Bowl Camera
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl, northeast flank.
USGS Photograph taken on October 24, 2005.
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October 14, 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 October 14, 2005.
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October 13, 2005
Crater Rim DomeCam
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_crater_rim_cam_10-13-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on the southwest crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on October 13, 2005.
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October 12, 2005
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater, dome, and the Crater Glacier, as seen from the northwest.
USGS Photograph taken on October 12, 2005, by Steve Schilling.
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Aerial view, toe of the east arm (lower middle ground) and west arm (upper middle ground) of Mount St. Helens' Crater Glacier, as viewed from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on October 12, 2005, by Steve Schilling.
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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 October 12, 2005.
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October 11, 2005
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome as seen from the southeast.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005 by Cate Fox-Lent and Matt Logan.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome as seen from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005 by Cate Fox-Lent and Matt Logan.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005 by Cate Fox-Lent and Matt Logan.
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MSH05_new_dome_high_angle_from_north_10-11-05.jpg
High-angle shot, Mount St. Helens' new dome as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005 by Cate Fox-Lent and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_new_dome_west_part_from_NE_10-11-05.jpg
Western part of Mount St. Helens' new dome as seen from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005 by Cate Fox-Lent and Matt Logan.
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MSH05_base_new_dome_west_part_from_NE_10-11-05.jpg
Base of Western part of Mount St. Helens' new dome as seen from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005 by Cate Fox-Lent and Matt Logan.
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MSH05_base_western_spine_10-11-05.jpg
Base of Western part of Mount St. Helens' new dome.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005 by Cate Fox-Lent and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_west_arm_crater_glacier_from_SW_10-11-05.jpg
West Arm of the Crater Glacier and western part of Mount St. Helens' new dome as seen from the southwest.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005 by Cate Fox-Lent and Matt Logan.
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West Arm of the Crater Glacier and western part of Mount St. Helens' new dome, with ELE4 "spider" (yellow circle) for scale. In mid-August ELE4 was moved from the East Arm of the Crater Glacier to the West Arm.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005 by Cate Fox-Lent and Matt Logan.
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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 October 11, 2005.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_spine_from_crater_rim_cam_10-11-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens spine, as seen from the remote camera on the southwest crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005.
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Sugar Bowl DomeCam
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New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on October 11, 2005.
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October 4, 2005
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Mount St. Helens' crater and dome as seen from the north-northwest. Mount Hood is nicely visible in the background (middle left). Mount Jefferson can also be seen (middle right).
USGS Photograph taken on October 4, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Mount St. Helens' crater and dome as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on October 4, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Mount St. Helens' crater and dome as seen from the northeast. Note ash on snow from collapse of a part of the new dome.
USGS Photograph taken on October 4, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Mount St. Helens' new dome and rockfall area as seen from the northwest. Note ash on snow from collapse of a part of the new dome.
USGS Photograph taken on October 4, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_aerial_crater_dome_from_SE_10-04-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' crater and dome as seen from the southeast.
USGS Photograph taken on October 4, 2005 by John Pallister.
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Sugar Bowl DomeCam
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New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on October 4, 2005.
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