Mount St. Helens
volcano in Washington state
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Summary
Mount St. Helens is a stratovolcano[1]. It ranks in the top 0.57% of stratovolcano entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,713 views/month, #1 of 176).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: mountain[5]
- Named after: Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens[6]
- Made from material: dacite[7]
- Commons category: Mount St. Helens[8]
- Coordinate location: 46.200277777778, -122.18944444444[9]
- Significant event: 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens[10], 2004 eruption of Mount St. Helens[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mount St. Helens[12]
- Commons gallery: Mount St. Helens[13]
- Heritage designation: National Register of Historic Places listed place[14]
- Official name: Mount St. Helens[15]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Mount St. Helens[16]
- Native label: Loo-wit[17], Louwala-Clough[18], Lawetlat'la[19]
- Category of associated people: Q32647540[20]
- Different from: Mount Saint Helena[21], Q139736945[22]
- Elevation above sea level: 2549[23]
- Name: Mount Saint Helens[24]
- Topographic prominence: 1404[25]
- Located in protected area: Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument[26]
- Volcano observatory: Cascades Volcano Observatory[27]
- Webcam page URL: https://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/[28]
- Mountain range: Cascade Range[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Mount St. Helens[31]
Why It Matters
Mount St. Helens has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]