High Cascades Modern Volcanoes of the Pacific NW Mt. St. Helens, July 27, 2005
Volcanic Episodes Age (Myrs) Western Cascade Arc (37-15 Myrs) Challis Arc (55-42 Myrs) High Cascade Arc (5-0 Myrs) Columbia River Basalts (17-6 Myrs, Most Myrs) Yellowstone Hot Spot (14-0 Myrs)
West & High Cascades G-1 West Cascade Arc (37-15 Myrs) High Cascade Arc (5-0 Myrs)
Cascade Volcanoes G-1
Why Do Cascade Volcanoes Exist at All? Subduction
Cascade Eruptions 4000yrs
Historic Cascade Eruptions G-4
Cascade Volcanoes G-1
Mt Baker
Glacier Peak
Glacier Peak Ash Fall 13,100 yr tephra - in inches
Mt. St. Helens April 1980
1980 Eruption - Ash Cloud
1980 Eruption
Damage
Blast / Pyroclastic Flow
Lahars
Eruption October 1, 2004
2005 Dome 81 Million Cubic Meters as of April, 2006
2005 Dome February 22, 2005
July 27, 2006 Feb, 2005 Current Dome Growth
Thermal Image - July 27, 2006 Time-lapse animation
June 29, 2006