Between 1980 and 2004, snow and ice accumulated in the horseshoe-shaped crater forming North America’s youngest glacier. Rising lava from the 2004-2008 eruption shoved the glacier aside causing it to flow northward around the new lava domes.
The Mount St. Helens Science and Learning Center is a collaborative effort of the Mount St. Helens Institute and the U.S. Forest Service, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Our mission is to connect people with nature through science, the arts and adventure recreation.
