Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-02844

Image GVP-02844

A painting by Paul Kane in the 1840s shows a nighttime eruption of Mount St. Helens as hypothetically viewed from near the mouth of the Lewis River to the west. The eruption is accurately shown originating from Goat Rocks on the N flank. Painting by Paul Kane (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada).

A painting by Paul Kane in the 1840s shows a nighttime eruption of Mount St. Helens as hypothetically viewed from near the mouth of the Lewis River to the west. The eruption is accurately shown originating from Goat Rocks on the N flank.

Painting by Paul Kane (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada).

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St. Helens

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