Mts. Adams,St. Helens, & Rainier
Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Rainier, WA on 09/20/92 from STS-47 (STS047-73-058)
This view of Mount St. Helens (46.5N, 122.0W), taken 12 years after the
volcanic eruption on 18 May 1980, in which the top 1300 ft. of the 9,677
ft. mountain was blown away, shows the rapid vegetation recovery within
the blast area. Many fir trees have grown to heights of 20 ft. within the
150 square mile devastated area. Mount Adams is just to
the east and Mount Rainier is to the north. Checkerboard logging
can be seen throughout.
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