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Mount St. Helens Volcano, Spirit Lake, Mount Adams, 1974

One of the few manned spacecraft views of Mount St. Helens Volcano (1) before the May 18, 1980 eruption, was obtained from Skylab 4 (early 1974). The volcanic peak of Mount Adams is visible at the far right center of the view. At the time this photograph was taken Mount St. Helens, at 2950 meters elevation, was inactive. The last eruption was in 1857. Today the mountain is only 2646 meters high. Before the eruption, Spirit Lake (2) was a very popular resort area. The patchwork patterns of landuse visible throughout the scene are clearcut forests. (SL4-192-7081)

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