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Mount St. Helens, located in southwestern Washington about 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon, is one of several lofty volcanic peaks that dominate the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest; the range extends from Mount Garibaldi in British Columbia, Canada, to Lassen Peak in northern California.
Native American names for Mount St. Helens were Loowit or Louwala-Clough, which meant smoking mountain. A Gifford Pinchot National Forest Mount St. Helens. Brochure (1980) tells the story of how Mount St. Helens came to be:his I have distinguished by the name of MOUNT ST. HELENS,in honor of his Britannic Majesty's ambassador at the court of Madrid. It is situated in latitude 46 o 9' and in longitude 238 o 4', according to our observations. ....