necessary tools or provisions. durable medical equipment nonexpendable articles primarily used for medical purposes in cases of illness or injury; this includes hospital beds, respirators, walkers, and apnea monitors.
Mount Adams, Washington as seen from Mount St. Helens (west). Trees are covered in frost in the foreground. Ice-capped Mount Adams sits astride the Cascade Range crest 50 km (30 mi) north of the Columbia River and 60 km (37 mi) east of Mount St. Helens. The volcano is 3,742 m (12,276 ft) in elevation and towers about 3 km (9,800 ft) above the surrounding lowlands.
Geology and History Summary for Mount St. Helens. Mount St. Helens, located in Washington State, is the most active volcano in the Cascade Range, and it is the most likely of the contiguous U.S. volcanoes to erupt in the future. The volcano is almost 53 km (33 mi) due west of Mount Adams and approximately 80 km (50 mi) northeast of the Vancouver, WashingtonâPortland, Oregon metropolitan area.