Volcanic Panorama
Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Washington
Mount St Helens on the right, with Mount Rainier 50 miles away in the background. Both are active stratovolcanoes, also known as a composite volcanoes, which are conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava and tephra. Mount Rainier is potentially even more dangerous than Mt. Saint Helens, due the heavily populated areas around it.
Although we had some great views of Mount Rainier, this is the only place I was able to photograph it. The only reason it shows up here is that it is the highest in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with an elevation 14,411 ft (4,392 m); Mount St. Helens current elevation is 8,363 ft (2,549 m).
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© Melissa Post 2024
Volcanic Panorama
Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Washington
Mount St Helens on the right, with Mount Rainier 50 miles away in the background. Both are active stratovolcanoes, also known as a composite volcanoes, which are conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava and tephra. Mount Rainier is potentially even more dangerous than Mt. Saint Helens, due the heavily populated areas around it.
Although we had some great views of Mount Rainier, this is the only place I was able to photograph it. The only reason it shows up here is that it is the highest in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with an elevation 14,411 ft (4,392 m); Mount St. Helens current elevation is 8,363 ft (2,549 m).
Thanks for stopping by!
© Melissa Post 2024