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Mt. Constitution on Orcas Island (not on NYT list), the highest point in San Juan Islands, part of 5,000-acre Moran State Park. Accessible by road or trail, the summit offers vistas of the San Juans, Mt. Baker, and distant Coast Range and Tantalus Mountains in British Columbia. (Robin Layton/Seattle P-I)Robin Layton/Seattle P-IShow MoreShow Less
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Olympic Peninsula, Olympic National Park, Hoh River Rain Forest, Roosevelt Elk At River. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
Glacier Peak is the second most active explosive volcano in the Cascades, according to scientists. Author: Glenn Farley Updated: 7:42 PM PDT May 18, 2021
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. The May 18 eruption of Mount St. Helens was a massive explosion that took off the top 1,300 feet of the mountain and sent ash 80,000 feet into the air.
But Mount St. Helens is just one of five volcanoes in Washington state. One volcano that is still shrouded in mystery is located in Snohomish County called Glacier Peak.
“So, Glacier Peak, is the second most active explosive volcano in the Cascades, behind Mt. St. Helens. But part of the risk, is how many people are exposed in those eruptions,” said Alexa Van Eaton, PhD, a physical volcanologist who specializes in these types of volcanoes. Van Eaton is with the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Wash., and part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
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The beautiful landscape in Washington State is a result of the active geology we have here in volcano country. While we often delight in saying, “the mountain is out”, that mountain is often a sleeping volcano. In fact, we've got a five volcanoes in Washington State. You might live near one of them or more importantly downstream from one of them. Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams all could rumble back to life at any time.