Keeping an Eye on Mount St. Helens

Every once in a while I will tune my browser to the Volcano WebCam, located at the Johnston Ridge Observatory, northeast of the famous volcano, Mount St. Helens. They used to have a very basic low-resolution image a few years ago, but since then have upgraded to a variety of resolutions, including both high and low.

I downloaded this image today late in the afternoon (Pacific Time). Click the thumbnail for a larger view.

They say this about their current capability:

These are near real-time images of Mount St. Helens, taken from the Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO) using our VolcanoCam Classic camera and the new VolcanoCamHD camera. The (JRO) and VolcanoCams are located at an elevation of approximately 4,500 feet, about five miles from the volcano. You are looking approximately south-southeast across the North Fork Toutle River Valley. The VolcanoCam images automatically update approximately every five minutes.

I have a pseudo movie of an eruption event somewhere – I’ll post it when (and if) I find it. Meanwhile check out the cameras at Mount St. Helens during daylight hours (Pacific time).