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Crater Walls


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October 17, 1988 --- East Crater Wall

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Mount St. Helens' east Crater Wall, as seen from the Opus monitoring station.
USGS Photograph taken on October 17, 1988, by Lyn Topinka.
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July 8, 2008 --- West Crater Wall

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Mount St. Helens' west Crater Wall, left image of 3. The upper end of the west arm of the Crater Glacier is visible at the base of the wall. Note debris from a rockfall off the crater wall, visible behind the dome, center left.
USGS Photograph taken on July 8, 2008, by Dave Sherrod.
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Mount St. Helens' west Crater Wall, middle image of 3. The west arm of the Crater Glacier is visible at the base of the wall.
USGS Photograph taken on July 8, 2008, by Dave Sherrod.
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Mount St. Helens' west Crater Wall, right image of 3. The west arm of the Crater Glacier is visible at the base of the wall.
USGS Photograph taken on July 8, 2008, by Dave Sherrod.
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July 31, 2008 --- West Crater Wall

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Looking west towards the toe of the west arm Crater Glacier, and Mount St. Helens' west crater wall.
USGS Photograph taken on July 31, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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