Mount St. Helens live webcam – Mount St. Helens: St. Helens (GUAC, North)
Working Still image · every 10 min Volcano · Official source · What camera types mean
What you are looking at
This camera at the GUAC site, about 3 km (2 miles) north of the summit near the mouth of the Mount St. Helens crater, looks south into the crater itself. The frame shows the rugged crater floor and debris in the foreground, the lava domes in the middle, and the crater rim beyond, with the east wall's rocky cliffs on the right. In the morning, the sun can rise over the rim and wash out the image.
The crater opened during the May 18, 1980 eruption, when the north flank collapsed in a giant landslide. Lava domes grew on the crater floor from 1980 to 1986 and again from 2004 to 2008, and Crater Glacier has since wrapped around them. This view is the closest public look at those domes. The CVO Mount St. Helens page lists the current alert level.
Expect a new still roughly every ten minutes. Clear afternoons, with the sun to the west, usually give the best light on the domes; mornings are often backlit. Steam may drift from warm spots on the domes on cold days, and winter snow can bury the camera's foreground. Tip: compare it with the Johnston Ridge dome camera to see the same domes from farther away.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- msh-GUAC
- Operator
- Cascades Volcano Observatory (USGS)
- Name at the provider
- CVO St. Helens (GUAC, North)
- Volcano
- Mount St. Helens
- Volcano number (Smithsonian GVP)
- 321050
- Elevation
- 0 m / 0 ft
- Camera faces
- South (174°)
- Image updates
- Every 10 min
- Video format
- Still image (JPEG)
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- U.S. public domain
- Data source
- USGS volcano webcams
- Working, last 7 days
- Not enough checks yet
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
Live camera in Mount St. Helens, Washington
Weather now in Mount St. Helens: 49 °F (10 °C), clear sky, wind 4 mph (6 km/h) from the north. Forecast for 8 PM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Mount St. Helens is a place in Washington, United States. The camera is about 1.9 mi from the center. Mount St. Helens keeps America/Los Angeles time (UTC−7 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
Mount St. Helens rises in Skamania County in southwest Washington, about 52 miles northeast of Portland and close to 100 miles south of Seattle. It is the most active volcano in the Cascade Range in modern times. On the morning of May 18, 1980, an earthquake set off the collapse of its bulging north face, the largest landslide in recorded history, and a sideways blast and eruption followed. Fifty-seven people…
On the map
Live cameras near Mount St. Helens
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens: St. Helens (SUG, dome)
WorkingStill imageSt. Helens (SUG, West Crater)
WorkingStill imageSt. Helens (GUAC, East Crater)
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens from Johnston Ridge Observatory
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Dome)
WorkingStill imageSt. Helens (JRO, East Wall)Closest to this one: Mount St. Helens: St. Helens (SUG, dome) (0.8 mi), St. Helens (SUG, West Crater) (1.0 mi) and St. Helens (GUAC, East Crater) (1.5 mi).
All Mount St. Helens live cameras · Camera radar centered here · More from USGS volcano observatories
Questions about Mount St. Helens: St. Helens (GUAC, North)
Can I watch Mount St. Helens: St. Helens (GUAC, North) live right now?
Yes, it is working: at our last automatic check it was sending new pictures. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from Cascades Volcano Observatory (USGS).
Who operates the Mount St. Helens: St. Helens (GUAC, North) camera?
Cascades Volcano Observatory (USGS) runs this camera, as part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Volcano Hazards Program. It is an official source. Its images are in the U.S. public domain. LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About USGS volcano observatories Watch at the source
Where exactly is this camera?
It is about 1.9 mi from the center of Mount St. Helens, Washington, United States. Coordinates: 46.219, -122.192. All cameras in Mount St. Helens
What time is it at the camera, and is it day or night?
Mount St. Helens is in the America/Los Angeles time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 7 the sun rises at 7:15 AM and sets at 6:37 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near Mount St. Helens?
Yes: 13 other cameras are within 25 miles of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here
Is this volcano erupting, and where is the official alert level?
Cascades Volcano Observatory (USGS) sets the U.S. Volcano Alert Level and Aviation Color Code for this volcano, not LiveLocation. Read its latest update before you plan a visit; the camera alone cannot tell you how safe it is. USGS volcano updates Official camera page
What are the conditions at Mount St. Helens: St. Helens (GUAC, North) now?
The latest readings from the provider: Volcano alert level: NORMAL · aviation code GREEN; Last USGS notice: Sep 16, 2025, 10:42 local time; Issued by: Cascades Volcano Observatory (USGS). They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.