Mount St. Helens live webcam – Mount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Loowit Fan)
Working Still image · every 10 min Volcano · Official source · What camera types mean
What you are looking at
Zoomed in from Johnston Ridge Observatory, this camera looks south-southeast some 9 km (6 miles) toward the Loowit area, where the Mount St. Helens crater opens to the north. The frame shows the long, smooth slope of the volcano's flank rising toward the crater rim, and the fan of sediment where Loowit Creek spills out of the crater onto the Pumice Plain below.
Loowit Creek carries meltwater from Crater Glacier and snowfields out of the crater, dropping over Loowit Falls and spreading sand and gravel in a growing fan. Floods and small debris flows here, often after heavy rain or rapid snowmelt, reshape the fan from year to year. The Cascades Volcano Observatory watches it as part of tracking how the 1980 landscape keeps changing. See the CVO Mount St. Helens page for the current alert level.
The picture on this page is a still frame, renewed about every ten minutes. Late-summer afternoons show the fan's sediments and channels best; morning haze and backlight can flatten the view. Winter snow covers the flank down to the plain. Tip: pair it with the Glacier camera, which shows the ice where much of this water comes from.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- msh-loowitfan
- Operator
- Cascades Volcano Observatory (USGS)
- Name at the provider
- CVO St. Helens (JRO, Loowit Fan)
- Volcano
- Mount St. Helens
- Volcano number (Smithsonian GVP)
- 321050
- Elevation
- 0 m / 0 ft
- Camera faces
- Southeast (156°)
- 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.
About Mount St. Helens, Washington
Weather now in Mount St. Helens: 57 °F (14 °C), clear sky, wind 4 mph (6 km/h) from the east. 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 5.9 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 from Johnston Ridge Observatory
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Dome)
WorkingStill imageSt. Helens (JRO, East Wall)
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Glacier)
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, NF100)
WorkingStill imageMount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Spirit Lake Blockage)The nearest other cameras are Mount St. Helens from Johnston Ridge Observatory (0.0 mi), Mount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Dome) (0.0 mi) and St. Helens (JRO, East Wall) (0.0 mi).
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Questions about Mount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Loowit Fan)
Is the Mount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Loowit Fan) camera 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).
Where does this camera come from?
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 is the Mount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Loowit Fan) camera?
It is about 5.9 mi from the center of Mount St. Helens, Washington, United States. Coordinates: 46.275, -122.218. All cameras in Mount St. Helens
What is the local time at Mount St. Helens?
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.
Can I see other cameras nearby?
Yes: 16 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
Where can I check the alert level for this volcano?
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 do the sensors at Mount St. Helens: St. Helens (JRO, Loowit Fan) show?
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.