Johnson Ridge Observatory, Washington

The Johnson Ridge Observatory is the last of five large Mount St. Helens interpretive centers built along the 50 mile Spirit Lake Highway, which was completely rebuilt after the 1980 eruption. This multimillion dollar, high-tech visitor center, built by the Forest Service, sits on a ridge at the end of the road, directly across from the volcano, and provides visitors with straight-on views of the crater, lava dome, pumice plain, and the landslide deposit.

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