Where does Mount st Helens get its name?

Answer 1

Mount St. Helens is a semi-active volcano that erupted in 1980. Its name comes from Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St. Helens, a British diplomat and friend of George Vancouver, the explorer who made the first recorded sighting of the mountain and named it.

Answer 2

Some Indians of the Pacific Northwest variously called Mount St. Helens "Louwala-Clough," or "smoking mountain." The modern name, Mount St. Helens, was given to the volcanic peak in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver of the British Royal Navy, a seafarer and explorer. He named it in honor of a fellow countryman, Alleyne Fitzherbert, who held the title Baron St. Helens and who was at the time the British Ambassador to Spain.

Answer 3

Indians of the Northwest called Mount St. Helens "Louwala-Clough," or "smoking mountain." The modern name, Mount St. Helens, was given to the volcanic peak in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver of the British Royal Navy. He named it in honor of a fellow countryman, Alleyne Fitzherbert, who held the title Baron St. Helens.

Mount St. Helens is commonly misspelled in a half-dozen ways. (For more background on the spelling and history of the volcano see the related link)

Answer 4

Some Indians of the Pacific Northwest variously called Mount St. Helens "Louwala-Clough," or "smoking mountain." The modern name, Mount St. Helens, was given to the volcanic peak in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver of the British Royal Navy, a seafarer and explorer. He named it in honor of a fellow countryman, Alleyne Fitzherbert, who held the title Baron St. Helens and who was at the time the British Ambassador to Spain.