Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Mount Saint Helens

Mount Saint Helens is a summit in Skamania County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1525360. It sits at 2489.8 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameMount Saint Helens
GNIS feature ID1525360
Kind of placeSummit
StateWashington
CountySkamania
Latitude46.19119
Longitude-122.19439
USGS topographic mapMount Saint Helens
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated2489.8 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated8169 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other summits

Every summit covered here

Other places in Skamania County

Questions

Where is Mount Saint Helens?

In Skamania County, Washington, at 46.19119, -122.19439. The USGS records it on the Mount Saint Helens topographic map.

How high is Mount Saint Helens?

2489.8 metres (8169 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Mount Saint Helens?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a summit in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service