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Glacier Peak, unlike other Cascade volcanoes in Washington,
does not stand as a prominent
backdrop to metropolitan centers. Glacier Peak's attractions,
as well as its hazards, thus tend to be
overlooked. Yet like most other Cascade volcanoes, Glacier Peak
has erupted several times since the
Iceage glaciers retreated 15,000 years agomost recently around the
eighteenth century. Since
glacial times Glacier Peak has had larger and more explosive
eruptions than any Washington volcano
except Mount St. Helens. If similar eruptions took place today,
they could place nearby communities
at serious risk. This report describes hazards that would
accompany future activity at Glacier Peak
and shows areas that would most likely be affected.
-- Waitt, et.al., 1995
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