Inside the crater of Mt. St. Helens grows a huge new dome from an ongoing eruption that began in 2004.
This photo is a closer view into Mt St Helens' crater in 2006. The new dome is the cone of bare gray rubble in the back of the crater. The 1980-86 dome is the snow covered mound this side of the new dome.

The crater of Mount Saint Helens contains the only glacier in the lower 48 states that is growing instead of shrinking. Crater Glacier is a horseshoe shaped glacier that wraps around the domes. In this picture, the left lobe of Crater Glacier is visible just to the left of dead center. It is covered with mottled gray patches of rock and the snout of the glacier terminates almost at the base of the old dome. The snout of the right lobe of Crater Glacier is the mounded shape at the bottom right of the old dome.

Here's another photo that takes you even further into the crater for a closer look at both domes..

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The outdoor terrace at Johnston Ridge Observatory on Mt St Helens
A closeup of the domes inside the crater of Mount Saint Helens.
Shattered stumps and trees frame a view of the summit and crater of Mt St Helens.
A small crowd views the crater of Mt St Helens from the terrace at Johnston Ridge.4
Shattered stumps in the foreground with the crater of Mt St Helens beyond the Toutle River.4
A closeup of the old and new domes. A spine of extruded rock is visible through the steam.4
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Mount Saint Helens and the New Dome from the 2004-2007 Eruption.