Location Name: Lahar 1 grid, close to vegetation - L1

Parent: Mount St. Helens Grid Plots (del Moral) -

Site History:

Lahar deposited from melting snow; stopped just below Row 1.

Landform:

Gentle slope with some variation due to boulders and drainage channels.

Geology:

Lahar deposited during initial eruption. Thin at lower edge (lower row numbers)

Hydrology:

Well-drained

Vegetation:

Sparse herbs, with significant conifer invasion.

Climate:

Summer dry montane, heavy snow