Within the contiguous United States are 45 active volcanoes, which have erupted at some point in the last 10,000 years. Of these, the most recent volcano to produce an eruption was Mount Saint Helens, which erupted from 2004 to 2008. These numerous volcanoes are spread across 10 states, including Colorado, Arizona, California, and Wyoming. This video uses available scientific evidence interspersed with the opinion of a volcanologist to predict the 5 volcanoes within the country most likely to erupt next. Two volcanoes included in this list are Mount Hood and Mount Baker. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Mike Doukas, U.S. Geological Survey, https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/july-22-1980-eruption-mount-st-helens-sent-pumice-and-ash-6. This image shows the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens. Mount Saint Helens is not currently erupting as of 2025. Yes, this video is NOT a prediction, and is STRONGLY based on opinion. If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Sources/Citations: [1] U.S. Geological Survey [2] Cascades Volcano Observatory [3] Dzurisin Daniel, Mount St. Helens Retrospective: Lessons Learned Since 1980 and Remaining Challenges, Frontiers in Earth Science, Volume 6, 2018, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2018.00142, DOI: 10.3389/feart.2018.00142, ISSN: 2296-6463. CC BY 4.0 0:00 What Might Erupt Next? 1:04 #5 Mt. Hood 1:44 #4 Mt. Baker 2:39 #3 Three Sisters 3:42 #2 Mono-Inyo 4:55 #1 Mt. St. Helens