The best volcano views from a plane

Routes ranked by the volcano points on them: the bigger, closer and better lit the volcano, the more points.

  1. Seattle to SacramentoMt. Rainier: left, on the climb, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 15 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 15 min after takeoff
  2. Los Angeles to VancouverMt. Shasta: left, 67 min after takeoff · Three Sisters: right, 87 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: right, 92 min after takeoff
  3. San Francisco to VancouverMt. Shasta: left, 33 min after takeoff · Three Sisters: right, 54 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: right, 59 min after takeoff
  4. Seattle to FresnoMt. Rainier: left, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 15 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 15 min after takeoff
  5. Seattle to Long BeachMt. Rainier: left, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 14 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 14 min after takeoff
  6. Seattle to Orange CountyMt. Rainier: left, on the climb, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 15 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 16 min after takeoff
  7. Seattle to RenoMt. Rainier: left, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 13 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 14 min after takeoff
  8. Las Vegas to VancouverThree Sisters: left, 91 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: left, 96 min after takeoff · Mt. Hood: left, 102 min after takeoff
  9. Seattle to Palm SpringsMt. Rainier: left, on the climb, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 14 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 15 min after takeoff
  10. Seattle to OntarioMt. Rainier: left, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 15 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 16 min after takeoff
  11. San Jose to SeattleMt. Shasta: left, 42 min after takeoff · Three Sisters: right, 64 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: right, 69 min after takeoff
  12. Seattle to San DiegoMt. Rainier: left, 8 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 13 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 13 min after takeoff
  13. Seattle to San Jose del CaboMt. Rainier: left, on the climb, 8 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 13 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 14 min after takeoff
  14. Portland to SacramentoMt. St. Helens: right, on the climb, 1 min after takeoff · Mt. Hood: left, 8 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: left, 14 min after takeoff
  15. Portland to Long BeachMt. St. Helens: left, on the climb, 2 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, on the climb, 3 min after takeoff · Mt. Hood: left, on the climb, 5 min after takeoff
  16. Seattle to RedmondMt. Rainier: left, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 14 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 15 min after takeoff
  17. Los Angeles to EverettMt. Shasta: left, 76 min after takeoff · Three Sisters: right, 97 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: right, 102 min after takeoff
  18. Seattle to Santa BarbaraMt. Hood: left, 22 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: right, 27 min after takeoff · Three Sisters: right, 32 min after takeoff
  19. San Francisco to EverettMt. Shasta: right, 36 min after takeoff · Three Sisters: right, 58 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: right, 63 min after takeoff
  20. Portland to Santa BarbaraMt. St. Helens: right, on the climb, 1 min after takeoff · Mt. Hood: left, 12 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: left, 16 min after takeoff
  21. Portland to San Luis ObispoMt. Hood: left, 12 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: left, 16 min after takeoff · Three Sisters: left, 20 min after takeoff
  22. Seattle to Mexico CityMt. Rainier: left, on the climb, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 13 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 15 min after takeoff
  23. Dallas-Fort Worth to TokyoMt. Jefferson: left, 190 min after takeoff · Mt. Hood: left, 192 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: right, 194 min after takeoff
  24. New York to St. LuciaMt. Liamuiga: right, 210 min after takeoff · Soufrière Hills: right, 218 min after takeoff · Soufrière: left, 224 min after takeoff
  25. Dallas-Fort Worth to TokyoMt. Jefferson: left, 174 min after takeoff · Mt. Hood: left, 177 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: right, 179 min after takeoff
  26. Tokyo to SapporoMt. Nantai: left, 12 min after takeoff · Mt. Bandai: left, 18 min after takeoff · Mt. Adatara: right, 19 min after takeoff
  27. Portland to FresnoMt. St. Helens: right, on the climb, 2 min after takeoff · Mt. Hood: left, 10 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: left, 15 min after takeoff
  28. Phoenix to VancouverMt. Hood: left, 121 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 125 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: left, 127 min after takeoff
  29. Portland to Orange CountyMt. Hood: left, 10 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: left, 15 min after takeoff · Three Sisters: left, 19 min after takeoff
  30. San Francisco to TokyoMt. Okmok: right, 296 min after takeoff · Mt. Vsevidof: right, 298 min after takeoff · Mt. Cleveland: left, 304 min after takeoff
  31. Dallas-Fort Worth to San JoseTelica: right, 170 min after takeoff · Volcán Momotombo: left, 173 min after takeoff · Concepción: left, 182 min after takeoff
  32. Tokyo to KumamotoMt. Amagi: left, 10 min after takeoff · Mt. Fuji: left, 12 min after takeoff · Mt. Ontake: right, 20 min after takeoff
  33. Seattle to DallasMt. Rainier: left, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 10 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: right, 13 min after takeoff
  34. Seattle to El PasoMt. Rainier: left, on the climb, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 13 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 15 min after takeoff
  35. Seattle to OsakaMt. Rainier: left, on the climb, 3 min after takeoff · Mt. Pavlof: right, 210 min after takeoff · Aleutian volcanoes: right, 220 min after takeoff
  36. Seattle to Puerto VallartaMt. Rainier: left, on the climb, 8 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 13 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 15 min after takeoff
  37. Las Vegas to EverettMt. Jefferson: right, 100 min after takeoff · Mt. Hood: right, 105 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 115 min after takeoff
  38. Portland to WenatcheeMt. Hood: right, on the climb, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: left, 11 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: right, 14 min after takeoff
  39. Portland to RedmondMt. St. Helens: right, on the climb, 1 min after takeoff · Mt. Hood: left, 12 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: right, 18 min after takeoff
  40. Seattle to TucsonMt. Rainier: left, on the climb, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 12 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: right, 15 min after takeoff
  41. Seattle to BoiseMt. Rainier: left, on the climb, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: right, 13 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: right, 16 min after takeoff
  42. Seattle to OaklandMt. Rainier: left, on the climb, 3 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: left, 17 min after takeoff · Mt. Hood: left, 24 min after takeoff
  43. Seattle to ReddingMt. Rainier: left, on the climb, 2 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: left, 19 min after takeoff · Mt. Hood: left, 25 min after takeoff
  44. Seattle to San Luis ObispoMt. Jefferson: right, 27 min after takeoff · Three Sisters: right, 31 min after takeoff · Mt. Bachelor: right, 32 min after takeoff
  45. San Francisco to RedmondLassen Peak: right, 26 min after takeoff · Mt. Shasta: left, 33 min after takeoff · Mt. Bachelor: left, on the way down
  46. Tokyo to SeoulMt. Akagi: right, 17 min after takeoff · Mt. Fuji: left, 19 min after takeoff · Mt. Asama: right, 21 min after takeoff
  47. Portland to AmsterdamMt. Hood: right, on the climb, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. St. Helens: left, on the climb, 10 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: left, 13 min after takeoff
  48. Portland to OntarioMt. Hood: left, on the climb, 10 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: left, 14 min after takeoff · Three Sisters: left, 19 min after takeoff
  49. Portland to San DiegoMt. Hood: left, 9 min after takeoff · Mt. Jefferson: left, 14 min after takeoff · Three Sisters: left, 18 min after takeoff
  50. Portland to VancouverMt. St. Helens: right, 10 min after takeoff · Mt. Adams: right, 11 min after takeoff · Mt. Rainier: right, 18 min after takeoff

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