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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Mount St. Hilary ~~seems clearly~~ inspired by the real-world eruption of Washington's [[Mount St. Helens]] just a few years earlier and in the original treatment, it ''was'' going to be St. Helens the ''Ark'' was in.<ref name="BC10">[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc10/bc10bb.html griffin's 2010 BotCon report]</ref>		*Mount St. Hilary appears to be inspired by the real-world eruption of Washington's [[Mount St. Helens]] just a few years earlier and in the original treatment, it ''was'' going to be St. Helens the ''Ark'' was in.<ref name="BC10">[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc10/bc10bb.html griffin's 2010 BotCon report]</ref>
	**The volcano is referred to as "Mount St. Helens" in the ''G1'' [[Super-Size Coloring Activity Book]].		**The volcano is referred to as "Mount St. Helens" in the ''G1'' [[Super-Size Coloring Activity Book]].
	**In the guidebook ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'', the volcano is referred as "Mount St. Helens".		**In the guidebook ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'', the volcano is referred as "Mount St. Helens".

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	Once the Autobots had seized the [[AllSpark]], [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)\|Hot Rod]] gave the order to leave Earth, the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rapid launch causing Mount St. Hilary to erupt. {{storylink\|Escape From Earth}}		Once the Autobots had seized the [[AllSpark]], [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)\|Hot Rod]] gave the order to leave Earth, the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rapid launch causing Mount St. Hilary to erupt. {{storylink\|Escape From Earth}}

			==Games==
	===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===		===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
	Bumblebee couldn't remember if their spaceship crashed into Mount St. Hilary or Mount St. Helens. {{storylink\|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook\|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}		Bumblebee couldn't remember if their spaceship crashed into Mount St. Hilary or Mount St. Helens. {{storylink\|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook\|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

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	Once the Autobots had seized the [[AllSpark]], [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)\|Hot Rod]] gave the order to leave Earth, the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rapid launch causing Mount St. Hilary to erupt. {{storylink\|Escape From Earth}}		Once the Autobots had seized the [[AllSpark]], [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)\|Hot Rod]] gave the order to leave Earth, the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rapid launch causing Mount St. Hilary to erupt. {{storylink\|Escape From Earth}}

			===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
			Bumblebee couldn't remember if their spaceship crashed into Mount St. Hilary or Mount St. Helens. {{storylink\|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook\|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==
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	[[File:LastStand-mtsthilary.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]		[[File:LastStand-mtsthilary.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]
	Roughly four million years ago, the Transformers space cruiser, the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]'', crashed into the side of the dormant volcano in [[Oregon]] not far from [[Portland]]. It lay undisturbed until the volcano erupted again in 1984, {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}} ''which was stop press news on the'' [[Daily Bugle]] ''front page on [[February 7]].''<ref>[[Source:Soundwaves#Issue 29\|Soundwaves, issue 29]]</ref> The explosion reactivated the systems aboard the ''Ark'', which promptly set about restoring the Autobots and Decepticons on board. {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}}		''Mount St. Hilary was situated in the Cascades range of mountains, which ranged from Northern [[Oregon]] through to [[Washington (state)\|Washington]], parallel to [[United States of America\|America]]'s West Coast.''<ref>[[Source:Soundwaves#Issue 43\|Soundwaves, issue 43]]</ref>

			Roughly four million years ago, the Transformers space cruiser, the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]'', crashed into the side of the dormant volcano in Oregon not far from [[Portland]]. It lay undisturbed until the volcano erupted again in 1984, {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}} ''which was stop press news on the'' [[Daily Bugle]] ''front page on [[February 7]].''<ref>[[Source:Soundwaves#Issue 29\|Soundwaves, issue 29]]</ref> The explosion reactivated the systems aboard the ''Ark'', which promptly set about restoring the Autobots and Decepticons on board. {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}}

	Mount St. Hilary would serve as the headquarters of the Autobots for the next few years. At one point, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Wheeljack]] installed a number of automated gun emplacements around the volcano. These were hidden inside the rock face, emerging through sliding panels as they were needed.		Mount St. Hilary would serve as the headquarters of the Autobots for the next few years. At one point, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Wheeljack]] installed a number of automated gun emplacements around the volcano. These were hidden inside the rock face, emerging through sliding panels as they were needed.

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	[[File:LastStand-mtsthilary.jpg\|left\|thumb\|~~250px\|~~]]		[[File:LastStand-mtsthilary.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]
	Roughly four million years ago, the Transformers space cruiser, the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]], crashed into the side of the dormant volcano in [[Oregon]] not far from [[Portland]]. It lay undisturbed until the volcano erupted again in 1984. The explosion reactivated the systems aboard the Ark, which promptly set about restoring the Autobots and Decepticons on board. {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}}		Roughly four million years ago, the Transformers space cruiser, the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]], crashed into the side of the dormant volcano in [[Oregon]] not far from [[Portland]]. It lay undisturbed until the volcano erupted again in 1984. The explosion reactivated the systems aboard the Ark, which promptly set about restoring the Autobots and Decepticons on board. {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}}

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	Under the leadership of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], the Autobots completed repairs on the Ark, {{storylink\|Used Autobots}} and successfully relaunched it into space. {{storylink\|Child's Play (issue)\|Child's Play}} The hole left behind still contained a variety of discarded machinery and communications systems. These were later used by the Autobot [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] to send a distress call {{storylink\|Toy Soldiers!}} that was eventually received by the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] on [[Nebulos]].		Under the leadership of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], the Autobots completed repairs on the Ark, {{storylink\|Used Autobots}} and successfully relaunched it into space. {{storylink\|Child's Play (issue)\|Child's Play}} The hole left behind still contained a variety of discarded machinery and communications systems. These were later used by the Autobot [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] to send a distress call {{storylink\|Toy Soldiers!}} that was eventually received by the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] on [[Nebulos]].

	[[File:TrialByFire-MtStHilary.jpg\|~~right~~\|thumb~~\|300px\|~~]]		[[File:TrialByFire-MtStHilary.jpg\|upright=1.6\|thumb]]

	They answered the distress call and made their way to Earth followed by the Decepticons. Tracking the source of the signal, they arrived at Mount St. Hilary to find [[Spike Witwicky (G1)\|Spike Witwicky]] looking for his missing brother, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster]].		They answered the distress call and made their way to Earth followed by the Decepticons. Tracking the source of the signal, they arrived at Mount St. Hilary to find [[Spike Witwicky (G1)\|Spike Witwicky]] looking for his missing brother, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster]].

	Not long after, the Decepticon Headmasters attacked and trapped Spike in the volcano. Scorponok caused molten lava to erupt from the cavern floor. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|Fortress Maximus]]’s Headmaster, [[Galen]], attempted to save Spike by pushing him out of the path of a rock fall and died himself in the attempt. {{storylink\|Trial by Fire!}}		Not long after, the Decepticon Headmasters attacked and trapped Spike in the volcano. Scorponok caused molten lava to erupt from the cavern floor. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]]’s Headmaster, [[Galen]], attempted to save Spike by pushing him out of the path of a rock fall and died himself in the attempt. {{storylink\|Trial by Fire!}}

	''Later a [[Firebug (G1)\|Firebug]] landed on Earth on one side of the volcano and an Autobot shuttlecraft landed on the other side the next morning. {{storylink\|Firebug!}}''		''Later a [[Firebug (G1)\|Firebug]] landed on Earth on one side of the volcano and an Autobot shuttlecraft landed on the other side the next morning. {{storylink\|Firebug!}}''

	=====''Transformers '84''=====		=====''Transformers '84''=====
	[[File:SecretsAndLies3-MtStHilary.jpg\|thumb\|left\|~~250px~~]]		[[File:SecretsAndLies3-MtStHilary.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.5]]

	Four million years ago, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] crashed the ''Ark'' into Mount St. Hilary as part of a deliberate gambit, a suicide play that would remove the most influential players in the Great War from Cybertron. {{storylink\|Transformers '84 issue 0}} Shortly after the crash, the Decepticons [[Dirge (G1)\|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)\|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)\|Thrust]], who had not been aboard the ''Ark'' at the moment of its crash, discovered the starship buried in the side of a mountain, and battled [[Aunty\|AUNTIE]]'s facsimile Autobots on its slopes until Grimlock arrived. {{storylink\|Secrets & Lies issue 3\|Secrets & Lies #3}}		Four million years ago, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] crashed the ''Ark'' into Mount St. Hilary as part of a deliberate gambit, a suicide play that would remove the most influential players in the Great War from Cybertron. {{storylink\|Transformers '84 issue 0}} Shortly after the crash, the Decepticons [[Dirge (G1)\|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)\|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)\|Thrust]], who had not been aboard the ''Ark'' at the moment of its crash, discovered the starship buried in the side of a mountain, and battled [[Aunty\|AUNTIE]]'s facsimile Autobots on its slopes until Grimlock arrived. {{storylink\|Secrets & Lies issue 3\|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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	====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====		====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
	=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====		=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====
	[[File:Hilarytoon.jpg\|thumb~~\|right~~\|The volcano with no name!]]		[[File:Hilarytoon.jpg\|thumb\|The volcano with no name!]]

	The Ark crashed to Earth, smashing into a volcano. There it rested until a volcanic eruption four million years later reactivated it and its inhabitants. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}		The Ark crashed to Earth, smashing into a volcano. There it rested until a volcanic eruption four million years later reactivated it and its inhabitants. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

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	====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====		====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
	[[File:BW Mount St. Hilary.JPG\|thumb\|upright=1.1\|"Camelot!"<br/> "Camelot!"<br/> "It's only a model."<br/> "Sssh!"]]		[[File:BW Mount St. Hilary.JPG\|thumb\|upright=1.1\|"Camelot!"<br/> "Camelot!"<br/> "It's only a model."<br/> "Sssh!"]]

	The volcano's location was burned into the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]] by [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. When his [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|namesake]] arrived on prehistoric Earth, he discovered the mountain and blasted his way in. Though Megatron fully intended to complete his ancestor's instructions and slay the [[stasis lock]]ed [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]], he found himself unable to go through with the act, sealing up the cavern once again. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part 2)}}		The volcano's location was burned into the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]] by [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. When his [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|namesake]] arrived on prehistoric Earth, he discovered the mountain and blasted his way in. Though Megatron fully intended to complete his ancestor's instructions and slay the [[stasis lock]]ed [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]], he found himself unable to go through with the act, sealing up the cavern once again. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

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	====''Transformers vs. The Terminator''====		====''Transformers vs. The Terminator''====
	[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart1-MtStHilary.jpg\|thumb\|left\|~~200px~~]]		[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart1-MtStHilary.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.4]]

	The resting place of the ''Ark'', Mount St. Hilary erupted in 1813 but had otherwise remained quiet until 1984, an event which saw not only the surrounding area evacuated but the passengers of the ''Ark'' reactivated. The first to be healed, [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]] dragged his fellow Decepticons into the path of [[Teletraan-I]]'s repair beams before they executed most of the stasis locked Autobots. Let loose on Earth, the Decepticons conquered it and brought about humanity's extinction by [[2029]]. {{storylink\|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}		The resting place of the ''Ark'', Mount St. Hilary erupted in 1813 but had otherwise remained quiet until 1984, an event which saw not only the surrounding area evacuated but the passengers of the ''Ark'' reactivated. The first to be healed, [[Skywarp (G1)\|Skywarp]] dragged his fellow Decepticons into the path of [[Teletraan-I]]'s repair beams before they executed most of the stasis locked Autobots. Let loose on Earth, the Decepticons conquered it and brought about humanity's extinction by [[2029]]. {{storylink\|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

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	===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===		===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
	[[File:Cyberverse - Eruption - Shockwaves Ship.jpg\|thumb\|~~right\|250px~~\|Like some vast, predatory [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]].]]		[[File:Cyberverse - Eruption - Shockwaves Ship.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Like some vast, predatory [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]].]]
	During the era of [[Pangaea]], the [[Ark (Cyberverse)\|''Ark'']] crash landed on Earth in what would become Mount St. Hilary. When humanity evolved, they classified the volcano as part of {{w\|Ring of Fire}}. [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|Bumblebee]]'s group eventually deduced that the ''Ark'' was within the volcano, breaching it and finding the inert vessel, unaware that one of [[Shockwave's drones]] had followed them in. {{storylink\|Awaken Sleeping Giants}} In an attempt to destroy the ''Ark'', [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)\|Shockwave]] activated a [[magnetic disruptor]] above the volcano, reigniting it. Before it erupted, [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)\|Teletraan-X]] managed to activate the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s shields, sparing it. Following this, he repositioned the ship slightly, causing it jut out slightly from the volcano, before the [[Decepticon fleet]] arrived, bearing down on the mountain. {{storylink\|Eruption}}		During the era of [[Pangaea]], the [[Ark (Cyberverse)\|''Ark'']] crash landed on Earth in what would become Mount St. Hilary. When humanity evolved, they classified the volcano as part of {{w\|Ring of Fire}}. [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|Bumblebee]]'s group eventually deduced that the ''Ark'' was within the volcano, breaching it and finding the inert vessel, unaware that one of [[Shockwave's drones]] had followed them in. {{storylink\|Awaken Sleeping Giants}} In an attempt to destroy the ''Ark'', [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)\|Shockwave]] activated a [[magnetic disruptor]] above the volcano, reigniting it. Before it erupted, [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)\|Teletraan-X]] managed to activate the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s shields, sparing it. Following this, he repositioned the ship slightly, causing it jut out slightly from the volcano, before the [[Decepticon fleet]] arrived, bearing down on the mountain. {{storylink\|Eruption}}

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	{{Anchor\|SDCCDinobots}}		{{Anchor\|SDCCDinobots}}
	[[File:SDCC-Dinobots Mount St. Hilary diorama.jpeg\|thumb\|~~right~~]]		[[File:SDCC-Dinobots Mount St. Hilary diorama.jpeg\|thumb\|upright=1.3]]
	*'''Dinobots Generation One 4-pack''' (Voyager, 2014)		*'''Dinobots Generation One 4-pack''' (Voyager, 2014)
	:The inside box of the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "Dinobots Generation One 4-pack" that was first made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]] can be unfolded to reveal a Pop-Up diorama of Ark crashed in Mount St. Hilary. The back of the diorama shows Teletraan I, referred to as the "command center" in the packaging bio. The outside packaging credits [[Matthew Reinhart]] as the designer of the diorama.		:The inside box of the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "Dinobots Generation One 4-pack" that was first made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]] can be unfolded to reveal a Pop-Up diorama of Ark crashed in Mount St. Hilary. The back of the diorama shows Teletraan I, referred to as the "command center" in the packaging bio. The outside packaging credits [[Matthew Reinhart]] as the designer of the diorama.
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	==Merchandise==		==Merchandise==

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	Under the leadership of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], the Autobots completed repairs on the Ark, {{storylink\|Used Autobots}} and successfully relaunched it into space. {{storylink\|Child's Play (issue)\|Child's Play}} The hole left behind still contained a variety of discarded machinery and communications systems. These were later used by the Autobot [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] to send a distress call {{storylink\|Toy Soldiers!}} that was eventually received by the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] on [[Nebulos]].		Under the leadership of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], the Autobots completed repairs on the Ark, {{storylink\|Used Autobots}} and successfully relaunched it into space. {{storylink\|Child's Play (issue)\|Child's Play}} The hole left behind still contained a variety of discarded machinery and communications systems. These were later used by the Autobot [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] to send a distress call {{storylink\|Toy Soldiers!}} that was eventually received by the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] on [[Nebulos]].

			[[File:TrialByFire-MtStHilary.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|]]

	They answered the distress call and made their way to Earth followed by the Decepticons. Tracking the source of the signal, they arrived at Mount St. Hilary to find [[Spike Witwicky (G1)\|Spike Witwicky]] looking for his missing brother, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster]].		They answered the distress call and made their way to Earth followed by the Decepticons. Tracking the source of the signal, they arrived at Mount St. Hilary to find [[Spike Witwicky (G1)\|Spike Witwicky]] looking for his missing brother, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster]].

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	Roughly four million years ago, the Transformers space cruiser, the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]], crashed into the side of the dormant volcano in [[Oregon]] not far from [[Portland]]. It lay undisturbed until the volcano erupted again in 1984. The explosion reactivated the systems aboard the Ark, which promptly set about restoring the Autobots and Decepticons on board. {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}}		Roughly four million years ago, the Transformers space cruiser, the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]], crashed into the side of the dormant volcano in [[Oregon]] not far from [[Portland]]. It lay undisturbed until the volcano erupted again in 1984. The explosion reactivated the systems aboard the Ark, which promptly set about restoring the Autobots and Decepticons on board. {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}}

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	[[Category:Mountains~~\|St. Hilary~~]]		[[Category:Mountains]]
	[[Category:Pacific Northwest]]		[[Category:Pacific Northwest]]
	[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) locations]]		[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) locations]]
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	The volcano's location was burned into the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]] by [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. When his [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|namesake]] arrived on prehistoric Earth, he discovered the mountain and blasted his way in. Though Megatron fully intended to complete his ancestor's instructions and slay the [[stasis lock]]ed [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]], he found himself unable to go through with the act, sealing up the cavern once again. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part 2)}}		The volcano's location was burned into the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]] by [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. When his [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|namesake]] arrived on prehistoric Earth, he discovered the mountain and blasted his way in. Though Megatron fully intended to complete his ancestor's instructions and slay the [[stasis lock]]ed [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]], he found himself unable to go through with the act, sealing up the cavern once again. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

	A year later, as part of a contingency plan, Megatron baited [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] with information on the volcano, resulting in her and [[Silverbolt (BW)\|Silverbolt]] digging into Megatron's old tunnel and the Ark. Forced into a tactical corner, Megatron met Blackarachnia at the Ark and forced her to grant him entry into the ship where he fired on Optimus Prime, unleashing a [[timestorm]] centered on the volcano. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part III)}} After stabilising the Autobot leader, the [[Maximal]]s installed the remains of their [[Axalon (BW)\|ship]] in the cavern, using it as their base. {{storylink\|Optimal Situation}}		A year later, as part of a contingency plan, Megatron baited [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] with information on the volcano, resulting in her and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)\|Silverbolt]] digging into Megatron's old tunnel and the ''Ark''. Forced into a tactical corner, Megatron met Blackarachnia at the Ark and forced her to grant him entry into the ship where he fired on Optimus Prime, unleashing a [[timestorm]] centered on the volcano. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part III)}} After stabilising the Autobot leader, the [[Maximal]]s installed the remains of their [[Axalon (BW)\|ship]] in the cavern, using it as their base. {{storylink\|Optimal Situation}}

	Megatron later tried to use a [[disruptor cannon]] to destroy the volcano only for his plan to quite literally blow up in his face. {{storylink\|Go with the Flow}}		Megatron later tried to use a [[disruptor cannon]] to destroy the volcano only for his plan to quite literally blow up in his face. {{storylink\|Go with the Flow}}

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	Roughly four million years ago, the Transformers space cruiser, the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]'', crashed into the side of the dormant volcano in [[Oregon]] not far from [[Portland]]. It lay undisturbed until the volcano erupted again in 1984, {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}} ''which was stop press news on the'' [[Daily Bugle]] ''front page on [[February 7]].''<ref>[[Source:Soundwaves#Issue 29\|Soundwaves, issue 29]]</ref> The explosion reactivated the systems aboard the ''Ark'', which promptly set about restoring the Autobots and Decepticons on board. {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}}		''Mount St. Hilary was situated in the Cascades range of mountains, which ranged from Northern [[Oregon]] through to [[Washington (state)\|Washington]], parallel to [[United States of America\|America]]'s West Coast.''<ref>[[Source:Soundwaves#Issue 43\|Soundwaves, issue 43]]</ref>

			Roughly four million years ago, the Transformers space cruiser, the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]'', crashed into the side of the dormant volcano in Oregon not far from [[Portland]]. It lay undisturbed until the volcano erupted again in 1984, {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}} ''which was stop press news on the'' [[Daily Bugle]] ''front page on [[February 7]].''<ref>[[Source:Soundwaves#Issue 29\|Soundwaves, issue 29]]</ref> The explosion reactivated the systems aboard the ''Ark'', which promptly set about restoring the Autobots and Decepticons on board. {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}}

	Mount St. Hilary would serve as the headquarters of the Autobots for the next few years. At one point, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Wheeljack]] installed a number of automated gun emplacements around the volcano. These were hidden inside the rock face, emerging through sliding panels as they were needed.		Mount St. Hilary would serve as the headquarters of the Autobots for the next few years. At one point, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Wheeljack]] installed a number of automated gun emplacements around the volcano. These were hidden inside the rock face, emerging through sliding panels as they were needed.

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	Under the leadership of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], the Autobots completed repairs on the Ark, {{storylink\|Used Autobots}} and successfully relaunched it into space. {{storylink\|Child's Play (issue)\|Child's Play}} The hole left behind still contained a variety of discarded machinery and communications systems. These were later used by the Autobot [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] to send a distress call {{storylink\|Toy Soldiers!}} that was eventually received by the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] on [[Nebulos]].		Under the leadership of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], the Autobots completed repairs on the Ark, {{storylink\|Used Autobots}} and successfully relaunched it into space. {{storylink\|Child's Play (issue)\|Child's Play}} The hole left behind still contained a variety of discarded machinery and communications systems. These were later used by the Autobot [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] to send a distress call {{storylink\|Toy Soldiers!}} that was eventually received by the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] on [[Nebulos]].

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	They answered the distress call and made their way to Earth followed by the Decepticons. Tracking the source of the signal, they arrived at Mount St. Hilary to find [[Spike Witwicky (G1)\|Spike Witwicky]] looking for his missing brother, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster]].		They answered the distress call and made their way to Earth followed by the Decepticons. Tracking the source of the signal, they arrived at Mount St. Hilary to find [[Spike Witwicky (G1)\|Spike Witwicky]] looking for his missing brother, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)\|Buster]].

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	The volcano's location was burned into the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]] by [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. When his [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|namesake]] arrived on prehistoric Earth, he discovered the mountain and blasted his way in. Though Megatron fully intended to complete his ancestor's instructions and slay the [[stasis lock]]ed [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]], he found himself unable to go through with the act, sealing up the cavern once again. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part 2)}}		The volcano's location was burned into the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]] by [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. When his [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|namesake]] arrived on prehistoric Earth, he discovered the mountain and blasted his way in. Though Megatron fully intended to complete his ancestor's instructions and slay the [[stasis lock]]ed [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]], he found himself unable to go through with the act, sealing up the cavern once again. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

	A year later, as part of a contingency plan, Megatron baited [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] with information on the volcano, resulting in her and [[Silverbolt (BW)\|Silverbolt]] digging into Megatron's old tunnel and the Ark. Forced into a tactical corner, Megatron met Blackarachnia at the Ark and forced her to grant him entry into the ship where he fired on Optimus Prime, unleashing a [[timestorm]] centered on the volcano. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part III)}} After stabilising the Autobot leader, the [[Maximal]]s installed the remains of their [[Axalon (BW)\|ship]] in the cavern, using it as their base. {{storylink\|Optimal Situation}}		A year later, as part of a contingency plan, Megatron baited [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] with information on the volcano, resulting in her and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)\|Silverbolt]] digging into Megatron's old tunnel and the ''Ark''. Forced into a tactical corner, Megatron met Blackarachnia at the Ark and forced her to grant him entry into the ship where he fired on Optimus Prime, unleashing a [[timestorm]] centered on the volcano. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part III)}} After stabilising the Autobot leader, the [[Maximal]]s installed the remains of their [[Axalon (BW)\|ship]] in the cavern, using it as their base. {{storylink\|Optimal Situation}}

	Megatron later tried to use a [[disruptor cannon]] to destroy the volcano only for his plan to quite literally blow up in his face. {{storylink\|Go with the Flow}}		Megatron later tried to use a [[disruptor cannon]] to destroy the volcano only for his plan to quite literally blow up in his face. {{storylink\|Go with the Flow}}

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	[[File:MountStHilary.jpg\|thumb\|Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Sensor Drone!]]		[[File:MountStHilary.jpg\|thumb\|Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Sensor Drone!]]
	'''Mount St. Hilary''' is famous for being the place where the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]] crashed on [[Earth]]... sometimes.		'''Mount St. Hilary''' is famous for being the place where the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]'' crashed on [[Earth]]... sometimes.

	{{quote\|When it explodes in 1984, our ancestors inside the ship will awaken, and start the Great War.\|[[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] reveals the significance of Mount St. Hilary\|"[[The Agenda (Part III)]]"}}		{{quote\|When it explodes in 1984, our ancestors inside the ship will awaken, and start the Great War.\|[[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] reveals the significance of Mount St. Hilary\|"[[The Agenda (Part III)]]"}}
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	[[File:LastStand-mtsthilary.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]		[[File:LastStand-mtsthilary.jpg\|left\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]
	Roughly four million years ago, the Transformers space cruiser, the [[Ark (G1)\|Ark]], crashed into the side of the dormant volcano in [[Oregon]] not far from [[Portland]]. It lay undisturbed until the volcano erupted again in 1984. The explosion reactivated the systems aboard the Ark, which promptly set about restoring the Autobots and Decepticons on board. {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}}		Roughly four million years ago, the Transformers space cruiser, the ''[[Ark (G1)\|Ark]]'', crashed into the side of the dormant volcano in [[Oregon]] not far from [[Portland]]. It lay undisturbed until the volcano erupted again in 1984, {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}} ''which was stop press news on the'' [[Daily Bugle]] ''front page on [[February 7]].''<ref>[[Source:Soundwaves#Issue 29\|Soundwaves, issue 29]]</ref> The explosion reactivated the systems aboard the ''Ark'', which promptly set about restoring the Autobots and Decepticons on board. {{storylink\|The Transformers (issue)\|The Transformers}}

	Mount St. Hilary would serve as the headquarters of the Autobots for the next few years. At one point, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Wheeljack]] installed a number of automated gun emplacements around the volcano. These were hidden inside the rock face, emerging through sliding panels as they were needed.		Mount St. Hilary would serve as the headquarters of the Autobots for the next few years. At one point, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Wheeljack]] installed a number of automated gun emplacements around the volcano. These were hidden inside the rock face, emerging through sliding panels as they were needed.

	Under the leadership of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], the Autobots completed repairs on the Ark, {{storylink\|Used Autobots}} and successfully relaunched it into space. {{storylink\|Child's Play (issue)\|Child's Play}} The hole left behind still contained a variety of discarded machinery and communications systems. These were later used by the Autobot [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] to send a distress call {{storylink\|Toy Soldiers!}} that was eventually received by the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] on [[Nebulos]].		Under the leadership of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]], the Autobots completed repairs on the ''Ark'', {{storylink\|Used Autobots}} and successfully relaunched it into space. {{storylink\|Child's Play (issue)\|Child's Play}} The hole left behind still contained a variety of discarded machinery and communications systems. These were later used by the Autobot [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Goldbug]] to send a distress call {{storylink\|Toy Soldiers!}} that was eventually received by the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] on [[Nebulos]].

	[[File:TrialByFire-MtStHilary.jpg\|upright=1.6\|thumb]]		[[File:TrialByFire-MtStHilary.jpg\|upright=1.6\|thumb]]
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	=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====		=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====
	[[File:Hilarytoon.jpg\|thumb\|The volcano with no name!]]		[[File:Hilarytoon.jpg\|thumb\|The volcano with no name!]]
	The Ark crashed to Earth, smashing into a volcano. There it rested until a volcanic eruption four million years later reactivated it and its inhabitants. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}		The ''Ark'' crashed to Earth, smashing into a volcano. There it rested until a volcanic eruption four million years later reactivated it and its inhabitants. {{storylink\|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

	Tremors led the Autobots to uncover a cavern within the volcano containing fossilized dinosaur bones, leading to the creation of the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]]s. {{storylink\|S.O.S. Dinobots}} However, the volcano didn't erupt again until [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] brought [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] into Earth's orbit, causing geological chaos. The activity in the volcano ceased when [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ironhide]] bravely drove in and blasted rock debris from the crater rim, plugging the shaft. {{storylink\|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} At some point the Autobots installed an elevator up the interior of the volcano's main vent. {{storylink\|Enter the Nightbird}}		Tremors led the Autobots to uncover a cavern within the volcano containing fossilized dinosaur bones, leading to the creation of the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]]s. {{storylink\|S.O.S. Dinobots}} However, the volcano didn't erupt again until [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] brought [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] into Earth's orbit, causing geological chaos. The activity in the volcano ceased when [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ironhide]] bravely drove in and blasted rock debris from the crater rim, plugging the shaft. {{storylink\|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} At some point the Autobots installed an elevator up the interior of the volcano's main vent. {{storylink\|Enter the Nightbird}}
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	====The Battle for Planet Earth====		====The Battle for Planet Earth====
	Mount St. Hilary was part of the Arvins mountains range. {{storylink\|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)\|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Despite the Ark having been stuck into the side of it, the Autobots had no idea what a volcano looked like. {{storylink\|Terror of Mount Sheelah}}		Mount St. Hilary was part of the Arvins mountains range. {{storylink\|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)\|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Despite the ''Ark'' having been stuck into the side of it, the Autobots had no idea what a volcano looked like. {{storylink\|Terror of Mount Sheelah}}

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	The volcano's location was burned into the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]] by [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. When his [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|namesake]] arrived on prehistoric Earth, he discovered the mountain and blasted his way in. Though Megatron fully intended to complete his ancestor's instructions and slay the [[stasis lock]]ed [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]], he found himself unable to go through with the act, sealing up the cavern once again. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part 2)}}		The volcano's location was burned into the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]] by [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. When his [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|namesake]] arrived on prehistoric Earth, he discovered the mountain and blasted his way in. Though Megatron fully intended to complete his ancestor's instructions and slay the [[stasis lock]]ed [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]], he found himself unable to go through with the act, sealing up the cavern once again. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

	A year later, as part of a contingency plan, Megatron baited [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] with information on the volcano, resulting in her and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)\|Silverbolt]] digging into Megatron's old tunnel and the ''Ark''. Forced into a tactical corner, Megatron met Blackarachnia at the Ark and forced her to grant him entry into the ship where he fired on Optimus Prime, unleashing a [[timestorm]] centered on the volcano. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part III)}} After stabilising the Autobot leader, the [[Maximal]]s installed the remains of their [[Axalon (BW)\|ship]] in the cavern, using it as their base. {{storylink\|Optimal Situation}}		A year later, as part of a contingency plan, Megatron baited [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] with information on the volcano, resulting in her and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)\|Silverbolt]] digging into Megatron's old tunnel and the ''Ark''. Forced into a tactical corner, Megatron met Blackarachnia at the ''Ark'' and forced her to grant him entry into the ship where he fired on Optimus Prime, unleashing a [[timestorm]] centered on the volcano. {{storylink\|The Agenda (Part III)}} After stabilising the Autobot leader, the [[Maximal]]s installed the remains of their [[Axalon (BW)\|ship]] in the cavern, using it as their base. {{storylink\|Optimal Situation}}

	Megatron later tried to use a [[disruptor cannon]] to destroy the volcano only for his plan to quite literally blow up in his face. {{storylink\|Go with the Flow}}		Megatron later tried to use a [[disruptor cannon]] to destroy the volcano only for his plan to quite literally blow up in his face. {{storylink\|Go with the Flow}}

	After Megatron located and reactivated the ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Nemesis]]'', he used the warship's [[tractor beam]]s to pull off chunks of the volcano, exposing the Ark's rear section. {{storylink\|Nemesis Part 2}}		After Megatron located and reactivated the ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Nemesis]]'', he used the warship's [[tractor beam]]s to pull off chunks of the volcano, exposing the ''Ark''{{'}}s rear section. {{storylink\|Nemesis Part 2}}

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	[[File:Cyberverse - Eruption - Shockwaves Ship.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Like some vast, predatory [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]].]]		[[File:Cyberverse - Eruption - Shockwaves Ship.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Like some vast, predatory [[Buzzsaw (G1)\|Buzzsaw]].]]
	During the era of [[Pangaea]], the [[Ark (Cyberverse)\|''Ark'']] crash landed on Earth in what would become Mount St. Hilary. When humanity evolved, they classified the volcano as part of {{w\|Ring of Fire}}. [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|Bumblebee]]'s group eventually deduced that the ''Ark'' was within the volcano, breaching it and finding the inert vessel, unaware that one of [[Shockwave's drones]] had followed them in. {{storylink\|Awaken Sleeping Giants}} In an attempt to destroy the ''Ark'', [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)\|Shockwave]] activated a [[magnetic disruptor]] above the volcano, reigniting it. Before it erupted, [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)\|Teletraan-X]] managed to activate the ''Ark''~~<nowiki>~~'~~</nowiki>~~s shields, sparing it. Following this, he repositioned the ship slightly, causing it jut out slightly from the volcano, before the [[Decepticon fleet]] arrived, bearing down on the mountain. {{storylink\|Eruption}}		During the era of [[Pangaea]], the [[Ark (Cyberverse)\|''Ark'']] crash landed on Earth in what would become Mount St. Hilary. When humanity evolved, they classified the volcano as part of {{w\|Ring of Fire}}. [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|Bumblebee]]'s group eventually deduced that the ''Ark'' was within the volcano, breaching it and finding the inert vessel, unaware that one of [[Shockwave's drones]] had followed them in. {{storylink\|Awaken Sleeping Giants}} In an attempt to destroy the ''Ark'', [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)\|Shockwave]] activated a [[magnetic disruptor]] above the volcano, reigniting it. Before it erupted, [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)\|Teletraan-X]] managed to activate the ''Ark''{{'}}s shields, sparing it. Following this, he repositioned the ship slightly, causing it jut out slightly from the volcano, before the [[Decepticon fleet]] arrived, bearing down on the mountain. {{storylink\|Eruption}}

	One of Earth's [[GroundBridge]]s was located in one of Mount St. Hilary's caverns, very close to the ''Ark''. {{storylink\|The Visitor}} {{storylink\|Spotted}}		One of Earth's [[GroundBridge]]s was located in one of Mount St. Hilary's caverns, very close to the ''Ark''. {{storylink\|The Visitor}} {{storylink\|Spotted}}
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	*'''Dinobots Generation One 4-pack''' (Voyager, 2014)		*'''Dinobots Generation One 4-pack''' (Voyager, 2014)
	:The inside box of the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "Dinobots Generation One 4-pack" that was first made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]] can be unfolded to reveal a Pop-Up diorama of Ark crashed in Mount St. Hilary. The back of the diorama shows Teletraan I, referred to as the "command center" in the packaging bio. The outside packaging credits [[Matthew Reinhart]] as the designer of the diorama.		:The inside box of the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "Dinobots Generation One 4-pack" that was first made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]] can be unfolded to reveal a Pop-Up diorama of the ''Ark'' crashed in Mount St. Hilary. The back of the diorama shows Teletraan I, referred to as the "command center" in the packaging bio. The outside packaging credits [[Matthew Reinhart]] as the designer of the diorama.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Mount St. Hilary seems clearly inspired by the real-world eruption of Washington's [[Mount St. Helens]] just a few years earlier and in the original treatment, it ''was'' going to be St. Helens the Ark was in.<ref name="BC10">[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc10/bc10bb.html griffin's 2010 BotCon report]</ref>		*Mount St. Hilary seems clearly inspired by the real-world eruption of Washington's [[Mount St. Helens]] just a few years earlier and in the original treatment, it ''was'' going to be St. Helens the ''Ark'' was in.<ref name="BC10">[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc10/bc10bb.html griffin's 2010 BotCon report]</ref>
	**The volcano is referred to as "Mount St. Helens" in the ''G1'' [[Super-Size Coloring Activity Book]].		**The volcano is referred to as "Mount St. Helens" in the ''G1'' [[Super-Size Coloring Activity Book]].
	**In the guidebook ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'', the volcano is referred as "Mount St. Helens".		**In the guidebook ''[[Beast Wars Universe]]'', the volcano is referred as "Mount St. Helens".
	*The location of the volcano is stated to be [[Oregon]] in most continuities. The Generation 1 cartoon does not give an explicit location.		*The location of the volcano is stated to be [[Oregon]] in most continuities. The Generation 1 cartoon does not give an explicit location.
	*Eruptions and name aside, the Marvel Comics version is a much closer analogue to the dormant Mount ''Hood'', which is in the state of Oregon, is only 50 miles from Portland (less than half the distance to St. Helens), and is a popular skiing destination, matching what's shown in issue #8. In issue #7, Ratchet has left the Ark on foot and wandered into Mount Hood National Forest while looking for a road, meaning Hood and St. Hilary must be in close proximity. Mount Hood even straddles the edge of Oregon's rain shadow, putting lush forests and dry deserts in close proximity, matching the terrain frequently shown in both comic and cartoon.		*Eruptions and name aside, the Marvel Comics version is a much closer analogue to the dormant Mount ''Hood'', which is in the state of Oregon, is only 50 miles from Portland (less than half the distance to St. Helens), and is a popular skiing destination, matching what's shown in issue #8. In issue #7, Ratchet has left the ''Ark'' on foot and wandered into Mount Hood National Forest while looking for a road, meaning Hood and St. Hilary must be in close proximity. Mount Hood even straddles the edge of Oregon's rain shadow, putting lush forests and dry deserts in close proximity, matching the terrain frequently shown in both comic and cartoon.
	*In early scripts for the Generation 1 cartoon, the volcano was named '''Crater Mountain'''.		*In early scripts for the Generation 1 cartoon, the volcano was named '''Crater Mountain'''.
	*Regardless of why "Hilary" was chosen as a stand-in for "Helens", there ''is'' a real-life {{w\|Hilary of Poitiers\|St. Hilary}}.		*Regardless of why "Hilary" was chosen as a stand-in for "Helens", there ''is'' a real-life {{w\|Hilary of Poitiers\|St. Hilary}}.