Mount Emmons (Alaska)
| Mount Emmons | |
|---|---|
 View, looking northeast, of Mount Emmons in 1987 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,711 ft (1,436 m)[1] |
| Listing | List of volcanoes in the United States |
| Coordinates | 55°20′27″N 162°04′21″W / 55.3409°N 162.0726°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Emmons Location of Mount Emmons within Alaska | |
| Location | Alaska Peninsula, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska United States |
| Parent range | Aleutian Range |
| Topo map | USGS Cold Bay B-1 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Caldera |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Aleutian Arc |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
Mount Emmons[3] is a post-caldera stratovolcano within the Emmons Lake caldera on the Alaska Peninsula within the Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States.
Description
[edit]The summit is one of three cones constructed within the 7-by-11-mile (11 km × 18 km) caldera, which also contains an elongated crater lake on its southwest side.[1]
The most recent of several caldera-forming eruptions at Emmons Lake occurred more than 10,000 years ago. No historical eruptions have occurred at Emmons Lake.[4]
The peak is located within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge.[5]
Mount Emmons is a local name published on a USGS map in 1943.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Emmons Lake". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 26 Jan 2005.
- ^ "Emmons Lake Volcanic Center". Alaska Volcano Observatory. Retrieved 1 Jun 2009.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Emmons
- ^ "Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands". Digital Data Series DDS-40. United States Geological Survey. 2002. Retrieved 1 Jun 2009.
- ^ MyTopo Maps - Mount Emmons, Aleutians East, Alaska, United States (Map). Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 4 Feb 2018.
External links
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