Devil Mountain (Alaska) Explained

Devil Mountain
Elevation:794feet
Elevation Ref:[1]
Coordinates:66.2958°N -164.5244°W
Map:Alaska
Type:Shield volcano
Last Eruption:Pleistocene

Devil Mountain (IñupiaqIġġiasaaq) is a small shield volcano in the U.S. state of Alaska, located 5miles south of the Devil Mountain Lakes and 53miles northwest of Deering. It has an elevation of 794feet or 797feet.[1] [2]

The mountain is part of the Espenberg volcanic field, a group of Pleistocene maars and shield volcanoes at the northern tip of the Seward Peninsula just south of the Arctic Circle.[2]

Devil Mountain was named Teufelsberg by Lieutenant Otto von Kotzebue in 1816, which means Devils Mountain in the German language.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. 1401143. Devil Mountain. 2020-04-15.
  2. 314806&vtab=Subfeatures. Espenberg. 2020-04-15.