Mount Emmons (Alaska) Explained

Mount Emmons
Elevation Ft:4711
Elevation Ref:[1]
Map:USA Alaska
Coordinates:55.3409°N -162.0726°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:USGS Cold Bay B-1
Last Eruption:Unknown

Mount Emmons is a post-caldera stratovolcano within the Emmons Lake caldera on the Alaska Peninsula within the Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States.

Description

The summit is one of three cones constructed within the 7x 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.[3]

The peak is located within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge.[4]

Mount Emmons is a local name published on a USGS map in 1943.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 312020. Emmons Lake. 26 Jan 2005.
  2. Web site: Emmons Lake Volcanic Center. Alaska Volcano Observatory. 1 Jun 2009.
  3. Web site: Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands. United States Geological Survey. Digital Data Series DDS-40. 2002. 1 Jun 2009.
  4. MyTopo Maps - Mount Emmons, Aleutians East, Alaska, United States. Trimble Navigation, Ltd.. 4 Feb 2018.