Gorely should not be confused with Mount Gareloi.
| Gorely | |
| Elevation M: | 1799 |
| Map: | Russia Kamchatka Krai |
| Location: | Kamchatka, Russia |
| Coordinates: | 52.558°N 158.03°W |
| Range: | Eastern Range |
| Type: | Stratovolcanoes |
| Last Eruption: | June 2010 |
Gorely (Russian: Горелый) is a volcano located in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It consists of five overlapping stratovolcanoes and is one of the most active in southern Kamchatka.
Gorely is a large, long-lived shield-type volcano that is currently in an eruptive phase. Prior eruptions occurred in 1980-81 and 1984–86.
Several complexes compose the overall volcanic structure:
- ancient Pra-Gorely volcano which measures 20–25 km in diameter;
- a 12 km diameter caldera;
- thick stratum of ignimbrites totaling a volume of 100 km3;
- post-caldera eruption cinder cones;
- modern edifice – “Young Gorely” composed of three large superimposed cones and 11 associated craters forming a NW-SE trending intra-caldera ridgeline;
- a complex of 40 modern subsidiary cones on the slopes of “Young Gorely”.
In 2010, activity began to increase, suggesting the volcano was waking up. A new vent was discovered on the inner southeast wall of the crater[1]