Mount Mageik Explained

Mount Mageik
Elevation Ft:7101
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:4449
Prominence Ref:[2]
Range:Aleutian Range
Listing:List of mountains of Alaska
Location:Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA
Coordinates:58.1956°N -155.2536°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
Map:Alaska
Topo:USGS Mount Katmai A-4
Type:Stratovolcano
Age:Pleistocene to Holocene
Volcanic Arc:Aleutian Arc
Last Eruption:500 BCE ± 50 years no

Mount Mageik is a stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula. It has no confirmed historical eruptions (one in 1946 is now deemed questionable), but its youngest eruptive products are apparently Holocene in age (8750 to 500 BCE).[1] A young crater lies on the northeast flank of the central summit cone, and is the site of vigorous superheated fumarolic activity with prominent sulfur deposits. The volcanic cones are composed of andesite, basaltic andesite and dacite.[1]

The volcano is mantled in ash from the 1912 eruption of Novarupta and from the 1953 eruption of nearby Trident Volcano.

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Notes and References

  1. 312150. Mageik. 2020-09-09.
  2. https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=394 Peakbagger.com, Mount Mageik, Alaska
  3. 1405864. Mount Mageik. 2015-01-18.