Snowy Mountain (Alaska Peninsula)
Snowy Mountain | |
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![]() Snowy Mountain in August 2003 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,093 ft (2,162 m)[1] |
Listing | Volcanoes in the United States |
Coordinates | 58°20′10″N 154°40′55″W / 58.336°N 154.682°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States |
Parent range | Aleutian Range[2] |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Aleutian Arc |
Last eruption | 1710 ± 200 years[1] |
Snowy Mountain is a stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula of Alaska, United States.[1] It was named by the National Geographic Society in 1919 because of the extensive glaciers nearby.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Snowy Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
- ^ a b "Snowy Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-11-20.