Pyre Peak | |
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Incandescent lava fountaining from a fissure eruption near Pyre Peak | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,458 ft (1,054 m) |
Prominence | 3,458 ft (1,054 m) |
Isolation | 60.68 mi (97.65 km) |
Coordinates | 52°18′54″N 172°30′37″W / 52.31500°N 172.51028°W / 52.31500; -172.51028 |
Geography | |
Pyre PeakLocation in Alaska | |
Location | Seguam Island, Alaska, U.S. |
Parent range | Aleutian Range |
Topo map | USGS Seguam D-2 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc | Aleutian Arc |
Last eruption | 1993 |
Pyre Peak, also called Seguam Volcano, is an active stratovolcano on Seguam Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
Sources
- "Seguam". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
- Alaska Volcano Observatory
References
- ^ "Pyre Peak, Alaska". Peakbagger.com.
- "Pyre Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
External links
- Weather: Pyre Peak
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