Pyre Peak
| Pyre Peak | |
|---|---|
 Incandescent lava fountaining from a fissure eruption near Pyre Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,458 ft (1,054 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 3,458 ft (1,054 m)[1] |
| Isolation | 60.68 mi (97.65 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 52°18′54″N 172°30′37″W / 52.31500°N 172.51028°W |
| Geography | |
  Pyre Peak Location within Alaska | |
| Location | Seguam Island, Alaska, U.S. |
| Parent range | Aleutian Range |
| Topo map | USGS Seguam D-2 |
| Geology | |
| Formed by | Subduction zone volcanism |
| 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.[2]
Sources
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Pyre Peak, Alaska". Peakbagger.com.
- ↑ "Pyre Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Weather: Pyre Peak
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Categories:
- Stratovolcanoes of the United States
- Active volcanoes
- One-thousanders of the United States
- Volcanoes of the Aleutian Islands
- Landforms of Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
- Aleutian Range
- Calderas of Alaska
- Mountains of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
- Volcanoes of Unorganized Borough, Alaska
- Quaternary Alaska
- Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, geography stubs