Snowy Mountain
Snowy Mountain in August 2003
Highest point
Elevation7,093 ft (2,162 m)[1]
ListingVolcanoes in the United States
Coordinates58°20′10″N 154°40′55″W / 58.336°N 154.682°W / 58.336; -154.682[1]
Geography
Snowy Mountain is located in Alaska
Snowy Mountain
Snowy Mountain
Location of Snowy Mountain within Alaska
LocationAlaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States
Parent rangeAleutian Range[2]
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltAleutian Arc
Last eruption1710 ± 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Snowy Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  2. 1 2 "Snowy Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-11-20.


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