Pyre Peak

Pyre Peak
Incandescent lava fountaining from a fissure eruption near Pyre Peak
Highest point
Elevation3,458 ft (1,054 m)[1]
Prominence3,458 ft (1,054 m)[1]
Isolation60.68 mi (97.65 km)[1]
Coordinates52°18′54″N 172°30′37″W / 52.31500°N 172.51028°W / 52.31500; -172.51028
Geography
Pyre Peak is located in Alaska
Pyre Peak
Pyre Peak
Location in Alaska
LocationSeguam Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent rangeAleutian Range
Topo mapUSGS Seguam D-2
Geology
Formed bySubduction zone volcanism
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arcAleutian Arc
Last eruption1993

Pyre Peak, also called Seguam Volcano, is an active stratovolcano on Seguam Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.[2]

Map showing volcanoes of Alaska. The mark is set at the location of Pyre Peak.

Sources

  • "Seguam". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
  • Alaska Volcano Observatory

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pyre Peak, Alaska". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ "Pyre Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-05-21.


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