United States · Lava dome
Mount Kaguyak
Kaguyak
- Type
- Lava dome
- Elevation
- 901m
- Last eruption
- -3850
- Type
- Lava dome
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America / Alaska Peninsula Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 901m
- Coordinates
- 58.611, -154.024
- Last eruption
- -3850
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- Dacite
Geological summary
The 2.5-km-wide Kaguyak caldera in the NE part of Katmai National Park is filled by a lake more than 180 m deep whose surface lies 550 m below the caldera rim.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
From Wikipedia
Mount Kaguyak is a stratovolcano located in the northeastern part of the Katmai National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) wide caldera is filled by a more than 180 m deep crater lake. The surface of the crater lake lies about 550 m below the rim of the caldera. Postcaldera lava domes form a prominent peninsula in the center of the lake. The volcano is 901 metres (2,956 ft) high and is topographically prominent because it rises from lowland areas near sea level in the south of the Big River.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA · Read full article →
Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 4060 BCE (±150 yrs) – 3850 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (3850 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 3850 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate3850 BCE – end unknownKaguyak caldera
- 4060 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate4060 BCE – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
External links
⚠ For reference only. Not for emergency response.