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Glacier Peak

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3213m
Last eruption
1700
Glacier Peak
Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
United States
Region
North America / Garibaldi Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3213m
Coordinates
48.112, -121.113
Last eruption
1700
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Dacite

Geological summary

Glacier Peak, the most isolated of the Cascade volcanoes, rises above the rugged forested terrain of the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area in the North Cascades.

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From Wikipedia

Glacier Peak or Dakobed is a stratovolcano in the U.S state of Washington. Located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest, the volcano is visible from the west in Seattle, and from the north in the higher areas of eastern suburbs of Vancouver such as Coquitlam, New Westminster and Port Coquitlam. The volcano is the fourth tallest peak in Washington state and the most isolated volcano of the Cascade Volcanic Arc.

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Eruption history

7 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
6
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
3550 BCE – 1700
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (200)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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3550 BCE~3356 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3161 BCE~2967 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1022 BCE~828 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?144~339 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 4728~922 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31117~1311 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1506~1700 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 23550 BCE2189 BCE1022 BCE3391506

Detailed timeline

  1. 1700 (±100 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate
    1700 – end unknown
  2. 1300 (±300 yrs)VEI ?Method not stated
    1300 – end unknown
  3. 900 (±50 yrs)VEI 3Geological estimate
    900 – end unknown
  4. 200 (±50 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    200 – end unknown
  5. 850 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    850 BCE – end unknown
  6. 3150 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    3150 BCE – end unknown
  7. 3550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    3550 BCE – end unknown

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