St. Michael volcanic field

The St. Michael volcanic field is a volcanic field located on St. Michael and Stuart Islands in western Alaska, United States. It contains 55 cones and craters, including low broad shield volcanoes and maars.[1] It is considered part of the Bering Sea Volcanic Province.[2]

St. Michael volcanic field
Highest point
Elevation2,346 ft (715 m)
ListingList of volcanoes in the United States of America
Coordinates63.45°N 162.12°W / 63.45; -162.12
Geography
LocationAlaska, United States
Geology
Age of rockHolocene
Mountain typeVolcanic field
Last eruptionUnknown

While there are no written records of eruptions in recent history, Eskimo elders have an account of the mountains smoking in the region. The oldest Eskimo settlements in Western Alaska date to around 200-500 BC, so mountains in the St. Michael volcanic field likely erupted sometime within the last 3,000 years.[2]

Volcanoes

Volcanoes within the St. Michael volcanic field include:

  • Crater Mountain
  • The Sisters
  • St. Michael Mountain
  • Stephens Hill
  • Stuart Hill
  • West Hill

References

  1. "St. Michael". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  2. Mukasa, Samuel B.; Andronikov, Alexander V.; Hall, Chris M. (2007-06-26). "The40Ar/39Ar chronology and eruption rates of Cenozoic volcanism in the eastern Bering Sea Volcanic Province, Alaska" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research. 112 (B6). doi:10.1029/2006jb004452. hdl:2027.42/95605. ISSN 0148-0227.


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