Yantarni Volcano

Yantarni Volcano
Yantarni Volcano, September 1985
Highest point
Elevation4,383 ft (1,336 m)[1]
Prominence2,789 ft (850 m)
Coordinates57°01′05″N 157°11′00″W / 57.01806°N 157.18333°W / 57.01806; -157.18333
Geography
Yantarni Volcano is located in Alaska
Yantarni Volcano
Yantarni Volcano
Location in Alaska
LocationAlaska Peninsula, Alaska, USA
Parent rangeAleutian Range
Topo mapUSGS Ugashik A-4
Geology
Rock agePleistocene to Holocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltAleutian Arc
Last eruption800 BCE ± 500 years

Yantarni Volcano is an andesitic stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is on the Alaska Peninsula, in the Aleutian Range, between Mount Aniakchak and Mount Chiginagak volcanoes.[2] The volcano was not discovered until 1979 due to its remote location, lack of documented historic activity, and its rather modest summit elevation. The mountain was named after nearby Yantarni Bay, which in turn was named by Russian explorers after the abundance of yantar in the area.[3]

  1. ^ PeakVisor, Yantarni Volcano, Retrieved Jan. 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Yantarni". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  3. ^ "Yantarni - Introduction". Alaska Volcano Observatory. Retrieved 31 October 2010.