Devils Desk
Devils Desk | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,411 feet (1,954 m) |
Coordinates | 58°28′32″N 154°17′53″W / 58.47556°N 154.29806°W |
Geography | |
Devils Desk Location in Alaska | |
Location | Alaska |
Devils Desk is a stratovolcano in Alaska's Katmai National Park, split between the Kodiak Island and Lake and Peninsula boroughs of that U.S. state. Its peak, which is located in Kodiak Island Borough, lies 5,879 feet (1,792 m) above sea level. It has an elevation of 6,411 ft (1,954 m). The age of the volcano is not certain, but a sample from the southwest face of the volcano was dated at 245,000 years old.[1] The edifice represents the neck of a formerly larger stratovolcano, whose flanks have been removed by glacial erosion. The summit is almost encircled by Hook Glacier.[2]
See also[]
- List of volcanoes in the United States of America
References[]
- ^ "Devils Desk". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Devils Desk". Alaska Volcano Observatory. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
External links[]
- Devils Desk at the Alaska Volcano Observatory
Categories:
- Volcanoes of Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
- Volcanoes of Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
- Volcanoes of Alaska
- Stratovolcanoes of the United States
- Katmai National Park and Preserve
- Pleistocene volcanoes
- Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska geography stubs
- Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska geography stubs