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Snowy_Mountain_(Alaska_Peninsula,_Alaska) Latitude and Longitude:

58°20′10″N 154°40′55″W / 58.336°N 154.682°W / 58.336; -154.682
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Snowy Mountain
Snowy Mountain in August 2003
Highest point
Elevation7,093 ft (2,162 m) [1]
Listing Volcanoes in the United States
Coordinates 58°20′10″N 154°40′55″W / 58.336°N 154.682°W / 58.336; -154.682 [1]
Geography
Snowy Mountain is located in Alaska
Snowy Mountain
Snowy Mountain
Location of Snowy Mountain within Alaska
Location Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States
Parent range Aleutian Range [2]
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/ belt Aleutian Arc
Last eruption1710 ± 200 years [1]

Snowy Mountain is a stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula of Alaska, United States. [1] It was named by the National Geographic Society in 1919 because of the extensive glaciers nearby. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Snowy Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  2. ^ a b "Snowy Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-11-20.