Mount Steller (Aleutian Range)

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Mount Steller
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Mount Steller (to left) in August 2003
(Mount Denison is to the right)
Highest point
Elevation 7,454 ft (2,272 m)
Prominence 1,600 ft (490 m)
Coordinates 58°25′47″N154°23′29″W / 58.42972°N 154.39139°W / 58.42972; -154.39139 Coordinates: 58°25′47″N154°23′29″W / 58.42972°N 154.39139°W / 58.42972; -154.39139
Geography
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Mount Steller
Alaska
Location Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range Aleutian Range
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt Aleutian Arc

Mount Steller is a stratovolcano in Katmai National Park in Alaska, United States. It is part of the Aleutian Range and is located on the Alaska Peninsula.

The mountain was presumably named for the naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller. While evidence is uncertain, the volcano is believed to have erupted during the Holocene epoch. [1]

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References

  1. "Global Volcanism Program | Steller". volcano.si.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
Mount Steller from the east Mount Steller (Aleutian Range).jpg
Mount Steller from the east