Pyre Peak

Pyre Peak
Incandescent lava fountaining from a fissure eruption near Pyre Peak
Highest point
Elevation	3,458 ft (1,054 m) [1]
Prominence	3,458 ft (1,054 m) [1]
Isolation	60.68 mi (97.65 km) [1]
Coordinates	52°18′54″N172°30′37″W / 52.31500°N 172.51028°W / 52.31500; -172.51028
Geography
Pyre Peak Location in Alaska
Location	Seguam Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range	Aleutian Range
Topo map	USGS Seguam D-2
Geology
Formed by	Subduction zone volcanism
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc	Aleutian Arc
Last eruption	1993

Pyre Peak, also called Seguam Volcano, is an active stratovolcano on Seguam Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. ^[2]

Map showing volcanoes of Alaska. The mark is set at the location of Pyre Peak.

Sources

• "Seguam". Global Volcanism Program . Smithsonian Institution.
• Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
• Alaska Volcano Observatory

References

1. "Pyre Peak, Alaska". Peakbagger.com.
2. "Pyre Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2020-05-21.

External links

• Weather: Pyre Peak