Mount Carlisle

Mount Carlisle is a stratovolcano in Alaska which forms part of the 5 mile (8 km) wide Carlisle Island, one of the Islands of Four Mountains which, in turn, form part of the central Aleutian Islands.

Mount Carlisle
View of steep-sided, symmetrical Carlisle volcano on Carlisle Island
Highest point
Elevation	5,283 ft (1,610 m)[1]
Prominence	5,283 ft (1,610 m)[1]
Listing	US most prominent peaks 105th
Coordinates	52°53′38″N 170°03′15″W[2]
Geography
Mount Carlisle Alaska
Location	Carlisle Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range	Aleutian Range
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano[2]
Volcanic arc/belt	Aleutian Arc
Last eruption	1828

Despite its modest summit elevation, a small glacier exists high on the western slopes just below the rim of the summit crater.

A few historical eruptions of Carlisle have been recorded, but its proximity to several other neighboring volcanoes means that there has been some confusion in the older records as to which of the volcanoes was erupting. As the area is extremely remote, distant observations of volcanic plumes cannot be verified for certain.

It is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) across the Carlisle Pass from Chuginadak Island and is 5.6 miles (9.0 km) northeast of Herbert Island. Carlisle Island has as diameter of 4.3 miles (6.9 km).

Map showing volcanoes of Alaska. The mark is set at the location of Mount Carlisle.

See also

• North America portal
• United States portal
• Alaska portal
• Mountains portal
• Volcanoes portal

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Alaska
• List of Ultras of the United States
• List of volcanoes in the United States

References

1. "Alaska & Hawaii P1500s - the Ultras". PeakList.org. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
2. "Carlisle". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-01-20.

External links

• Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
• Alaska Volcano Observatory