Mount Gilbert (Alaska)

Summary

Mount Gilbert is a volcano which forms the northern part of Akun Island in the eastern Aleutian Islands, USA. Active fumaroles were documented 1 mi (1.5 km) northeast of the summit in the early 1900s.

Mount Gilbert
Mount Gilbert from the air, 1994
Highest point
Elevation2,684 ft (818 m)
Coordinates54°15′08″N 165°39′43″W / 54.2521°N 165.662°W / 54.2521; -165.662
Geography
LocationAkun Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent rangeAleutian Range
Geology
Mountain typeVolcano
Volcanic arc/beltAleutian Arc
Map of Alaskan volcanoes, with Mount Gilbert marked.

See also edit

Sources edit

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

External links edit

  • "Gilbert". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.