Mount Jarvis
Mount Jarvis is an eroded shield volcano and stratovolcano in the Wrangell Mountains of eastern Alaska. It is located in Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park about east of the summit of Mount Wrangell. The mountain sits at the northeastern edge of the massive ice-covered shield of Wrangell, rising nearly above it in a spectacular series of cliffs and icefalls.
Details
- Age
- 1.7 – 1.0 million years
- Topo
- USGS Nabesna A-6
- Type
- Eroded shield volcano, stratovolcano
- Range
- Wrangell Mountains
- Listing
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- Location
- Wrangell – St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S.
- Map Size
- 200
- Etymology
- David H. Jarvis
- Elevation Ft
- 13421
- Easiest Route
- Glacier climb
- Last Eruption
- Dacite flow, 1.0 million years ago
- Prominence Ft
- 4721
- Label Position
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