Mount Denison
Mount Denison is a volcano in United States. It last erupted in Unknown, probably Holocene.
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Last eruption
- Unknown, probably Holocene
Mount Denison is a stratovolcano and one of the highest peaks on the Alaska Peninsula. Discovered in 1923 by Harvard professor Kirtley Fletcher Mather, the mountain was named for the geologist's alma mater, Denison University. The mountain's connection to Denison also include its first climbers: all members of the first two ascent teams as well as the group that attempted in 1977 were either students, alumni, or faculty of the university.
Details
- Topo
- USGS
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Range
- Aleutian Range
- Listing
- Mountain peaks of Alaska
- Location
- Kodiak Island Borough / Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
- Formed By
- Subduction zone volcanism
- Elevation Ft
- 7606
- First Ascent
- 1978, Richard Soaper, Dick McClenahan, et al.
- Volcanic Arc
- Aleutian Arc
- Easiest Route
- glacier climb
- Last Eruption
- Unknown, probably Holocene
- Prominence Ft
- 1558
Questions about Mount Denison
Where is Mount Denison?
Mount Denison is in United States.
When did Mount Denison last erupt?
Mount Denison last erupted in Unknown, probably Holocene.