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  • Official Name: Mount Veniaminof
  • Seismically Monitored: Yes
  • Color Code: GREEN
  • Alert Level: NORMAL
  • Elevation: 2507m (8225ft)
  • Latitude: 56.1979
  • Longitude: -159.3931
  • Smithsonian VNum: 312070
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  • Nearby Towns:
    • Ivanof Bay 20 mi (32 km) SW
    • Perryville 22 mi (35 km) SE
    • Chignik Lake 25 mi (40 km) NE
    • Chignik Lagoon 34 mi (55 km) NE
    • Chignik 39 mi (62 km) NE

    Distance from Anchorage: 485 mi (781 km)

Description

From Miller and others (1998) [1] : "Mount Veniaminof is a broad central mountain, 35 km wide at the base, truncated by a spectacular steep-walled summit caldera 8x11 km in diameter. The caldera is filled by an ice field that ranges in elevation from approximately 1750 to 2000 m; ice obscures the south rim of the caldera and covers 220 square km of the south flank of the volcano. Alpine glaciers descend from the caldera through gaps on the west and north sides of the rim and other alpine glaciers occupy valleys on the north-, east-, and west-facing slopes of the mountain. In the western part of the caldera, an active intracaldera cone with a small summit crater has an elevation of 2156 m, approximately 330 m above the surrounding ice field. The rim of a larger but more subdued intracaldera cone protrudes just above the ice surface in the northern part of the caldera; based on limited exposure and physiographic features, it may have a summit crater as much as 2.5 km in diameter.
"Andesitic and dacitic ash-flow tuffs from the caldera-forming eruption occur in many of the valleys on the north slope of the volcano and are found as far away as 50 km from the caldera rim on both the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean coasts.
"A northwest-trending belt of post-caldera cinder and scoria cones, including the two intracaldera cones, extends from near the Bering Sea coast approximately 55 km across the main volcanic edifice and the Aleutian Range divide, well down the Pacific slope [2] ."

Name Origin

Constantin Grewingk in 1849 wrote "We have named this point on our maps 'Vukan Wenjaminow'." Named in honor on Father Ioann [Ivan Popov] Veniaminov, 1797-1879, Russian Orthodox priest, Bishop of Russian America, and Metropolitan of Moscow, whose writings on Unangam Tunuu language and ethnology are still standard references (Orth, 1971).

References Cited

[1] Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska, 1998

Miller, T. P., McGimsey, R. G., Richter, D. H., Riehle, J. R., Nye, C. J., Yount, M. E., and Dumoulin, J. A., 1998, Catalog of the historically active volcanoes of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-0582, 104 p.

[2] Geologic map of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska, 1981

Detterman, R. L., Miller, T. P., Yount, M. E., and Wilson, F. H., 1981, Geologic map of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I 1229, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

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Recently active volcanoes of Alaska, 2023

Cameron, C.E., Bull, K.F., and Macpherson, A.E., 2023, Recently active volcanoes of Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Miscellaneous Publication 133 v. 6, 2 sheets. https://doi.org/10.14509/31086.

Digital elevation models and orthoimagery from the 2018 eruption of Veniaminof, Alaska, 2021

Dietterich, H.R., Loewen, M.W., Laker, M., Orr, T., and Hults, C., 2021, Digital elevation models and orthoimagery from the 2018 eruption of Veniaminof, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VEFFRX.

Historically active volcanoes of Alaska, v. 3, 2018

Cameron, C.E., Schaefer, J.R., and Mulliken, K.M., 2018, Historically active volcanoes of Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Miscellaneous Publication 133 v. 3, 2 sheets. Http://doi.org/10.14509/30142

Historically active volcanoes of Alaska, 2014

Schaefer, J.R., Cameron, C.E., and Nye, C.J., 2014, Historically active volcanoes of Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Miscellaneous Publication 133 v. 1.2, 1 sheet, scale 1:3,000,000. This publication has been superseded. Newest version available at http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/pubs/id/20181 .

Historically active volcanoes of the Aleutian Arc, 2002

Schaefer, Janet, and Nye, C. J., 2002, Historically active volcanoes of the Aleutian Arc: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Miscellaneous Publication MP 0123, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:3,000,000. Superceded by Miscellaneous Publication 133: http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/pubs/pubs?reqtype=citation&ID=20181

Volcanoes of Alaska, 1998

Nye, C. J., Queen, Katherine, and McCarthy, A. M., 1998, Volcanoes of Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular IC 0038, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:4,000,000, available at http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/pubs/pubs?reqtype=citation&ID=7043 .
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Volcanoes of Alaska, 1995

Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1995, Volcanoes of Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular IC 0038, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:4,000,000.

Aleutian arc volcanoes, 1994

Nye, C. J., 1994, Aleutian arc volcanoes: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Public-Data File PDF 94-54, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:2,126,841.

Geothermal resources of the Aleutian Arc, 1993

Motyka, R. J., Liss, S. A., Nye, C. J., and Moorman, M. A., 1993, Geothermal resources of the Aleutian Arc: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Professional Report PR 0114, 17 p., 4 sheets, scale 1:1,000,000.
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Holocene volcanoes of the Aleutian Arc, Alaska, 1993

March, G. D., 1993, Holocene volcanoes of the Aleutian Arc, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Public-Data File PDF 93-85, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:2,000,000.

Map showing distribution, composition, and age of Late Cenozoic volcanic centers in Alaska, 1986

Luedke, R. G., and Smith, R. L., 1986, Map showing distribution, composition, and age of Late Cenozoic volcanic centers in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I 1091-F, unpaged, 3 sheets, scale 1:1,000,000.

Quaternary geologic map of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska, 1981

Detterman, R. L., Miller, T. P., Yount, M. E., and Wilson, F. H., 1981, Quaternary geologic map of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I 1292, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Geologic map of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska, 1981

Detterman, R. L., Miller, T. P., Yount, M. E., and Wilson, F. H., 1981, Geologic map of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I 1229, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Maps showing interpretation of Landsat imagery of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska, 1981

LeCompte, J. R., and Steele, W. C., 1981, Maps showing interpretation of Landsat imagery of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF 1053-O, unpaged, 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.

Gravity anomaly and interpretation map of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska, 1981

Case, J. E., Barnes, D. F., Detterman, R. L., Morin, R. L., and Sikors, R. F., 1981, Gravity anomaly and interpretation map of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF 1053-J, unpaged, 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.

Maps and tables showing geochronology and whole rock geochemistry, Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska, 1981

Wilson, F. H., Gaum, W. C., and Herzon, P. L., 1981, Maps and tables showing geochronology and whole rock geochemistry, Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF 1053-M, 3 p., 3 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Aeromagnetic survey and interpretation, Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska, 1981

Case, J. E., Cox, D. P., Detra, D. E., Detterman, R. L., and Wilson, F. H., 1981, Aeromagnetic survey and interpretation, Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geologic Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF 1053-B, 8 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.

Geothermal energy resources of Alaska, 1980

Turner, D. L., Forbes, R. B., Albanese, Mary, Macbeth, Joyce, Lockhart, A. B., and Seed, S. M., 1980, Geothermal energy resources of Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute Report UAG-R 279, 19 p., 3 sheets, scale 1 at 1:2,500,000.

Generalized geologic map of Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska, 1979

Detterman, R. L., Miller, T. P., Yount, M. E., and Wilson, F. H., 1979, Generalized geologic map of Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I 1053, unpaged, 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.

Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc, 1950

Coats, R. R., 1950, Volcanic activity in the Aleutian Arc: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 0974-B, p. 35-49, 1 sheet, scale 1:5,000,000.
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Reconnaissance of the gold fields of southern Alaska with some notes on general geology, 1898

Becker, G. F., 1898, Reconnaissance of the gold fields of southern Alaska with some notes on general geology: U.S. Geological Survey Annual Report 0018, p. 1-86, 6 sheets, scale unknown.
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