Redoubt 1778
Start: 1778 [1]
Event Type: Not an eruption
- Steam [1]
Description: Captain James Cook saw Redoubt during the summer of 1778, "emitting a white smoke but no fire which made some think it was no more than a white thick cloud such as we have frequently seen on the Coast, for the most part appearing on the sides of hills and often extends along a whole range and at different times falls or rises, expands or contracts itself and has a resemblance to Clouds of white smoke. But this besides being too small for one of those clouds, remained as it were fixed in the same spot for the whole time the Mountain was clear which was above 48 hours" (Beaglehole, 1967).
Kisslinger (1983), translating Doroshin (1870) notes that George Vancouver was also in the area in 1778 (Lamb, 1984) and does not make any mention of Redoubt steaming.
Although Simkin and Siebert (1994) called this event a questionable volcanic eruption, the Smithsonian Volcanoes of the World online database now calls this event a discredited eruption, stating that there was no ash emission during this event. Wood and Kienle (1990) also do not call this event an eruption.
Kisslinger (1983), translating Doroshin (1870) notes that George Vancouver was also in the area in 1778 (Lamb, 1984) and does not make any mention of Redoubt steaming.
Although Simkin and Siebert (1994) called this event a questionable volcanic eruption, the Smithsonian Volcanoes of the World online database now calls this event a discredited eruption, stating that there was no ash emission during this event. Wood and Kienle (1990) also do not call this event an eruption.
References Cited
[1] The journals of Captain James Cook on his voyages of Discovery III. The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1778, 1967
Beaglehole, J. C., 1967, The journals of Captain James Cook on his voyages of Discovery III. The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1778: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 361 p.Complete Eruption References
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.
plate 1 PDF 819 KB
full-text PDF 783 KB 
Some volcanoes, volcanic eruption, and earthquakes in the former Russian America. Peter Doroshin's account of volcanic activity and earthquakes between 1840 and 1866, 1983
Kisslinger, J.B., 1983, Some volcanoes, volcanic eruption, and earthquakes in the former Russian America. Peter Doroshin's account of volcanic activity and earthquakes between 1840 and 1866: Pacific Northwest Quarterly, v. 74, n. 2, p. 59-68.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet
Volcanism in the eastern Aleutian Arc: late Quaternary and Holocene centers, tectonic setting and petrology, 1983
Kienle, Juergen, and Swanson, S. E., 1983, Volcanism in the eastern Aleutian Arc: late Quaternary and Holocene centers, tectonic setting and petrology: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 17, n. 1-4, p. 393-432.
Volcanoes of the world [2nd edition], 1994
Simkin, Tom, and Siebert, Lee, 1994, Volcanoes of the world [2nd edition]: Tucson, Arizona, Geoscience Press, 349 p.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC shelf
Volcanoes of the world: an illustrated catalog of Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions, 2003
Siebert, L., and Simkin, T., 2002-, Volcanoes of the world: an illustrated catalog of Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series GVP-3, http://volcano.si.edu/search_volcano.cfm, unpaged internet resource.
Redoubt Volcano, Cook Inlet, Alaska: a hazard assessment based on eruptive activity through 1968, 1990
Till, A. B., Yount, Elizabeth, and Riehle, J. R., 1990, Redoubt Volcano, Cook Inlet, Alaska: a hazard assessment based on eruptive activity through 1968: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-0246, 33 p., 2 plates, scale 1:125,000.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC shelf
Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Redoubt Volcano, Alaska, 1997
Waythomas, C. F., Dorava, J. M., Miller, T. P., Neal, C. A., and McGimsey, R. G., 1997, Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Redoubt Volcano, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-857, 40 p., 1 plate, scale unknown.
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map sheet plate PDF 5.61 MB 
The journals of Captain James Cook on his voyages of Discovery III. The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1778, 1967
Beaglehole, J. C., 1967, The journals of Captain James Cook on his voyages of Discovery III. The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1778: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 361 p.
The voyage of George Vancouver 1791-1795, 1984
Lamb, W. K. (ed.), 1984, The voyage of George Vancouver 1791-1795: London, Hakluyt Society, 1220 p.