Wrangell 1899/9
Start: September 3, 1899 [1]
Event Type: Explosive
Max VEI: 2 [2]
- Central eruption [3]
- Phreatic [1]
- Tephrafall [3]
- Lava flow [4]
Description: From Motyka (1983): "An eruption of Mount Wrangell, during the Icy Bay earthquake (magnitude 8.3) of September 4, 1899 was recorded by the chief quartermaster, and by the head guide of an expedition mapping the Copper Center region (Abercrombie, 1900). Both men claimed they saw an eruptive plume over the summit and lava flowing down the northwest flank immediately following the earthquake. Icy Bay is located 260 km southeast of Mount Wrangell." The guide, A.M. Powell, reported that Mount Wrangell steamed profusely just after a great earthquake and continued to 'smoke with unusual animation for the rest of the season' (Abercrombie, 1900)."
Miller and others (1998) write that "Photographs of the ash covered summit of Mt. Wrangell that appear in the reports of Mendenhall and Schrader (1903) and Mendenhall (1905) may reflect an increase in activity following the September 3, 1899 Yakutat earthquake."
Miller and others (1998) write that "Photographs of the ash covered summit of Mt. Wrangell that appear in the reports of Mendenhall and Schrader (1903) and Mendenhall (1905) may reflect an increase in activity following the September 3, 1899 Yakutat earthquake."
References Cited
[1] Glacier-volcano interactions on Mt. Wrangell, Alaska, 1979
Benson, C. S., and Motyka, R. J., 1979, Glacier-volcano interactions on Mt. Wrangell, Alaska: University of Alaska Geophysical Institute Annual Report 1977-78, p. 1-25.[2] 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.[3] 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.
intro and TOC PDF 268 KB
references PDF 43 KB [4] Narratives of exploration in Alaska, 1900
Abercrombie, W. R., 1900, Narratives of exploration in Alaska: Quartermaster's report in U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Military Affairs, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., p. 788-804.Complete Eruption References
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.
intro and TOC PDF 268 KB
references PDF 43 KB 
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
Glacier-volcano interactions on Mt. Wrangell, Alaska, 1979
Benson, C. S., and Motyka, R. J., 1979, Glacier-volcano interactions on Mt. Wrangell, Alaska: University of Alaska Geophysical Institute Annual Report 1977-78, p. 1-25.
The mineral resources of the Mt. Wrangell district, Alaska, 1903
Mendenhall, W. C., and Schrader, F.C., 1903, The mineral resources of the Mt. Wrangell district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PP 15, 71 p.
full-text PDF 2.9 MB 
Geology of the central Copper River region, Alaska, 1905
Mendenhall, W. C., 1905, Geology of the central Copper River region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PP 0041, 133 p., 1 plate, scale 1:63,360.
full-text PDF 33 MB
plate 4 PDF 28.5 MB
plate 11 PDF 16 MB
plate 19 PDF 17.4 MB
plate 20 PDF 2.4 MB 
Narratives of exploration in Alaska, 1900
Abercrombie, W. R., 1900, Narratives of exploration in Alaska: Quartermaster's report in U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Military Affairs, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., p. 788-804.
Increases and fluctuations in thermal activity at Mount Wrangell, Alaska, 1983
Motyka, R. J., 1983, Increases and fluctuations in thermal activity at Mount Wrangell, Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Fairbanks, Alaska, 368 p.