Wrangell 1902/6
Start: June 1902 ± 2 Months [1]
Event Type: Explosive
Max VEI: 2 [2]
- Tephrafall [1]
- Tephra plume [1]
Description: From Motyka (1983): "Mendenhall (1905) reported sighting at least a dozen fumarole plumes along the western caldera rim of Mount Wrangell during the summer of 1902. A photo in Mendenhall's report, taken in late May or early June 1902, shows a vapor plume over the West Crater and the snow around it covered with ash. An article in the July 1, 1902 edition of the Valdez Prospector stated that large black clouds were billowing above Mount Wrangell's summit, and volcanic debris was floating down the local streams."
An article in the June 10, 1902 editon of the Galveston Daily News reported that Mount Blackburn was "in active eruption." The unlisted author of the article states that volcanic activity at Blackburn is "improbable" and focuses instead on Mount Wrangell.
An article in the June 10, 1902 editon of the Galveston Daily News reported that Mount Blackburn was "in active eruption." The unlisted author of the article states that volcanic activity at Blackburn is "improbable" and focuses instead on Mount Wrangell.
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References Cited
[1] 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 [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.Complete Eruption References
Historical unrest at large calderas of the world, 1988
Newhall, C.G., and Dzurisin, Daniel, 1988, Historical unrest at large calderas of the world: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1855, v. 1-2, 1108 p.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC shelf
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
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 
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.
Alaskan volcanoes, 1902
Unknown, 1902, Alaskan volcanoes: The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, TX, June 10, 1902, p. 7.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet