Devils Desk
Facts
- Official Name: Devils Desk
- Seismically Monitored: No
- Color Code: UNASSIGNED
- Alert Level: UNASSIGNED
- Elevation: 1954m (6410ft)
- Latitude: 58.4753
- Longitude: -154.3001
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- Pronunciation:
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Nearby Towns:
- Aleneva 59.8 mi (96.2 km) ESE
- Port William 62 mi (99.8 km) E
- Karluk 62.8 mi (101.1 km) S
- Afognak 64.4 mi (103.6 km) ESE
- Larsen Bay 65.8 mi (105.9 km) S
Distance from Anchorage: 243.3 mi (391.5 km)
Description
From Wood and Kienle (1990) [1] : "Devils Desk is a volcanic neck of a former stratovolcano now completely surrounded by Hook Glacier. Total relief from the top of Hook Glacier to the top of Devils Desk is ~450 m. Extensive erosion has removed most of the stratovolcano. Three radial dikes (now exposed as ridges) extend outward from the Desk toward the east." Hildreth and others (2003) [2] dated a block of lava from the southwest face of Devils Desk at 245 +/- 42 ka.Name Origin
R.H. Sargent named Devils Desk in 1924 (Orth, 1971).
References Cited
[1] Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada, 1990
Wood, C. A., and Kienle, Juergen, (eds.), 1990, Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada: New York, Cambridge University Press, 354 p.[2] Geochronology and eruptive history of the Katmai volcanic cluster, Alaska Peninsula, 2003
Hildreth, Wes, Lanphere, M. A., and Fierstein, Judy, 2003, Geochronology and eruptive history of the Katmai volcanic cluster, Alaska Peninsula: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 214, n. 1-2, p. 93-114.Loading Past Activity...
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Before an eruption
Ashfall & Preparedness Information
- Ashfall impacts & preparedness (US Geological Survey)
- Volcanic health hazards & impacts (International Volcanic Health Hazards Network)
- Ash Alert! Pamphlet (AK Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management)
- Volcanic Ashfall (AK Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Quality)
During and After an Eruption
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