Monogenetic QT vents of WWVF
Spurr
Great Sitkin
Akutan
Aniakchak
Atka volcanic complex
Augustine
Cleveland
Dutton
Edgecumbe
Fisher
Gareloi
Great Sitkin
Griggs
Iliamna
Isanotski
Kanaga
Katmai
Little Sitkin
Mageik
Makushin
Martin
Novarupta
Pavlof
Redoubt
Semisopochnoi
Shishaldin
Snowy
Spurr
Takawangha
Tanaga
Trident
Ugashik-Peulik
Ukinrek Maars
Veniaminof
Westdahl
Wrangell
Legend
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| Green (Normal) |
| Uninstrumented |
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Facts
- Type: vent
- Seismically Monitored: No
- Color Code: UNASSIGNED
- Alert Level: UNASSIGNED
- Elevation: 2368m (7769ft)
- Latitude: 62.137
- Longitude: -143.165
- Smithsonian VNum:
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Nearby Towns:
- Chisana 37 mi (59 km) SE
- Slana 47 mi (75 km) NW
- McCarthy 49 mi (79 km) SE
- Chistochina 56 mi (91 km) NW
- Mentasta Lake 58 mi (94 km) NW
Distance from Anchorage: 230 mi (370 km)
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Subfeatures:
- West Cone
- East Cone
- Jaeger Mesa
Description
The Monogenetic QT vents of the WWVF (Western Wrangell Volcanic Field) were named the "interior mesas" by Preece (1997) [1] and Lunt (1997) [2] . Lunt describes the vents as a linear array of cinder cones and small eruptive centers within the western Wrangell volcanic field. The region is topographically subdued between the front and back side volcanic chains of the Wrangell Volcanic Field. Volcanic features include (but are not limited to), West Cone, East Cone, Cone Ridge, and Jaeger Mesa. Vents appear to be Pleistocene to late Tertiary in age.Name Origin
"Monogenetic QT vents of the WWVF" is an informal name given by Chris Nye (2011). Preece (1997) and Lunt (1997) refer to this grouping of vents as "Interior Mesas"
References Cited
[1] Geochemical variation in the less than 5 Ma Wrangell Volcanic Field, Alaska, with an emphasis on the Skookum Creek volcanic complex, 1997
Preece, S. J., 1997, Geochemical variation in the less than 5 Ma Wrangell Volcanic Field, Alaska, with an emphasis on the Skookum Creek volcanic complex: Miami University (Ohio) unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 547 p.[2] A reconnaissance study of mafic to intermediate intra-arc volcanism in the western Wrangell Volcanic Field, Alaska, 1997
Lunt, A.S., 1997, A reconnaissance study of mafic to intermediate intra-arc volcanism in the western Wrangell Volcanic Field, Alaska: Miami University Ph.D., 150 p.Reported Activity
Modern Eruptions
0 Event Date(s)
Past Activity Legend:
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Non-eruptive activity |
Map Images
Map References
Geologic map of the Nabesna A-5 quadrangle, Alaska, 1976
Richter, D.H., and Smith, R.L., 1976, Geologic map of the Nabesna A-5 quadrangle, Alaska: US Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map 1292, 1 sheet, available at http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/pubs/pubs?reqtype=citation&ID=13027 .
References
Preliminary database of Quaternary vents in Alaska, 2014
Cameron, C.E., and Nye, C.J., 2014, Preliminary database of Quaternary vents in Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Miscellaneous Publication 153, 11 p., doi:10.14509/27357 .
A reconnaissance study of mafic to intermediate intra-arc volcanism in the western Wrangell Volcanic Field, Alaska, 1997
Lunt, A.S., 1997, A reconnaissance study of mafic to intermediate intra-arc volcanism in the western Wrangell Volcanic Field, Alaska: Miami University Ph.D., 150 p.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC shelf
Geochemical variation in the less than 5 Ma Wrangell Volcanic Field, Alaska, with an emphasis on the Skookum Creek volcanic complex, 1997
Preece, S. J., 1997, Geochemical variation in the less than 5 Ma Wrangell Volcanic Field, Alaska, with an emphasis on the Skookum Creek volcanic complex: Miami University (Ohio) unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 547 p.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC shelf
Geologic map of the Nabesna A-5 quadrangle, Alaska, 1976
Richter, D.H., and Smith, R.L., 1976, Geologic map of the Nabesna A-5 quadrangle, Alaska: US Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map 1292, 1 sheet, available at http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/pubs/pubs?reqtype=citation&ID=13027 .