Monogenetic QT vents of WWVF
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"