Nushkolik Mountain volcanic field
Spurr
Great Sitkin
Legend
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Facts
- Seismically Monitored: No
- Color Code: UNASSIGNED
- Alert Level: UNASSIGNED
- Elevation: 195m (639ft)
- Latitude: 61.57
- Longitude: -164.91
- Smithsonian VNum:
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Nearby Towns:
- Chevak 22 mi (36 km) SW
- Scammon Bay 29 mi (47 km) NW
- Paimiut 32 mi (51 km) NW
- Hooper Bay 39 mi (63 km) SW
- Newtok 44 mi (71 km) SE
Distance from Anchorage: 496 mi (798 km)
Description
Nushkolik Mountain volcanic field is a shield volcano (?), 8 to 195 m high, measuring 12 x 14 km, with no historic activity. Volcanic rocks are of olivine basalt composition [1] .Name Origin
"Nushkolik Mountain volcanic field" is an informal name, after Nushkolik Mountain, which is part of the field. Nushkolik Mountain was reported as a Yup'ik name by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1951 (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.Reported Activity
Modern Eruptions
0 Event Date(s)
Past Activity Legend:
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Map Images
By:
Schaefer, J. R. G.
Index map showing Quaternary volcanoes in southwest Alaska.
Index map showing Quaternary volcanoes in southwest Alaska.
By:
U.S. Geological Survey
Topographic map of the Nushkolik Mountain volcanic field.
Topographic map of the Nushkolik Mountain volcanic field.
Map References
Volcanoes of Alaska, 1998
Nye, C. J., Queen, Katherine, and McCarthy, A. M., 1998, Volcanoes of Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular IC 0038, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:4,000,000, available at http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/pubs/pubs?reqtype=citation&ID=7043 .
Volcanoes of Alaska, 1995
Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1995, Volcanoes of Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular IC 0038, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:4,000,000.
Map showing distribution, composition, and age of Late Cenozoic volcanic centers in Alaska, 1986
Luedke, R. G., and Smith, R. L., 1986, Map showing distribution, composition, and age of Late Cenozoic volcanic centers in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I 1091-F, unpaged, 3 sheets, scale 1:1,000,000.
Geologic map of the Marshall quadrangle, western Alaska, 1971
Hoare, J. M., and Condon, W. H., 1971, Geologic map of the Marshall quadrangle, western Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I 0668, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
References
Alaska Volcano Observatory image database, 2016
Cameron, C.E., and Snedigar, S.F., 2016, Alaska Volcano Observatory image database: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Digital Data Series 13, https://www.avo.alaska.edu/images/. https://doi.org/10.14509/29689.
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 .
Bibliography of information on Alaska volcanoes, 2003
Cameron, C. E., Triplehorn, J. H., and Robar, C. L., 2003, Bibliography of information on Alaska volcanoes: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Miscellaneous Publication MP 131, 1 CD-ROM.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC file cabinet
Volcanoes of Alaska, 1998
Nye, C. J., Queen, Katherine, and McCarthy, A. M., 1998, Volcanoes of Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular IC 0038, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:4,000,000, available at http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/pubs/pubs?reqtype=citation&ID=7043 .
Volcanoes of Alaska, 1995
Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1995, Volcanoes of Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular IC 0038, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:4,000,000.
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.
Hard Copy held by AVO at FBKS - CEC shelf
Map showing distribution, composition, and age of Late Cenozoic volcanic centers in Alaska, 1986
Luedke, R. G., and Smith, R. L., 1986, Map showing distribution, composition, and age of Late Cenozoic volcanic centers in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I 1091-F, unpaged, 3 sheets, scale 1:1,000,000.
Geologic map of the Marshall quadrangle, western Alaska, 1971
Hoare, J. M., and Condon, W. H., 1971, Geologic map of the Marshall quadrangle, western Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I 0668, unpaged, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.