Devil Mountain (Alaska)
| Devil Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Devil Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 794 ft (242 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 66°17′45″N 164°31′28″W / 66.29583°N 164.52444°W[1] |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Devil Mountain (Iñupiaq: Iġġiasaaq) is a small shield volcano in the U.S. state of Alaska, located 5 mi (8.0 km) south of the Devil Mountain Lakes and 53 mi (85 km) northwest of Deering. It has an elevation of 794 ft (242 m) or 797 ft (243 m).[1][2]
The mountain is part of the Espenberg volcanic field, a group of Pleistocene maars and shield volcanoes at the northern tip of the Seward Peninsula just south of the Arctic Circle.[2]
Devil Mountain was named Teufelsberg by Lieutenant Otto von Kotzebue in 1816, which means Devils Mountain in the German language.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Devil Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ a b "Espenberg". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
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