Amak Volcano
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Amak Volcano rises to 513 m in Alaska. Mount Baldy stands 282 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruin World War II Landing Strip, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 22 miles off.
From Wood and Kienle (1990) [1]: "Amak is a small (~1 cubic km), young volcano in the Bering Sea some 50 km north of Frosty Peak volcano at Cold Bay at the western tip of the Alaska Peninsula." From www.avo.education.edu
The story
Amak Volcano is a basaltic andesite stratovolcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, United States, 618 miles (995 km) from Anchorage. It is located on the eponymous island, 31 miles (50 km) from Frosty Volcano and near the edge of the Alaskan Peninsula's western flank. Only boats are allowed to access the island with a certain permit. Blocky (dotted with flat blocks of minerals and crystals) lava flows stream from its summit to its flanks. Three historical eruptions have taken place – two within the 18th century, the first from 1700 to 1710, and the latter in 1796. The earliest prehistoric eruption was believed to have taken place between 3050 and 2050 BCE.
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Wikidata Q1808306, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 513 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 22.0 mi off the Alaska's Marine Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ruin World War II Landing Strip: 1.5 mi
- WWII Cannon Mount: 1.6 mi
- WWII Cannon Emplacement: 1.6 mi
- WWII Ammo Dump: 1.6 mi
- WWII Outhouse: 1.6 mi
- S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 12.5 mi
- Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 20.8 mi
- Raft Reggata: 24.6 mi
- Mount Baldy: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Amak Volcano. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baldy | SE 138° | 282 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:55 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 22:37 | 23:39 |
| September equinox | 08:39 | 20:05 | 20:53 |
| December solstice | 10:19 | 16:07 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Nome).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 48 | 41 | 35 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cold BAY AP, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1999068806
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