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Kanaga Volcano

Kanaga Volcano, a peak in Alaska
Kanaga Volcano, a peak in AlaskaMichelle Combs, USGS · Public domain
Kanaga Volcano, a peak in Alaska
Meehan, J - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain
Kanaga Volcano, a peak in Alaska
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Kanaga Volcano, a peak in Alaska
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Kanaga Volcano, a peak in Alaska
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Kanaga Volcano, a peak in Alaska
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Kanaga Volcano rises to 1,307 m in Alaska. Mount Moffett stands 1,196 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bobrof, a peak 12 miles away. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

About

The story

Kanaga Volcano, or Mount Kanaga, is a stratovolcano at the northern tip of Kanaga Island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. It is situated within a caldera, which forms the arcuate Kanaton Ridge south and east of Kanaga. A crater lake occupies part of the SE caldera floor. The summit of Kanaga has a crater with fumarolic activity. It is located about 25 km (16 mi) west of the U.S. Navy installation and port on Adak Island. The volcano erupted intermittently through much of 1994, dusting the community of Adak at least once with fine ash. A steam-driven explosion took place at Kanaga on December 18, 2023, after months of elevated seismic activity on the island throughout the year. The current volcanic unrest at Kanaga continues to present day and is being monitored by the Alaska Volcano Observatory. Its previous eruption was in February 2012.

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Wikidata Q978785, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1307 m
Getting there

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Coordinates51.92350, -177.16430
Around it

23 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 11
  • Bobrof: 11.9 mi
  • Mount Moffett: 18.0 mi
  • Mount Vincennes: 20.0 mi
  • Mount Reed: 20.9 mi
  • Bering Hill: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Dock Ruins: 14.4 mi
  • Old Kanaga Home: 14.4 mi
  • Wilson, Carnahan & Borum Memorial Park: 21.6 mi
  • Navy Operating Base Adak Marker: 22.1 mi
  • Wrecked Boat: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • North Beach: 22.2 mi
  • Kuluk Beach: 23.1 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Adagdax Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
  • Adak Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kanaga Volcano. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoffettE 87°1,196 m18.0 mi
BobrofW 264°738 m11.9 mi
Mount VincennesESE 122°591 m20.0 mi
Mount ReedESE 109°588 m20.9 mi
Split TopSE 130°587 m22.8 mi
AyagaachuxE 81°328 m23.3 mi
Coolie HatWSW 237°49 m24.0 mi
Red BluffE 96°22 m22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5220:1821:02
June solstice06:3022:1823:13
September equinox08:3620:0420:48
December solstice09:5516:3717:40

Local time (America/Adak).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/6815221195

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