Makushin Volcano
Makushin Volcano rises to 1,811 m in Alaska. Table Top Mountain stands 829 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Cone, a peak 4.3 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
The Makushin Volcano (also known as Mount Makushin) is an ice-covered stratovolcano located on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. With an elevation of 2,036 meters (6,680 ft), its summit is the highest point on the island. Makushin is one of the most active among the 52 historically active volcanoes of Alaska. It has erupted at least two dozen times over the past several thousand years, with the last eruption occurring in 1995.
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Wikidata Q1058508, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,811 m
How to reach it
62 named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Cone: 4.3 mi
- Red Cinder Dome: 5.9 mi
- Mount Marshall Reese: 7.8 mi
- Round Top: 9.3 mi
- Table Top Mountain: 11.1 mi
- World War II Hut: 8.0 mi
- Eider Point Out Post: 13.9 mi
- WWII Submarine Marker: 14.7 mi
- WWII Underground Hospital: 15.0 mi
- Navy no. 618: 15.3 mi
- Water Fall: 14.1 mi
- WWII Submarine Base: 14.4 mi
- WWII JIN Crater: 14.5 mi
- Whale Skull: 14.6 mi
- Yonic Petroglphy: 14.6 mi
- Expedition Park: 14.7 mi
- Sitka Spruce Park: 15.0 mi
- Town Park: 15.4 mi
- Tutiakoff Field: 15.7 mi
- Unalaska Memorial Park: 15.8 mi
- Makushin: 8.7 mi
- Glass Beach: 14.2 mi
- Imphenzia: 14.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Makushin Volcano. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table Top Mountain | ENE 58° | 829 m | 11.1 mi |
| Lofty Mountain | E 81° | 695 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | E 100° | 651 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Marshall Reese | NNE 28° | 596 m | 7.8 mi |
| Elizabeth Peak | ESE 115° | 590 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Cone | ENE 67° | 581 m | 4.3 mi |
| Red Cinder Dome | NNE 13° | 574 m | 5.9 mi |
| Kiichxix Kangaxtax | ESE 118° | 518 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 09:10 | 20:35 | 21:21 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 22:45 | 23:44 |
| September equinox | 08:54 | 20:21 | 21:08 |
| December solstice | 10:25 | 16:39 | 17:48 |
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 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 42 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 49 | 43 | 38 | 35 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 7.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dutch Harbor, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2584525914
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