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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. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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
1811 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.88638, -166.91106

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Waterfall: 5.2 mi
  • Waterfall: 8.3 mi
  • Waterfall: 8.8 mi
  • Waterfall: 9.1 mi
  • Waterfall: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 19
  • 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
Historic sites: 18
Parks: 6
  • 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
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Glass Beach: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Table Top MountainENE 58°829 m11.1 mi
Lofty MountainE 81°695 m24.9 mi
Pyramid PeakE 100°651 m15.4 mi
Mount Marshall ReeseNNE 28°596 m7.8 mi
Elizabeth PeakESE 115°590 m13.7 mi
Sugarloaf ConeENE 67°581 m4.3 mi
Red Cinder DomeNNE 13°574 m5.9 mi
Kiichxix KangaxtaxESE 118°518 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox09:1020:3521:21
June solstice06:3722:4523:44
September equinox08:5420:2121:08
December solstice10:2516:3917:48

Local time (America/Nome).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333434374247525449433835
Precip in6.85.24.63.54.22.52.32.95.77.96.77.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dutch Harbor, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2584525914

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