Mount Katmai
Mount Katmai rises to 2,047 m in Alaska. Mount Denison stands 2,318 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Katmai Caldera, a cliff 1.4 miles away. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Katmai (Russian: Катмай) is a large dormant stratovolcano (composite volcano) on the Alaska Peninsula in southern Alaska, located within Katmai National Park and Preserve. It is about 6.3 miles (10 km) in diameter with a central lake-filled caldera about two by three miles (3.2 by 4.8 km) in size, formed during the Novarupta eruption of 1912. The caldera rim reaches a maximum elevation of 6,715 feet (2,047 m). In 1975 the surface of the crater lake was at an elevation of about 4,055 feet (1,236 m), and the estimated elevation of the caldera floor is about 3,260 ft (995 m). The mountain is located in Kodiak Island Borough, very close to its border with Lake and Peninsula Borough. The volcano has caused ten known fatalities due to gas exposure. Since the 1912 eruption, the Alaska Volcano Observatory routinely issues advisories for ash. Strong winds during the summer when snow cover is sparse can lift ash from the 1912 eruption high into the air (20,000 feet plus in some cases). This can cause a serious hazard for any aircraft that might fly through the ash plume. No volcanic eruption is associated with this phenomenon.
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Wikidata Q1053435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2047 m
How to reach it
27 named places within 25 miles
- Noisy Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Trident Volcano: 6.2 mi
- Broken Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Novarupta: 7.5 mi
- Mount Griggs: 7.6 mi
- Fulton Falls: 9.7 mi
- Wolverine Falls: 20.3 mi
- Mount Katmai Caldera: 1.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Katmai. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Denison | ENE 62° | 2,318 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Griggs | NW 315° | 2,317 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Steller | ENE 63° | 2,272 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Mageik | WSW 242° | 2,165 m | 12.4 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | ENE 69° | 2,162 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Kukak | ENE 61° | 2,043 m | 24.7 mi |
| Trident Volcano | WSW 240° | 1,864 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Martin | WSW 243° | 1,863 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:22 | 19:42 | 20:34 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 22:18 | 23:30 |
| September equinox | 08:06 | 19:29 | 20:21 |
| December solstice | 10:07 | 14:52 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Anchorage).
Inside the official boundary of Katmai National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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