Shishaldin Volcano
Shishaldin Volcano rises to 2,857 m in Alaska. Ragged Jack stands 2,470 m to the east, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Conical Red Hill, a peak 8.1 miles away. 11 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
Stratovolcano Active Most Recent Activity: November 2017
The story
Shishaldin Volcano, or Mount Shishaldin (), is one of six active volcanoes on Unimak Island in the eastern Aleutian Islands of Alaska. It is the highest mountain peak of the Aleutian Islands, rising to a height of 9,373 ft (2,857 m) above sea level. It is located within Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Shishaldin's magma supply is generated via flux melting above the Aleutian Trench, where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate. Due to its remote location and frequently inclement weather, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) monitors the volcano remotely via satellite and a seismic network deployed in 1997. Shishaldin is one of the most active volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands, with 40 confirmed eruptions in the last 11,700 years. Notably, Shishaldin produced a sub-Plinian (VEI 3) eruption in 1999.
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Wikidata Q682455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2857 m
What to expect
How to reach it
11 named places within 25 miles
- Conical Red Hill: 8.1 mi
- Ragged Jack: 9.7 mi
- Brown Peak: 11.9 mi
- Roundtop Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Fisher Caldera (Lakes): 16.7 mi
- Nichols Point WWII Area: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shishaldin Volcano. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Jack | E 85° | 2,470 m | 9.7 mi |
| Roundtop Mountain | ENE 79° | 1,871 m | 15.4 mi |
| Eickelberg Peak | WSW 255° | 1,094 m | 21.1 mi |
| Tugamak Range | WNW 289° | 704 m | 20.4 mi |
| Black Hill | W 271° | 472 m | 23.0 mi |
| Nick's Cone Fisher's Caldera | WSW 249° | 400 m | 16.9 mi |
| Brown Peak | SE 130° | 395 m | 11.9 mi |
| Lazaref Peak | ESE 113° | 371 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:59 | 20:22 | 21:10 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 22:37 | 23:38 |
| September equinox | 08:42 | 20:09 | 20:56 |
| December solstice | 10:18 | 16:18 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Nome).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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