Mount Carlisle

Mount Carlisle
View of steep-sided, symmetrical Carlisle volcano on Carlisle Island
Elevation	5,315 ft (1,620 m) [1]
Location
Location	Carlisle Island, Alaska, USA
Range	Aleutian Range
Coordinates	52°53′38″N 170°03′15″W / 52.89389°N 170.05417°W / 52.89389; -170.05417Coordinates: 52°53′38″N 170°03′15″W / 52.89389°N 170.05417°W / 52.89389; -170.05417[2]
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano[2]
Volcanic arc/belt	Aleutian Arc
Last eruption	November 16, 1987[1]

Mount Carlisle is a stratovolcano in Alaska which forms part of the 5 mile (8 km) wide Carlisle Island, one of the Islands of Four Mountains which, in turn, form part of the central Aleutian Islands.

Despite its modest summit elevation, a small glacier exists high on the western slopes just below the rim of the summit crater.

A few historical eruptions of Carlisle have been recorded, but its proximity to several other neighboring volcanoes means that there has been some confusion in the older records as to which of the volcanoes was erupting. As the area is extremely remote, distant observations of volcanic plumes cannot be verified for certain.

Map showing volcanoes of Alaska. The mark is set at the location of Mount Carlisle.

See also

• List of volcanoes in the United States of America

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Carlisle Description and Statistics". Alaska Volcano Observatory. United States Geological Survey. http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcinfo.php?volcname=Carlisle. Retrieved 2009-01-20. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Carlisle". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1101-23-. Retrieved 2009-01-20. 

External links

• Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
• Alaska Volcano Observatory