Mount Chiginagak

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Mount Chiginagak
View, looking southeast, of Chiginagak volcano
Elevation	7,287 feet (2,221 m)
Location	Alaska, USA
Range	Aleutian Range
Coordinates	57°08′03″N, 156°59′02″W
Topo map	USGS Ugashik A-3
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	1998 (minor)

Mount Chiginagak is a stratovolcano in Alaska. In late 2004 or early 2005, a 1,300 feet (400 m) wide crater lake formed from meltwater within the summit crater. In July 2005, the southern crater rim was breached and the lake partially drained, producing a lahar with an estimated volume of 197 million cubic feet (5,600,000 m³) which ran for over 17 miles (27 km) downstream. ^[1][2]

Chiginagak is an Eskimo name published in 1888 by the USBF.

[edit] See also

• Mountain peaks of Alaska
• Mountain peaks of North America
• Mountain peaks of the United States

[edit] References

• Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Mount Chiginagak
• Alaska Volcano Observatory: Chiginagak
• Wood, Charles A.; Jürgen Kienle, eds. (1990). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press, pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-521-43811-X. 
• USGS DDS-40: Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs

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

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